October Glow Out 2014
10/28/2014
Each year the Iron Wolverines team hosts the October Glow Out, a concert event that allows students in our school to showcase their talent. This is always a huge fundraising opportunity for our team and this year was no exception. Our team raised a total of $625.00, and that money will be used toward team apparel and traveling expenses from our SCRIW championship. This year was the most successful Glow Out yet, due to the effort put into the concert by each team member. With twelve different acts that each brought a unique element to the show, there was never a dull moment. There was an incredible display of support from peers and staff, which contributed even more to the success of the show. The Glow Out is so much more than a concert. It is a time to make memories, show off the amount of dedication that our team has, and contribute a portion of our work to the school. It is about showing support for people that we may not even know, simply because we want to encourage them and see them succeed. It is an awesome thing to experience how everyone works together to make something happen, not only for ourselves, but for our school as a whole.
[Eat. Sleep. Create. Repeat.]
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The past weekend marked not only an important achievement for our team, but the making of history. The Iron Wolverines robotics team competed in SCRIW, the South Carolina Robotics Invitational and Workshop.The workshop, held at Spring Hill High School in Chapin, South Carolina, included teams from twenty-two different schools. Each team had their own successes, failures, and goals, but as the old (somewhat lame) cliche goes, it's all about the amount of fight in the fighter. This is our story.
The team arrived at our school at 5 o'clock in the morning, and were scheduled to leave at 6. However, due to some miscommunication we were not able to leave until 7 o'clock. Finally, we arrived at Spring Hill High School around 8:40, and several members of our team went into the driving area, and those members of our team that would be driving the robot held a meeting to discuss the rules of the competition and ensure that everything was running smoothly with our robot. Each team in the competition had eight trials that would determine their placement. You know how you have those moments when things start to go surprisingly different than how it should have gone? That happened. The pneumatic devices weren't working on our robot, causing an unexpected delay. We had two options. We could go home, seemingly defeated and left to try again next year, or we could keep pressing forward. If we succeeded we would make Woodland history. Nothing in us wanted to go home, and we made up our mind that despite the difficulties we may face throughout the day, we would keep going. Entering into the competition, we were ranked at 16th place. As the time came to draw alliances, we were one of the last teams to be picked; thus, we were one of the last to compete. Despite the previous difficulties that we had faced, this was our time to show people what we could do. As the competition proceeded, we were seemingly unstoppable. No teams were able to score against us, and we came out with a victory of 195-57. Everything that we had worked toward had payed off. We were successful, and that was something that no one could take away from us. We are passionate. We are engaged. We are united. And now, we are victorious. This is our story, and it is the first of many volumes filled with trials, learning, and ultimately success. [Eat. Sleep. Create. Repeat.] |
AuthorMy name is Stephanie Walters and I am in ninth grade at Woodland High. As a part of the Robotics team I've Archives
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