Year in Review
Sponsored by Raytheon E-Systems and Greenville ISD, Team 35 participated in the 1997 FIRST Robotics Competition.

In the 1997 game, "Torroid Terror," two teams compete in each match.  The object of the game is to collect, transport and place inner tubes onto pegs on the goal, or around the top of the goal.

Team 35's robot could pick up the tubes and place them on the 9-foot goal.  The robot led Team Greenville to a 3rd place finish.

The team also earned the Proctor & Gamble Creativity Award at the Motorola Midwest Regional in Chicago.  Moving on to nationals, Team Greenville returned home as a Chairman's Award Finalist with the WPI scholarship and Outstanding Defense Award.

Students
Curtis Brancheau
    Team Role: Student
Jill Doshier
    Team Role: Student
Melanie Eargle
    Team Role: Student
Wendy Evans
    Team Role: Student
Chris Gerard
    Team Role: Student
Lora Hunter
    Team Role: Student
Patrick Hodapp
    Team Role: Student
Brittany Maxwell
    Team Role: Student
Jenna McClanahan
    Team Role: Student
Victor McConnell
    Team Role: Student
Sarah McCrary
    Team Role: Student
Jeremy Mexia
    Team Role: Student
Aaron Nall
    Team Role: Student
Timothy Oliver
    Team Role: Student
Melissa Park
    Team Role: Student
Jansen Powell
    Team Role: Student
Jentry Powell
    Team Role: Student
Jorge Prieto
    Team Role: Student
Keegan Ripp
    Team Role: Student
Zachary Scholz
    Team Role: Student
Sarah Swanson
    Team Role: Student
Jon Thatcher
    Team Role: Student
Shauna Torrance
    Team Role: Student
Nick Upathum
    Team Role: Student
Matt Wineinger
    Team Role: Student

Mentors
John Hodapp
    Team Role: Mentor, 1992-Present
    Occupation: Engineer, L-3 Communications IS
Steve Maxwell
    Team Role: Mentor, 1997-Present
    Occupation: Engineer, L-3 Communications IS
    Degree: B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of New Mexico-Albuquerque
Bob Mimlitch
    Team Role: Mentor, 1992-1997
David Mimlitch
    Team Role: Mentor, 1992-1997
Tony Norman
    Team Role: Mentor, 1992-1997
Ricky Torrance
    Team Role: Mentor, 1997-2004, 2007-Present
    Occupation: Engineer, Innovation First, Inc.
    Degree: B.S., Electrical Engineering, Texas Tech University

Coaches
Vanessa Pope
    Team Role: Mentor, 2009-Present; Coach, 1994-2008
    Degrees: B.A., Journalism/Advertising, B.A., English Literature,
    M.Ed., Secondary Education, Texas A&M University-Commerce

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