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2006

Year in Review
Sponsored by L-3 Communications Integrated Systems and
Greenville ISD, Team 148, the Robowranglers, participated in
the 2006 FIRST Robotics Competition.
In the 2006 FRC
game, "Aim High," two alliances, one red and one blue,
composed of three teams each, compete in each match. The
object of the game is to attain a higher score than your
opponent alliance by scoring balls in the center or corner
goals, and/or by having robots on your platform or ramp at the
end of the match.
Team 148's robot,
"Lone Star," could pick up the balls from the field, shoot
them into the nine-foot goal, get on the ramp and play both
offense and defense. "Lone Star" brought the team to a
semifinal finish at the FRC Lone Star Regional alongside teams
1902, 1255 and 1745. At national competition in Atlanta,
the team advanced to the quarterfinals of the Curie Division
with teams 1468 and 1680.
The Robowranglers
also took home the Delphi "Driving Tomorrow's Technology"
Award from the Lone Star Regional, as well as the Best Website
Award for the third straight year.
Sponsored by
Greenville ISD and RackSolutions.com, Vex Team 1148, the
Robowranglers, participated in the 2006 FIRST Vex Challenge.
In the 2006 FVC
game, "Half-Pipe Hustle," two alliances with two teams each
compete in two distinct match types, operator-controlled and
autonomous. Each tournament features alliances comprised
of two teams playing from opposite ends of the playing field.
At the start of the match, operators will have control of
their robots and must work together to obtain and score as
many balls as possible before time runs out.
Vex Team 1148's
robot, "Clean Sweep," could pick up 15 racquetball-sized balls
and score them into a side pocket goal during the autonomous
matches. In the final round of nationals, a secret trap
door was unveiled which allowed the robot to steal the other
team's balls. "Clean Sweep" emerged as the champion at
both the FVC Southwest Regional and the FVC National
Championship.
The team also
brought home the Vex Challenge Create Award and was runner up
for the Vex Challenge Think Award at the FVC Southwest
Regional.
Students
Peter Chung
Team Role: Student, 2005-2006
Attending:
Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University
Kayleigh
Cooper
Team Role: Student, 2006
Nathan
Follett
Team Role: Student, 2004-2007
Attending: University of Texas-Tyler
Lane Gould
Team Role: Student, 2005-2007
Attending: United States Merchant
Marine Academy
Amanda Isham
Team Role: Student, 2005-2006
Attending:
Paris Junior College
Ethan Isham
Team Role: Student, 2006-2008
Austin
Lambert
Team Role: Student, 2006-2008
Mark Mahrer
Team Role: Student, 2006-Present
Logan Marcum
Team Role: Student, 2005-2008
Attending:
Texas A&M University
Jason Maxwell
Team Role: Student, 2002-2006
Attending: Fire Science, Blinn
College-Bryan
Kevin Morris
Team Role: Mentor, 2007-Present;
Student, 2003-2006
Attending: Mechanical Engineering,
University of Texas-Tyler
Ben Newell
Team Role: Student, 2006
Attending:
Industrial Technology, University of Texas-Permian Basin
Kory Porter
Team Role: Student, 2006-2007
Attending: Attending University of
Texas-Tyler
Michael
Risley
Team Role: Student, 2004-2006
Attending: Computer Engineering, Texas
A&M University
Phillip
Stromberg
Team Role: Student, 2004-2006
Attending: Computer Science,
Texas Christian University
Justin Tharp
Team Role: Student, 2004-2007
Attending: Aerospace Engineering, Texas
A&M University
Clayton
Torrance
Team Role: Student, 2004, 2006-2007
Stacey Walker
Team Role: Student, 2006-2007
Attending:
University of Texas-Arlington
Megan
Wineinger
Team Role: Student, 2003-2006
Attending:
Elementary Education, Texas A&M University-Commerce
Melanie
Wisdom
Team Role: Student, 2006-2007
Attending:
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Mentors
Adam Davies
Team Role: Mentor, 2002-2006;
Student, 1995-1996
Chris Follett
Team Role: Mentor, 2004-Present
Occupation: Engineer, L-3
Communications IS
John Hodapp
Team Role: Mentor, 1992-Present
Occupation: Engineer, L-3
Communications IS
Brad Marcum
Team Role: Mentor, 2000-2003,
2005-2006
Steve Maxwell
Team Role: Mentor, 1997-Present
Occupation: Engineer, L-3
Communications IS
Degree: B.S., Electrical
Engineering, University of New Mexico-Albuquerque
Brenda Morris
Team Role: Mentor, 2004-2006
Dan Newell
Team Role: Mentor, 2006
Adam Reppond
Team Role: Mentor, 2003-Present
Occupation: Engineer, L-3
Communications IS
Kevin Rodgers
Team Role: Mentor, 2006-2007
Ken Stroud
Team Role: Mentor, 2006-Present
Occupation: Engineer, L-3
Communications IS
Ray Upp
Team Role: Mentor, 2003-2004, 2006
John V-Neun
Team Role: Mentor, 2006-Present
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer,
Innovation First, Inc.
Degree: B.S., Mechanical
Engineering, Clarkson University
Mike Waggoner
Team Role: Mentor, 2003-2004, 2006
Casey Welch
Team Role: Mentor, 2001-Present;
Student, 1994-1996
Occupation: Engineer, L-3
Communications IS
Degree:
B.S., Computer Information Systems, Texas A&M
University-Commerce
Monty
Wineinger
Team Role: Mentor, 1998-2006,
2008-Present
Occupation: Engineer, L-3
Communications IS
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
Terri
Galloway
Team Role: Coach, 1999-2006
Degrees:
R.N., Northwest Texas Hospital School of Nursing; B.S.,
Nursing, West Texas State University;
M.Ed., M.S., Texas
A&M University-Commerce
Johnny Tharp
Team Role: Coach, 2005-Present
Occupation: Instructor, Greenville
High School
Photos
In the News
GHS senior hopes effort
'amuses' FIRST judges (January 12, 2006,
Greenville Herald Banner)
GHS robowranglers 'vex'
regional competition (February 20, 2006,
Greenville Herald Banner)
More than just robots (April
23, 2006,
Greenville Herald Banner)
Robotics team wins
national title (April 29, 2006,
Greenville Herald Banner)
GHS robotics team receives
high marks in national competition (April 30, 2006,
Greenville Herald Banner)
Resources
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