Student Talks
Going into kickoff, I was expecting an out of the ordinary game that was unlike any other. There were rumors of a water game or flying game that got the team’ s hopes up. When the game was announced, the game was not what I expected but I was excited that it was relatively similar to last year’ s game: Stronghold. Having the team’ s knowledge of the things that worked in the game last year, for example: hanging and shooting, it will help us move along brainstorming and building our strategy / robot. I expect STEAMworks to influence varies strategies and robot designs among teams. It will be interesting to find out what other teams come up with- Sarah Boynton
As the game was unveiled the room was filled with silence. No one in the room made a sound as we watched the entire video of the game including the detailed videos that followed. The second the videos ended the room erupted in cheers and side conversations about the game. Now as we enter the third day we have worked on devising strategies that would allow us to build a robot that would be able to accomplish the goals we set for it. It is in build season that all the ideas and dreams that the team members have for this season come alive. The first week is most defiantly my favorite time of the build season because you are able to see the different ways everyone thinks but when its all done, everyone ' s ideas have been combined into one magnificent design of a robot.
Kurtis Kalagher
Issue 2: January 16, 2017 PAGE 8