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Team Awarded a $25,000 Grant from Advance SC.

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The Awards and Recognition Banquet, held last Thursday was a big success. A scrumptious meal was served and everyone had a great time. Speeches, handshakes, and smiling faces were the order of the evening.

After the meal, Lego League teams were recognized by their mentors. Mr. Robert Sloan thanked all the parents and mentors of his Seneca Middle School based teams. "I am so thankful for all of you." he said. Mrs. Lola Whitworth, from West-Oak Middle School highlighted her teams accomplishments with a power point presentation and motivational speech. She recognized her students with framed certificates, and also acknowledged the importance of her mentors in its success.

Mr. Steven Watterson then recognized the MiM team members, along with Mr. Gene Falendysz. Each qualifying student was awarded either a block letter or an experience bar.  Falendysz then spoke to the crowd about how excited he was to see such a high degree of enthusiasm from our students this year. "This has truly been one of our greatest groups of students." he said.

Later, Watterson announced to the group that a grant he wrote last fall was approved by the Advance South Carolina organization. The team has been awarded $25,000 for the purpose of Metal In Motion regional and championship registrations; robot building materials; and items strictly related to the MiM organization. He will be responsible for keeping track of the grant funding and it is possible to have it renewed in the future. "We are extremely excited to have this funding and support." said Hamilton Career Center Director, Mike Pearson. "This will provide the team with some additional opportunities without the stress of having to do supplemental fund raising. We are truly blessed with this grant."

Team engineer and mentor, Mr. Gene Falendysz later addressed the group on the importance of being involved with the Lego, Vex and FIRST teams. He told the crowd of about 100 people how our country needs more engineers. "Use these teams as a stepping stone to better understand what engineering is all about. We need you!" he said.

Falendysz then announced that he and Steven Watterson had made arrangements to have one of our MiM robots shipped to New Zealand to help promote the FIRST program there. "We are unsure as to exactly which machine is going, but MiM and Team 343 will become well known "Down Under." he said. Rumor has it that Cyclone will be making the trip after some cleaning and servicing.

As the summer break approaches, eager anticipation will abound in the fall about the 2008-09 game and our team. Returning students and mentors should monitor the web page and look for announcements related to future meetings. Hopefully we will have many new members who can add value to the team. Thanks to everyone who helped make this year such a success.

Team members who attended the banquet include: (l-r) Seth, Casey, Brandy, Tori, and Randall. Middle Row: Curtis, Seph, Jordan, Nick "da Cat", Danny, and Jonathan. Back Row: Brent, Will, Christopher (Ziggy), Ethan, Zack and Eric.

 The 2008 Metal In Motion Team