2006

In this year, the Robo Lions participated in FRC.

Robo Lions after winning the Peachtree Regional

Officers

• President: Mathew Newcomb
• Vice-President: Michael Strain
• Secretary: Sarah Sills
• Treasurer: John Bentley

Mentors

• Diane Cass
• Larry Block
• Paul Burrell
• Randy Havner
• Valerie Strain

Fall Activities

FIRST Lego League Qualifier

This year the team hosted a FIRST Lego League Qualifier.

Suwanee Days Parade

This year the team had a float in the Suwanee Days Parade.

FIRST Robotics Competition

Game

This year's game was Aim High.

Robots

This year's robot was Swervin' Mervin'. Using our fantastic drivetrain and awesome ball propellent system,the teamended up winning the Peachtree Regional.

Field Crew

• Driver: Michael Strain
• Manipulator Driver: Unknown
• Coach: Paul Burrell
• Human Player: Sean Macikowski

Regionals

This yearthe teamattended the Peachtree Regional and Championships.

Peachtree Regional

At Peachtree Regional the team was the number one seed and won the Peachtree Regional. The winning alliance was composed of the team, 1414 , and 1057 .<ref name="tba2006">The Blue Alliance Results for 1261 in 2006</ref>

The team's final rank was 1st out of 45 teams, with a win-loss-tie ratio of 9-1-0.<ref>Official FIRST 2006 Peachtree Ranking</ref>

Championships

After winning the Peachtree Regional, the team advanced to the Newton Division at the Championships held in the Georgia Dome.

The team's final rank was 21 out of 86 teams, with a win-loss-tie ration of 5-2-0.<ref>Official FIRST 2006 Newton Ranking</ref><ref name="tba2006"></ref>

Awards

• Regional Champions at the Peachtree Regional
• Delphi Driving Tomorrow Technology Award at Peachtree Regional
• Underwriters Laboratories Safety Award at Peachtree Regional
  • See Safety in 2006

Off-Season Activities

Camp Invention Demo

This yearthe teamdemoed the robot at Camp Invention.

Sponsors

• Cognex
• EMD Software
• Gwinnett County Public Schools
• Motorola

Demographics

• Number of Members: 28 (Recorded 24)
• Number of Female Members: 8 (Recorded 5)
• Number of Male Members: 20 (Recorded 19)
• Number of Mentors: 5 (Recorded ##)
• Number of Freshmen: 6 (Recorded 4)
• Number of Sophomores: 4 (Recorded 6)
• Number of Juniors: 9 (Recorded 7)
• Number of Seniors: 4 (Recorded 7)

Members

• Alex Dost
• Andrew Harding
• Brandon Adams
• Carlos Towns
• Cindy Nguyen
• Garrett Rutland
• Gwen Albers
• Hanna Lin
• Jayson Park
• Jeannie Putnam
• John Bentley
• Keefer Dunn
• Matt Nam
• Matthew Newcomb
• Michael Ruddy
• Michael Shortt
• Michael Strain
• Nancy Ouyang
• Patrick Harrington
• Rick Hale
• Sarah Haddad
• Sarah Sills
• Sean Macikowski
• Stephen Mihalko
• Thomas Lindtner
• Wilson Green
• YnahteB Renmus
• Zohaib Somani

References

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See Also

• Team Members for 2006

External Links

• Photo Gallery
• The Blue Alliance - 1261 in 2006