The Red Devils returned from the FIRST international championship in St. Louis (April 27-30) with an impressive top 25% finish in our division. We came in 22nd out of 88 teams, and we had some tough competition! Our former team captain, Nick Bandiera was chosen as a Dean's List Award winner for his outstanding student contributions to FIRST. Nominated by our team, Nick competed with 3,500 other FIRST Dean's List nominees and was one of only ten to receive this honour. FIRST Team 1334 members had a great time, and this experience was a great opportunity to learn from other teams from around the world! Even though we were incredibly busy scouting, fine tuning the robot and trying to take in all the amazing technology around us, we did manage to see the famous St. Louis landmark Arch and even got to see the Black Eyed Peas in concert at the FIRST World Championships! We are already planning for next season, using all we learned in St. Louis to increase our chances for success next year. A sincere thank you to all our sponsors and many supporters-we couldn't have done it without you!!
On May 19, team 1334 gave a series of demonstrations which were viewed by hundreds of students and teachers attending the finals of the Canada Wide Science Fair held at the Seneca College Newnham campus. We showed off HANK by expertly hanging tubes and deploying our minibot--skills that were well practiced during the last few months in our FIRST LOGO MOTION regional and championship matches. Team members also introduced audience members to the goals and values of FIRST, and much enthusiasm was generated for starting new FRC and FLL teams. We also had a chance to view some great science projects, and it was an inspiring day for all involved.
