Posted by Anton Abaya.
Engineer on team #419, Rambots, from BC High / UMass Boston and NASA, Mathsoft, Solidworks.
Posted on 2/26/2000 10:23 PM MST
In Reply to: Something to Talk About- Funny Stories posted by Erin on 2/26/2000 6:07 PM MST:
When I first started the team, I had to approach the high school I was recruiting for the team, BC High. I had scheduled a meeting with the head of their Science Department to be able to talk about FIRST and introduce it to the school.
When I arrived there, I was a little lost. I was looking for the Science Department where I was to meet with the head of the Sci. Dept. Eventually, I bumped into a person who was wearing all black and had a white collar. Looked like a priest. So I asked him how I might get to the science department.
He then told me that he was on his way there, so I said, ‘gee my lucky day!’ So during our walk to the science department, I tried to engage in a conversation with the person who was wearing all black and had a white collar. Despite my guess that he was a priest for the school, I asked ‘So, are you a teacher in the school?’ I almost fainted with his answer, ‘No, I’m the president, my name is Father Kelly.’ I ALMOST SWALLOWED MY TOUNGE!
Of course, with the time I had, I successfully crammed into five minutes the entire FIRST experience and my plans of involving BC High with the great event. He was so happy and excited that I won his support from that day onwards.
To make the story short, the 1st robotics team meeting at BC High brought over 60 students! The great thing is I have had all the support from BC High that I needed and made the task easier.
‘Luck comes with hardwork.’
ANTON ABAYA
Team Leader
Rambots, #419
