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any way my name is Andrew Brown i'm a 15 year old Senior at Dillard high school (go panther's)
This page was constructed in order to pass my Roboics Research III/IV Class taught by the one and only Mr. Tabachynsky (we just call him Mr. Tab) He's a 23 year old teacher with about 5 degrees in 5 different subjects and if i'm not mistaken he's working on one right now. But enough of this biogrpahy stuff, but if you do want to know more about me click here to check out my site
Robotics
F.I.R.S.T. Robotics Competetion
What is FIRST?
FIRST is an acronym which stands for "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology".
They are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to generate an interest in science and engineering among today's youth. Currently, Their primary means of accomplishing this goal is through our annual robot competitions, which began in 1992. They are also in the process of opening a science and technology facility in downtown Manchester, NH.
FIRST Robotics Competition Information
The FIRST Robotics Competition is a national engineering contest which immerses high school students in the exciting world of engineering. Teaming up with engineers from businesses and universities, students get a hands-on, inside look at the engineering profession. In six intense weeks, students and engineers work together to brainstorm, design, construct and test their "champion robot". With only six weeks, all jobs are critical path. The teams then compete in a spirited, no-holds-barred tournament complete with referees, cheerleaders and time clocks.
The partnerships developed between schools, businesses, and universities provide an exchange of resources and talent, highlighting mutual needs, building cooperation, and exposing students to new career choices. The result is a fun, exciting and stimulating environment in which all participants discover the important connection between classroom lessons and real world applications.
Each year, the competition is different, so returning teams always have a new challenge to look forward to. However, the details are kept secret until the unveiling at the Kick-Off workshop. This provides a high level of excitement as everyone sees the new challenge for the first time and ideas immediately begin forming in people's minds.
To give you a flavor of the FIRST Robotics Competition, we have pictures from the 1997 competition available online. If you have alot of time, you can download a cool video showing the excitement of the 1995 FIRST Robotics Competition at Epcot '95. You can also browse web pages setup by some of the teams which have participated in past FIRST Robotics Competitions. just go to http://www.usfirst.org/compinfo.html
Preparation for the 2001 competition is now under way. Dates and locations for the 2001 FIRST Robotics Competition are as follows:-)
Date(s) ! Event !Location !City, State!
TBD !Kick-Off Workshop !TBD !TBD !
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TBD !National Championship !TBD !TBD !
You can Contact First at:
FIRST
200 Bedford Street
Manchester, NH 03101
U.S.A.
Phone: 800-871-8326
Fax: 603-666-3907
Its a world of Fun
Now you get to know a little about the school it self
this is a picture of our 2000 robot yep she's a beaut well due o technical difficulties called freshman the robot is kinda sorta inopperable
this is a pivture of the first floor of the high tech hall way by the way did you know that Dillard is the only high school with the Emergent technology program and all they give us is a hallway and pa gets a building oh it is said the good things come to those who wait. the school is currently undrgoing some massive construction i'll have some pics for you soon
here we have a group of techimus homosapiens also known as techies from left to right is Mike, Terrance, Adam and our very own technolgy specialists that is loved by all Ms O'day
Now this next one is a picture of or lord of electrons Mrs Meiller the high tech co-ordinator if my sources are correct she has a 3rd degree black belt in some type of martial arts the last thing you want to do is get her mad most kids at th site of any trouble usually do this when they know she's not in a good mood 
any way here she is talking to a couple of students just before she gets angry
And here she is right after she occasionally gets help from other students
oh look at the time
i'm sorry but i got go
i hope you enjoy this story i found for you
Ode To A Computer User
Here's an easy game to play.
Here's an easy thing to say.
If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,
And the bus is interrupted as a very last resort,
And the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abort,
Then the socket packet pocket has an error to report!
If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash,
And the double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash,
And your data is corrupted 'cause the index doesn't hash,
Then your situation's hopeless,
and your system's gonna crash!
You can't say this?
What a shame, sir!
We'll find you
Another game, sir.
If the label on the cable on the table at your house,
Says the network is connected to the button on your mouse,
But your packets want to tunnel on another protocol
That's repeatedly rejected by your printer down the hall,
And your screen is all distorted by the side effects of Gauss,
So your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse,
Then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang,
'Cause as sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang!
When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy on the disk,
And the microcode instructions cause unnecessary RISC,
Then you have to flash your memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM.
Quickly turn off the computer and be sure to tell your mom!
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