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Students


This year we have nineteen students that represent three public schools
in addition to homeschools. Students in our team have varied interests and
personal goals which they are able to explore through robotics.

 
Ryan       Name: Ryan
Grade 11th
Activities outside of FRC: Mentoring an FLL team
Numbers of year(s) in FRC: 2
Why FRC?: Machining
What does gracious professionalism mean to you?:
Being kind to other teams and treating them with respect.

 
Abraham         Name: Abraham
Grade10th
Activities outside of FRC: Football, youth group,
Photography, drums
Numbers of year(s) in FRC: 1
Why FRC?: Seems like fun!
What does gracious professionalism mean to you?:
Being respectful.

 
Ben       Name: Ben
Grade11th
Numbers of year(s) in FRC: 2
Activities outside of FRC: Music, specifically drums
Why FRC?: I'm just into robots and building stuff.
Plus I already had experience with FIRST, via FLL.
What does gracious professionalism mean to you?:
Basically just be nice to everyone around you, and know
how to be competitive and professional at the same time.

 
Daniel     Name: Daniel
Grade: 9th
Numbers of year(s) in FRC: 1
Activities outside of FRC: Boy Scouts, FTC, 4-H,
American Red Cross Youth
Why FRC?: The challenge, the competition, programming
What does gracious professionalism mean to you?:
Respecting others, even in the heat of competition

 
Kristen     Name: Kristen
Grade: 12th
Numbers of year(s) in FRC: 3
Activities outside of FRC: Softball, volleyball, NHS,
youth group, Environmental Club, Art Club
Why FRC?: It seemed like it would be fun
What does gracious professionalism mean to you?:
It means to help others in the competition and other teams
in your area to build stronger character.

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Phillip     Name: Phillip
Grade: 11th
Numbers of year(s) in FRC: 2
Activities outside of FRC: Soccer, playing guitar
Why FRC?: My 2 years in FLL sparked my interest
in FIRST and FRC
What does gracious professionalism mean to you?:
Having an attitude displaying respect and fair will for your
opponents and conducting all interaction with others in such
a way that you treat everyone in the manner in which you
would wish to be treated.

 
    Scout       Name: Scout
Grade: 9th
Numbers of year(s) in FRC: 1
Activities outside of FRC: Youth Orchestra, Visiting nursing
homes with Therapy Dog, Volunteering at MDA.
Why FRC?: To learn how to program and
get marketing skills
What does gracious professionalism mean to you?:
Being kind to everyone

 
  Will       Name: Will
Grade: 9th
Numbers of year(s) in FRC: 1
Activities outside of FRC: Basketball, baseball,
youth group
Why FRC?: I thought it would be a good opportunity to learn
new things and meet new people.
What does gracious professionalism mean to you?:
Respecting and teaching your competitors.

 
Janna       Name: Janna
Grade: 12th
Numbers of year(s) in FRC: 2
Activities outside of FRC: Beta club, soccer
Why FRC?: It sounded like fun
What does gracious professionalism mean to you?:
To be willing to help other teams and to not be a sore loser.

 
Grant     Name: Grant
Grade: 12th
Numbers of year(s) in FRC: 2
Activities outside of FRC: Youth group
Why FRC?: I always had a interest in robotics, and I was
moving up from FLL.
What does gracious professionalism mean to you?:
Being kind, patient, and respectful toward others.

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Andrew         Name: Andrew
Grade: 9th
Numbers of year(s) in FRC: 2
Activities outside of FRC: Soccer, Red Cross Club
Why FRC?: I did FLL and now I'm in high school.
What does gracious professionalism mean to you?:
Having respect for teammates and other teams.

 
Erin         Name: Erin
Grade: 11th
Numbers of year(s) in FRC: 2
Activities outside of FRC: Orchestra, Pure Fashion,
Youth Group
Why FRC?: I enjoyed FLL and wanted to move
on to the next step.
What does gracious professionalism mean to you?:
Understanding other points of view

 
Trevor       Name: Trevor
Grade: 9th
Numbers of year(s) in FRC: 1
Activities outside of FRC: FLL, Baseball, youth group
Why FRC?: Robotics is something I am very
interested in.
What does gracious professionalism mean to you?:
Being gracious and respecting your team members.

 
Jake       Name: Jake
Grade: 9th
Numbers of year(s) in FRC: 1
Activities outside of FRC: Football, swimming, FLL
Bible quizzing
Why FRC?: Programming
What does gracious professionalism mean to you?:
Respect, honor, and kindness.

 
Christopher       Name: Chris
Grade: 11th
Numbers of year(s) in FRC: 1
Activities outside of FRC: 4-H, Boy Scouts
Why FRC?: To learn more about engineering.
What does gracious professionalism mean to you?:
Helping and other teams.

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    Justin       Name: Justin
Grade: 12th
Numbers of year(s) in FRC: 3
Activities outside of FRC: We the People, Boy Scouts,
Youth Ministry
Why FRC?: I wanted learn programming and I like robots.
What does gracious professionalism mean to you?:
Coopertion and respect.

 
Lindsey       Name: Lindsay
Grade: 9th
Numbers of year(s) in FRC: 1
Activities outside of FRC: Girl Scouts, soccer
Why FRC?: Wanted to learn about robots!
What does gracious professionalism mean to you?:
Acting professionally.

 
Zach       Name: Zach
Grade: 11th
Numbers of year(s) in FRC: 2
Activities outside of FRC: Youth group
Why FRC?: I liked FLL and wanted to continue with
FIRST
What does gracious professionalism mean to you?:
The Golden Rule.

Derek       Name: Derek
Grade: 9th
Numbers of year(s) in FRC: 1
Activities outside of FRC: Football, FLL
Why FRC?: To learn machining
What does gracious professionalism mean to you?:
Trying to find a win-win situation

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