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 [log in to unmask] On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 1:04 PM, Sammons, John <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > What a great testament! You should send your story to FIRST. They do a > regular spotlight article about teams with FUN experiences. > > > > 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? > > > > · We had a WON-derful time! > > · The state tournament was probably a WONce in a lifetime > experience for our team members! (Our team is made of rookies every year.) > > · FIRST LEGO League is everything a kid (and the kid at heart) > would WONt! > > · We met volunteers you meet only WONce in a blue moon! > > · This is definitely a program where everyWON is a winner! > > > > > > > > Karen Arnett & John Sammons > > FIRST LEGO League Coaches > > Greenbrier Intermediate School > > > > > > > > > > -----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 > > > > 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. > > > > 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] > > > > ... 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. > > > > 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. > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or > leave the list". > > > > -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via > VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll- > ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe. > ******** Confidentiality Statement: This electronic message and > attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain > confidential or privileged information. Receipt of this transmission by any > person other than the intended recipient does not constitute permission to > examine, copy, or distribute the accompanying material. If you received > this electronic message in error, please notify the sender of the message. > All email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the > Commonwealth of Virginia's Records Retention Laws, which may result in > monitoring and disclosure to third parties, including law enforcement. > ******** > ------------------------------ > To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or > leave the list". > VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. > Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-announcements-l.html to > subscribe. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe.