Closing Ceremony

Closing Ceremony
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Center for Energy Workforce Development
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PROGRAM SPONSORS
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Patty Deutsche
Director, N. California Government and Public Affairs
Tesoro
CONGRATULATIONS
Best of luck
Graduating
Seniors
We encourage you to continue your FIRST involvement THANK YOU
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All of our
Volunteers
because no task is too big or too small.
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FTC West Planning
Committee
Rathish Jayabharathi, Chair
Jill Wilker and Mark Edelman, NorCal FIRST Affiliate Partner
Scot Brees
Cathy Swider
Dave Patterson
Loridee Wetzel
Becca Soza
Bill Brees
Gigi Johnson
Brian Bugert, Sr.
Dana Dellinger Robin Baumgartner
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Outstanding
Volunteers
for your devotion to FIRST and
its challenges!
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Gigi Johnson for the
tremendous help in volunteer
coordination
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Brian Bugert, Sr. for all of the
work involved in supporting
team Pit Administration and
Team Registration
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Nick Hammes for being an
amazing emcee
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Keala Cottrell for outstanding
contributions to audio visual
production.
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Geisha Williams
President, Electric
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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Our Judges
Robert Swider, Anika Greene Co‐Judge Advisors
Michael Acosta
Logan Creelman
Steve Ives
Allen Saakyan
Stephen Chew
Bill Brees
Dana Dellinger
Laura Monty
Mark Stults
Yi Teng Lee
Patrick Brophy
Clayton Dodds
Britny Mors
Barbara Toole O'Neil
Aryn Nelson
Ceal Craig
Natalie Edelman
Michelle Nguyen
Patrick Edelman
Khalid Rumjahn
for your expertise!
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Our Referees
Head Referees: Jeff Greene, Rick Gerhke, Matt Gabrielson, Susan Hargrave
Nathan Cole
Melissa Johnson
Steve George
Joshua Oh
Matt James
Cheng Quin
Evan Johnson
Amanda Sullivan
for your commitment to making
the right call!
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Emcees & Game
Announcers
Nick Hammes
Justin Major
Glenn Inn
Derrick Satterfield
Robert Enriquez
Jonathan Doylend
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Our FTAs and CSAs
FTAs CSAs
Jonathan Arendt
Dale Jordan
Brian Ehlert
Nixon Xavier
Chris Flanagan
Giuliano Carlini
Mark Nelson for your commitment to
assisting teams!
Awards
Judges’ Award
The Judges Award is given at the
discretion of the judges to a team
they have encountered whose
unique efforts, performance or
dynamics merit recognition, yet the
team does not fit into any of the
existing award categories.
Judges’ Award
Jocks & Bots
RoboPanthers #10541
Powell High School, Powell WY
Promote
The Promote Award is given to the
team that best spreads the word of
STEM and FIRST through a Public
Service Announcement.
1st Place Promote
AHERT Ravens #5132
Community Team, Albuquerque NM
Compass
The Compass Award recognizes a
Coach or Mentor who provided
outstanding guidance and support
for a team.
1st Place Compass
Dave Patterson
Nominated by Schrödinger’s Hat, #3595
Community Team from Fairbanks, Alaska
Control
This award celebrates the team
that exemplifies the uses sensors
and software to enhance the
robot’s functionality in the Field,
such as Autonomous Operation.
3rd Place Control
RoboKnights,#5220
Community Team, Fremont CA
2nd Place Control
Klamath Coyotes, #10060 Eagle Ridge High School, Klamath Falls OR
1st Place Control
Trial N’ Terror (TNT) #8372
St. Mary’s School, Medford OR
PTC Design Award
This award is presented to the
team that has best incorporated
both functional and aesthetic
design elements into their
solutions without compromising
either one.
3rd Place PTC Design
Fire Island Robotics #9843
Community Team, Anchorage, Alaska
2nd Place PTC Design
Schrödinger’s Hat, #3595
Community Team, Fairbanks, Alaska
1st Place PTC Design
RoBowties, #6137
Community Team, San Diego CA
Rockwell Collins Innovate
This award celebrates the team
that not only thinks outside the box
but also has ingenuity and
inventiveness in their design
solution.
3rd Place Rockwell Collins Innovate
Schrödinger’s Hat, #3595
Community Team, Fairbanks, Alaska
2nd Place Rockwell Collins Innovate
Hot Wired Robotics, #7013
Spark Technology Education & Westview HS Portland OR
1st Place Rockwell Collins Innovate
Centripetal, #6220
Swerve Robotics 4H, Woodinville WA
Connect
This award is given to the team
that has best connected with their
local community and their
engineering community.
