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I think I speak to everyone who ever attended nationals there when I say...say it with me..."Please stand clear of the doors. Por Favor Metengan se alijados de las puertas." |
Justin |
Jessica Boucher |
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Isnt it fun submitting your mentors behind their backs for the WFA? |
Lil' Lavery |
Billfred |
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Bomb squad, that grabber was the coolest way to grab a tetrahedral object in the history of grabbing tetrahedral objects. |
IronVulture |
Beth Sweet |
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As a team leader if I do not INSPIRE I have failed, and I do not like to fail. |
Mike Martus |
Billfred |
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In the end engineering is what happens between your ears, not what you build with your hands, not what a machine spits out.
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KenWittlief |
Beth Sweet |
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Be civil in all things and you will get far. |
Wetzel |
Billfred |
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each year the chairmans award is given to the team the judges think deserve it the most, for that year. How can it be any other way? |
KenWittlief |
Billfred |
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Either way, FIRST works. You just have to keep the big picture in mind. |
Lux |
dlavery |
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Mentors can't get tired, it says so in the manual. SENIOR mentors, therefore, must have a different manual! |
KathieK |
Billfred |
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It's ok to be tired. That's what CD Mods are for. |
Jessica Boucher |
Billfred |
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Build a student a robot and it will keep him/her busy for a few days in the spring. Teach a student how to build(design, wire, program) a robot and they will stay away from home, use some really strange language and wear funny clothes the whole year long. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Jaine Perotti |
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FIRST always talks about grandmothers and making them proud.
So FIRST---you made my grandmother proud. |
Collin Fultz |
kjohnson |
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Surely any group of rational human beings (which FIRST seems to attract) can work this out.
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Billfred |
Kyle |
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IT ISN'T THE STUDENT'S JOB TO DISCIPLINE OTHER STUDENTS. That's why God invented mentors. Let them do their jobs. |
Collin Fultz |
Billfred |
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At GLR our team only had to deal with a bunch on kids seeing snow for the first time. With all the ensuing snow fights and vainly trying to run up the giant snowy hill behind the arena. |
Kevin Sevcik |
Beth Sweet |
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And while I am not that big on hero-worship, I am pretty darn proud to know Dave. However, this does not mean that I will stop picking on him |
MissInformation |
Billfred |
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It's cool when good things happen to good people. :) |
Rich Kressly |
Kyle |
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Anything is capable of happening in FIRST. |
Dorienne |
Kyle |
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I admit that it isn't practical...but it sure is fun. |
Crebb |
Billfred |
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We started FIRST to achieve a common goal and not only will we leave with more knowledge and wisdom, we will leave as friends and thats what really counts if you ask me. :cool: |
Hick18 |
Andy Baker |
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Thanks everyone for being so positive- this just reaffirms why I love F.I.R.S.T. and volunteer my time to this program and the awesome students involved! |
Weightmn |
Jessica Boucher |
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umm i don't have a life. so no, i really doubt i'll go to the movies anytime soon. wait, does...april count as soon? |
nehalita |
Billfred |
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There's more elegant ways to play defense than beating on the other robot. |
Bill Moore |
Billfred |
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Earlier today, I finally saw a copy of the [WFA] essay that was submitted by my team (there will be a separate reckoning later with all those that kept this a secret from me). The narrative overwhelmed me. |
dlavery |
Billfred |
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Students dream up the ideas for bots, it is than up to the mentors and engineers to make these dreams a reality. |
dddriveman |
Bharat Nain |
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The secret to this whole thing is that it's the robot that builds the team. |
JohnBoucher |
Elgin Clock |
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My suggestion is to first focus in on your drive base. Get it running, and drive it into the ground and see what breaks. Then fix it. Rinse wash and repeat. |
Andy A. |
Billfred |
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the jocks may have muscle, but we have extruded aluminum :D |
[527]phil |
Billfred |
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Use checklists. If it's good enough for NASA, it's good enough for FIRST. |
Rick TYler |
Billfred |
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Honestly, no one at a FIRST competition is gonna judge you. Chances are, there are least 20 people dorkier than you. |
JohnnyB |
Beth Sweet |
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...our football team was a state champion, but i don't see -them- going to atlanta and winning there! :D |
Sam Lipscomb |
Jill1022 |
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There are times when your team will struggle and there are times when it will achieve great victories. There will be times when unknown and uncontrollable factors will intercede to provide an unexpected outcome for which your team must compensate. |
Travis Hoffman |
Jaine Perotti |
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So why are we trying to go to Mars? It's because it's bigger, better, and bolder. Doing what nearly no other team can do, and defying all those who say it can't be done. That reward is a lot more than 9 points. |
Mike |
Marc P. |
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teams that REALLY deserve to win will find ways to overcome a marginal officiating decision. Also, teams that REALLY deserved to win will try not to put themselves in that position. |
Chris Hibner |
Josh Hambright |
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You're never too cool for a giant conga line around an arena. |
Michelle 236 |
afowl |
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Intent is determined by those that are doing, not those that are watching. |
meaubry |
Jaine Perotti |
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Batteries don't help you if they're lying on the field.
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Kevin Sevcik |
Beth Sweet |
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Safety glasses may be a nice forehead protector, but thats not what they are made for. |
Quatitos |
Billfred |
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Winning is an outcome, not the whole point. |
StephLee |
Billfred |
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FIRST is not all about the robot, it's about the experience. Don't sour yours by whining about it later. |
StephLee |
Billfred |
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Obviously, really large issues need to be addressed, and if you feel there is a huge problem, by all means, go ahead, if you can be polite, productive, and graciously professional, address it. |
Amanda Aldridge |
Billfred |
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A sign of character is the ability to move on and make the best of what you have, even if you feel you were completely wronged. |
Cory |
Katie Reynolds |
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Dwelling on the past does nothing for the future.
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Cory |
Amanda Morrison |
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They may call us geeks and nerds, but deep down under that prejudice they know they want to be the hard-core, sleep-deprived, hand drill-toting, robot builders we know we are! |
vijay24 |
Katie Reynolds |
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I encourage the communication of constructive ideas on how to make FIRST a better program. |
meaubry |
Katie Reynolds |
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Seriously, when I grow up (or if I grow up) I want to be just like Al. |
Paul Copioli |
Josh Hambright |
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Volunteer...it will make you see a totally different side of FIRST. |
Collin Fultz |
dlavery |
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Your opions and statements DO reflect on your team and its' reputation, regardless of what your disclaimer says. |
Chris Fultz |
dlavery |
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Don't take things too seriously; It's supposed to be fun. :) |
ScoutingNerd175 |
dlavery |
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Guys wearing pink, that strikes fear into my heart now :). |
Cyberguy34000 |
Gabe Salas Jr. |
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