To all the Seniors out there:
Who is coming back next year to help their team? Who plans on starting a new team when they head off to college?
I hope to be able to help my team next year and want to see what everybody else plans on doing…
Still undecided. I won’t come back to help my team (it’s too far away), but I haven’t decided if I’ll be involved in FIRST next year or not.
I think I am. The proffessor for my major was a engineering consultant for my team so I will proably be back to help out. I’m sad that this is my last year. I’m really amazed at what FIRST has done. It’s a great program and I wish I has been able to join as a freshman. Sadly my team is only in it’s second year.
I don’t think I will be back to help my team for a couple of years… due to a team being closer to college. I will be going to PSU W-B… and plan on working with 222 if they will have me… and perhaps coming back to my team in the future. Deffinately will be involved in FIRST for many years to come.
I plan on joining up with team 250 near my college (RPI in Troy New York right outside Albany) might try to see if there are other high schools around there to try and start a team with. Also since the first 2 weeks of build season are part of winter break will help a team here on Long Island, or maybe will work with some friends and help create another team here! every high school should have one!!
The major thing I think College bound FIRSTers should do is to pester the college to give scholarships through FIRST. That is the ONE thing I definetly want to do through RPI.
Ill be back to help 151. i will only be 30-45 min away so it wont be too bad…
Greg
I won’t be able to help the team on a regular basis, but I hope to go back and visit when I get a chance. If there’s a FIRST team already established near the college, I’d love to go help out, but I think it’s too big of a time commitment to start up a new team.
I’ll be going to Purdue this fall, so if they let me be on the team I’ll try. 
On breaks I’ll be helping 151, but while I’m at Wentworth I’ll be walking down the street to help out with team 125 the Nutrons, out of northeastern University, plus theres more girls at Northeastern;)
I don’t know exactly what I’ll be doing, but I will be involved with FIRST in some way for sure.
How could I not be?
I want to help start a new team near my future college, Kansas State. But with only one year experience in FIRST I might settle with helping my current team as much as possible. It is only a 2 hour drive. Our teams driver/welder is going to K-State so he might be able to help me.
*Originally posted by Harrison *
**I don’t know exactly what I’ll be doing, but I will be involved with FIRST in some way for sure.How could I not be? **
That’s right, and I’m sure you know of one way you can. Ask Mark Breadner or someone else if you can volunteer at the Canadian Regional. You should also go back and mentor for Mobotics. Speaking of which, what’s the deal with Mobotics… is it going to have a future, and is there anything we can do to help? I have heard things aren’t, to put it bluntly, looking bright.
I’ll probably head over to 461, if they want another animator.
*Originally posted by jonathan lall *
**That’s right, and I’m sure you know of one way you can. Ask Mark Breadner or someone else if you can volunteer at the Canadian Regional. You should also go back and mentor for Mobotics. Speaking of which, what’s the deal with Mobotics… is it going to have a future, and is there anything we can do to help? I have heard things aren’t, to put it bluntly, looking bright. **
I am talking to Mark about various things I can do for the Canadian Regional - thats mainly why I don’t know exactly what I’ll be doing at this point next year.
As for Mobotics, that really depends on Mr. Gerber. If he is willing to do it again next year (assuming he is still at Mowat), then there will be a team. I think the main thing for Mobotics is finding more students that are actually willing to put in the hours, as well as more teachers that are willing to actually help with supervision, etc… Finding more financial support never hurts either.
Right now, all we can really do is make sure that Gerbs is back again next year - Cause Mobotics might not have a future without him.
I am going to be trying to start a team at the University of South Florida. Luckily my current team is only 45 minutes away so they will probably help mentor the new team.
I’ll be helping my team as a mentor next year. I’m a senior and this was my first year in robotics so I still feel as if there is still something I have to give back.
-Rob Van Tubergen
Team 74
*Originally posted by Chubtoad *
**I plan on joining up with team 250 near my college (RPI in Troy New York right outside Albany) might try to see if there are other high schools around there to try and start a team with.
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I’m a 250 Alum.
There are TONS of HS’s nearby needing a FIRST team.
There is something in the works in which RPI may reestablish Team 20 (which turned into team 250).
Time will tell what happens!
IM me at: JNoon2 for more Capital District (NY) FIRST info.
Im going to MSOE next year and joining up with team 1064 founded by Kevin (former driver from 71) and Lauren (former member of wildstang)…
All the FIRST secrets are gone when you put a 45, 71 and 111 alumnist on the same team… 
*Originally posted by D.J. Fluck *
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All the FIRST secrets are gone when you put a 45, 71 and 111 alumnist on the same team…**
They actually tell YOU secrets? 
Several members of the Baxter Bomb Squad are heading off to the University of Arkansas next year, all majoring in some form of engineering. We plan to hold off a year, and to start a team our sophmore year. That way we have the engineering knowledge to properly mentor a team.