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Mark Nottingham <[log in to unmask]>
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John, email needs a like button for posts like this! Now it's going to get
the Harry Wong treatment and "get borrowed".

Mark Nottingham
6th Grade Science Teacher
First Lego League Robotics Coach- CCMS Team 31516
Carroll County Middle School
Carroll County Public Schools
(276)728-2382
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On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 1:04 PM, Sammons, John <[log in to unmask]>
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> What a great testament! You should send your story to FIRST. They do a
> regular spotlight article about teams with FUN experiences.
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> Here are some ways our team "won" (discovered) this weekend and this
> season! Can you think of other ways your team "WON" this weekend or this
> season?
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> ·         We had a WON-derful time!
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> ·         The state tournament was probably a WONce in a lifetime
> experience for our team members! (Our team is made of rookies every year.)
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> ·         FIRST LEGO League is everything a kid (and the kid at heart)
> would WONt!
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> ·         We met volunteers you meet only WONce in a blue moon!
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> ·         This is definitely a program where everyWON is a winner!
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> Karen Arnett & John Sammons
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> FIRST LEGO League Coaches
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> Greenbrier Intermediate School
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: First Lego League in Virginia and DC [mailto:[log in to unmask]
> jmu.edu] On Behalf Of Jeff Borek
> Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2017 12:10 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [VADCFLL-L] Thanks to Volunteers, Mea Culpa, and Shout Out
>
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> My team, the Robodpolphins from OBES, had a great time and I'd like to add
> ourselves to the chorus of thanks for all the volunteers.
>
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> I was not-a-little stressed trying to make the experience as good as
> possible for my team.  I almost hit a person getting stuff out of her trunk
> in the parking lot, my team "stole" the Well from a practice table over
> lunch hour [trust me this was a mistake, and in spite of our thoughts to
> get the table ready for the next team, as it is in an attachment during our
> last mission, not for any nefarious reason], and I was generally worried
> and somewhat frantic especially on Sunday despite the "relaxed" schedule
> [no possible schedule can be relaxed for me Mr. Scherr]
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>
>
> ... I mention all this because in spite of all this my team and I were
> treated to tremendous hospitality, friendliness, and graciousness from
> everyone involved in the tournament including head judge, head referee,
> historian, at least most of the coaches and parents : )  and on and on.  It
> is a special place with special people.
>
>
>
> Finally a shout out to Brixx Bots [hopefully I am remembering the name
> right].  One of the coolest moments of the weekend was when I checked into
> my hotel Saturday and saw the practice table set up there in the lobby.
> Couldn't have been easy to get it there.  Sweet example of Gracious
> Professionalism.
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> We won no trophy, we learned a lot.  My kids came out of the weekend
> excited about doing more missions even though there is no tournament on the
> horizon.  I am grateful.
>
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