Hey, hey, guess what?? WE"RE GOING TO STATE!!!! I know it's hard to believe, but I swear it's the truth. We didn't win the competition, but we got pretty darn close. We were picked by Fish in the Boat, the best team in Minnesota, and the current World champions. Our team made it to semi-finals, however, got out on the third round of that. After that, we all knew our fate. We had lost, and that was that. No one had ever expected that we would win. Not until the awards ceremony, anyways.
The awards ceremony was interesting. We won the 'Judges Award' which is, basically, an award the judges give to the team they feel most embodies the concept of FIRST, the sponsors of FTC. We were also nominated for the 'Inspire Award', the 'Think Award' and the 'Motive Award'. I know. A lot to take in.
The team was exploding with energy the entire time through, and we were all pretty pooped by the end of it. I asked the team members how they felt about winning, and were mostly excited, surprised, exhilarated, ( That was a fun one to spell), and sore, Except for one who wasn't able to make it, due to health problems. He said he was confused and doped up on medicine. Poor boy.
Well, that's it for now, but don't worry, we'll still be updating every meeting, and have a report on the State Competition, which is February 22.
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