DEWBOT VIII Lenape

Crew

Students

Drive Team

• Andrew W

Our new base driver did an astounding job at his first official competition, with essentially no pre-competition practice. A smart driver and cool under pressure, he'll only get better! He's also an effective communicator outside of the box with both judges and teams. He was also great in the pit, queue and field, taking care of problems before many people even needed to take notice.

• Sasha W

Our veteran operator did a great job jumping in and taking on the operator controls, despite some last minute changes. Unfortunately due to a rather testy shooter, she didn't have as much to do as we would have liked, but she did a wonderful job working with the flawed system, helping her fellow driver and managing the finicky arena communications. She's also talks wonderfully with judges and teams alike. She was also great with working and communicating with the pit crew, with the same preventive maintenance mentality as her co-driver. Sasha was also our gracious team captain, including alliance selection.

• Yahya M

Our brand new human player stepped into the role seamlessly, preforming better and more professionally than most of his fellow human players. Strategically smart, careful to coordinate with his allies and ensure they knew the rules and what to do, and good enough to sink that last second Hail Mary shot--what more could a coach ask for? Every coach I met was more than satisfied. He was also quick on the pit, queue and field, getting work done quickly and working seamlessly with Andrew and Siri for on-field setup.

Pit Crew

• Molly K

Our student pit captain definitely had our act together in the pit. It was great to just say what needed to be done and have her sort most of it out. She's also the expert judge-talker and pivot display presenter.

• Doug M

Fellow pit master, Doug effectively used his build season experience to get us up and running on Thursday and keep us that way the whole competition. He's also another great judge presenter! Doug also helped out in the pit and with the sometimes tedious packing-unpacking-repacking work.

• Patrick C

Our semi-rookie mechanical student (available for this competition) unsurprisingly did a great job in the pit, taking charge of several upgrades and catching more than one "do'h!" mistake on the part of us veterans. Thanks, Patrick!

Programmers

• Mike M

This year's lead programmer put in a huge effort at the competition (not to mention build season), responding as quickly as possible to the drive team's necessarily less-than-clear requests despite the ultra fast-turnaround of this district event. He and Mike even somehow managed to get a rookie team's autonomous up and running in their non-existent spare time. Way to go!

• DJ R

Despite the difficulties with auto-aiming, or vision control programmer was full of innovative ideas for vision and more. We made some serious improvements in several areas thanks to him. Despite its setbacks, 341 picked us in part for our autonomous, and we wouldn't have been on that powerhouse alliance without it. Let's keep it up! Plus, He and Mike even somehow managed to get a rookie team's autonomous up and running in their non-existent spare time. Way to go!

• Patrick D

Our rookie programmer did a good job of staying on top of his autonomous work at his first competition. We know it can be overwhelming and we're sorry we didn't have as much autonomous testing time as we would have liked, but it was definitely a valiant effort that will improve as we go. Despite its setbacks, 341 picked us in part for our autonomous, and we wouldn't have been on that powerhouse alliance without it. Let's keep it up!

Scouting

• Ian W

Our scouting lead pro tempore stepped into this hard job on short notice, but preformed admirably nonetheless. There's always room to improve, but we've got the interest and leadership to execute. My (Siri's) experience with 341's scouting and strategy team has proven exactly how essential this is, as shown in our elimination performance. Ian was also around the pit when we needed him to help or talk to judges and teams.

• Jack R

Our co-main pit scouter eagerly took on this project, a first for our team in several years. Their data is the best we've ever seen! Keep it up, guys! Jack also helped out in the pit and with the sometimes tedious packing-unpacking-repacking work. Jack was also around the pit when we needed him to help or talk to judges and teams.

• Kira K

Our co-main pit scouter eagerly took on this project, a first for our team in several years. Their data is the best we've ever seen! Kira also balanced both scouting and spirit (as evidenced by everyone's awesome blue hair). Kira was also around the pit when we needed him to help or talk to judges and teams.

• Kenneth A

Focused on preparing for our Chairman's presentation.

Mentors

• Clem McKown - Head Mentor, Pit & Elimination Crew, Photography
• Siri Maley - Drive Coach & Team Strategist, Pit & Elimination Crew Lead
• Rita Wall - Event Judge
• Scott Featherman - Pit Crew & Electrical Adviser
• Julie Christopher - Pit Crew & Programming Adviser
• Julie Kulik - Mechanical
• Rich Kulik - Pit Crew Mechanical
• Gary Deaver - Pit Crew Mechanical
• Faith McKown - Logistics
• Ben Kellom - Mechanical Mentor
• John Weissman - Photography & Scouting
• Mike Rizzo - Referee & Most Senior FIRSTer at the Competition

Parents

• Joe Morganto
• Ruthie Morganto
• Ellen Kellom
• Bill Curran
• Marianna Curran
• Debbie Drago

Lenape MAR District Event Photo Gallery

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