Our Team
If you were looking for a great robotics team that works like a well-oiled machine, you would want to work! Last year we were the champions of the Connecticut Regional Competition. The team leader is Mr. Robert Cormier, and the members are Paige Cormier, Zachary Fitzsimons, Ty Gawitt, Bella Klemenz, Brandon LePage, Joey Macary, Domenic Maldonado, Caidan Pilarski, and Heather Spada.
Bella, Brandon, Ty, and Dom work mainly on robot construction now. Joey and Zach work on programming. Paige and Heather are on presentation, and Caidan is on project. Paige, Zach, Caidan, Domenic, and Heather are in 7th grade and 12 years old. Brandon, me, and Joey are 11 and in 6th grade, and Ty is 13 and in 8th grade. Most of us have known each other for a while, but Ty and Heather are both new to the team.
Mr. Cormier is a physics teacher at Wolcott High, and leads MAX, the team that builds the actual robots. Paige, his daughter, is very smart and crafty. She is on presentation; she came up with the idea for the skit, and has been on Mr. Cormier’s team since the start. Bella has jumped around from presentation to project to construction, but she still uses her abilities to benefit every one. She have also always been on Mr. Cormier’s team. Brandon LePage is a great builder, and very smart about robot design. He has been on Mrs. Cormier’s team since he started robotics, but just recently moved to Mr. Cormier’s team. Zachary Fitzsimons is a good programmer, and can also build robots. He, along with Paige and I, is an elder on the team. Ty Gawitt is an amazing builder, and is very smart with how he designs the drive train and claws. He is new to First Lego League and our two teams. Domenic Maldonado is a good claw designer and programmer. He is new to Mr. Cormier’s team, but has been on Mrs. Cormier’s team for a while. Heather is smart and crafty like Paige, and uses her wits similarly on presentation, but focuses mostly on props and writing. She is new to both teams, like Tyler. Caidan Pilarski is good at coming up with solutions to problems, which is why he dedicates himself to project. He is another one of the older pioneers on the team. Joey Macary is one of our best programmers, but can also be of great use when building the robot. All of our team members are awesome people, and this is our fantastic team!