Regional was awesome! We had so much fun. There were so many top-notch teams there.
All three interviews in the morning went smoothly and many judges visited our pit. We even got to help a rookie team that had no programming for their robot. We got programs working for them and they were able to score as highly as our robot for the first round!
...Not everything was perfect though... We lost our robot jig, download cable, and some of the attachments we use. Because of that, our robot was unable to score as highly as we had hoped. After all three robot rounds, we slipped from ranking 9th to 11th place. Not too bad, ehh?
Then finally came the awards ceremony! We were nominated for several awards and won....... the RUNNER'S-UP CHAMPIONS award!!! Afterward we headed to Culver's to celebrate.
Now we have 3 weeks to prepare for state.
We are a 4-H FIRST LEGO League team from Waukesha, WI. Our team and the FIRST organization are for inspiration and recognition of science and technology, driven by gracious professionalism. In our 9-year history, we've been awarded Teamwork, Robot Performance, three Innovative Solutions, three Inspirations, 1st and 2nd place Research, two Champions, two Runners up Champions, 2nd Place Alliance, 3rd Place Core Values, and yes, even Gracious Professionalism. In all things, TEAMwork counts!
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Friday, November 16, 2012
Just Two Days Left
Can you believe it? The competition is TOMORROW! We are Ready! Our team name is #1544 T.E.A.M. Dose-E-Dough! Our innovative project for Senior Solutions is completed, and our team slogan is completed as well!
Our team has been working hard and is ready for the competition. Everyone is anxious as the day draws near. The preparations are nearly there and the robot just needs a little fine tuning.
T.E.A.M. Dose-E-Dough is getting ready to hear all those cheers for teams from all over the region! All the teams have worked hard and while we can't wait to tell the judges about our innovative solution, we can't wait to see what the other teams came up with too!
It will be a long, tiring, yet, exciting day and T.E.A.M. Dose-E-Dough is hoping to hear our name be announced over that huge, blaring speaker announcing the names of the teams that won various awards.
Tonight, we have one team meeting left to go over our lines for our skit, practice our interview skills, work on some team building exercises, and to fine tune our robot. Our team meeting tonight will be extra fun because we get to have a PIZZA party! Who doesn't get excited about that?
Avery
Our team has been working hard and is ready for the competition. Everyone is anxious as the day draws near. The preparations are nearly there and the robot just needs a little fine tuning.
T.E.A.M. Dose-E-Dough is getting ready to hear all those cheers for teams from all over the region! All the teams have worked hard and while we can't wait to tell the judges about our innovative solution, we can't wait to see what the other teams came up with too!
It will be a long, tiring, yet, exciting day and T.E.A.M. Dose-E-Dough is hoping to hear our name be announced over that huge, blaring speaker announcing the names of the teams that won various awards.
Tonight, we have one team meeting left to go over our lines for our skit, practice our interview skills, work on some team building exercises, and to fine tune our robot. Our team meeting tonight will be extra fun because we get to have a PIZZA party! Who doesn't get excited about that?
Avery
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