3rd Place Connect
Voltage of Imagination #7591
Mission San Jose High School, Fremont CA
2nd Place Connect
Beauty Bot & the Beasts, #2997
Vision Charter School, Caldwell ID
1st Place Connect
Dragons, #5229
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego, San Diego, CA
Motivate
This award celebrates the team
that exemplifies the essence of
teamwork and spirit.
3rd Place Motivate
Hot Wired Robotics, #7013
Spark Technology Education & Westview HS Portland OR
2nd Place Motivate
RoboKnights, #5220
Community Team, Fremont CA
1st Place Motivate
Beauty Bot & the Beasts #2997
Vision Charter School, Caldwell ID
Think
The Think Award is given to the
team that best reflects their ideas,
season, and journey through their
engineering notebook.
3rd Place Think
6 Bits & a Byte, #5899
Liberty Common High School, Fort Collins CO
2nd Place Think
Charging Champions, #8660
Community Team, Irvine CA
1st Place Think
Voltage of Imagination, #7591
Mission San Jose HS, Fremont CA
Alliance Performance
The Alliance Awards recognizes the
Finalist and Winning Alliance for
their achievement in robot game
performance.
Division Finalist - Silicon
Finalist Alliance Captain
C4 #9851
Finalist Alliance – 1st Pick
Robominers, #5667
Finalist Alliance – 2nd Pick
Tesseract, #2856
Division Finalist - Gold
Finalist Alliance Captain
The Fellowship of the Robot, #8466
Finalist Alliance – 1st Pick
RoboKnights, #5220
Finalist Alliance – 2nd Pick
Occam’s Razor, #4143
Gold Division Winners & Event Finalists
Winning Alliance Captain
The Ducks, #8471
Winning Alliance – 1st Pick
RSF Intergalactic Dragons, #8606
Winning Alliance – 2nd Pick
Team Torch, #5942
Silicon Division Winners & Event Winners
Winning Alliance Captain
Vulcan Robotics #8375
Winning Alliance – 1st Pick
Hot Wired Robotics #7013
Winning Alliance – 2nd Pick
Bomb Squad #9804
Inspire
This award celebrates the pinnacle of FTC achievement. The team has performed well in all categories and is chosen as a role model for all teams.
3rd Place Inspire
RoboKnights, #5220
Community Team, Fremont CA
2nd Place Inspire
Hot Wired Robotics, #7013
Spark Technology Education & Westview HS, Portland, OR
1st Place Inspire
Schrödinger’s Hat, #3595
Community Team, Fairbanks, Alaska
FTC WEST 2017 - 2018 - 2019
WASHINGTON
24 Teams
Advancement
1. Inspire Award
Schrödinger’s Hat #3595
2. Winning Alliance Captain ‐ Silicon
Vulcan Robotics #8375
3. Inspire 2nd
Hot Wired Robotics #7013
Advancement
Winning Alliance 1st ‐ Silicon
Hot Wired Robotics #7013
4. Inspire 3rd
RoboKnights #5220
5. Winning Alliance 2nd ‐ Silicon
Bomb Squad #9804
Advancement
6. Think Award
Voltage of Imagination #7591
7. Finalist Alliance Captain ‐ Gold
The Ducks #8471
8. Connect Award
Dragons #5229
Advancement
9. Finalist Alliance 1st ‐ Gold
RSF Intergalactic Dragons #8606
10. Rockwell Collins Innovate Award
Centripetal #6220
11. Finalist Alliance 2nd ‐ Gold
Team Torch #5942
Advancement
12. PTC Design Award
RoBowties #6137
13. Motivate Award
Beauty Bot and the Beasts #2997
14. Control Award
TNT #8372
Advancement
15. Highest Rank from Silicon Batteries in Black #4855
16. Think 2nd
Charging Champions #8660
17. Highest Rank from Gold
The Fellowship of the Robot #8466
Advancement
Connect 2nd
Beauty Bot and the Beasts #2997
18. Next Highest Rank from Silicon
C4 #9851
Rockwell Collins Innovate 2nd
Hot Wired Robotics #7013
Advancement
19. Next Highest Rank from Gold
Robo Thunder #9915
PTC Design 2nd
Schrödinger’s Hat #3595
20. Next Highest Rank from Silicon
Mogollon Rim Jaegers #8995
Advancement
Motivate 2nd
RoboKnights #5220
21. Next Highest Rank from Gold
Klamath Coyotes #10060
Control 2nd
Klamath Coyotes #10060
Advancement
22. Next Highest Rank from Silicon
ElectroMedics RED #5380
23. Think 3rd
Six Bits and a Byte #5899
24. Next Highest from Gold
Hood River Occam’s Razor #4143