I will never forget my first time stepping onto Newton Field. I was our driver and was purely humbled by being able to be here and get to drive at St. Louis. Stepping onto the field was especially significant for me. This year, because we assumed each competition we attended would be our last, I …
The competition was held in the Edward Jones Dome, home of the Rams, with the pits in the America’s Center. Our first challenge was offloading all of our tools and getting inside to set up our pit. Just like at every smaller competition, each team would get a 10 by 10 by 10 foot cube …
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We didn’t really start to realize this year was different until we got to our second competition in Kokomo. For the first time in my memory we were not only easily hold a spot in the top 8 during qualifications but we were fighting neck and neck for first place. We didn’t win at Kokomo, …
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Three weeks ago today our team was getting ready to go to the FIRST Robotics Competition World Championships in St. Louis Missouri. We would be gone for four days, three nights, and experience what would be a once in a lifetime event for me. My name is Ryan Spangler, I am a senior this year …
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Wow! What a season! We are beyond thrilled with the results our team has had this year. We’ve won several awards: the Excellence in Engineering Award, the Creativity Award, and our animation team won a Creativity Award for their recent project! Way to go! Our video team made a recap video of our district events. …