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
2006 Website