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Meeting everyone at the inaugural Youth Summit!
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HRIDI P Hello! My name is Hridi P and I am a Grade 11 student on FRC 5036, The Robo Devils! I have been on my team for 3 years and it has been an amazing experience! I remember going to my first competition and having my mind blown away. Currently, I am learning to program and create CADs and...
During COVID-19, I've been keeping my spirits high by baking, doing yoga, and playing with my new puppy! I am thankful that I get to see my robotics team and friends, even if it's only over Zoom.
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I've been keeping my spirits high during COVID-19 by staying in contact with friends and family. Whether we just have a conversation over the phone, play online games, or talk in a group text I've always made sure that we are staying connected. In the beginning, it was hard to adjust to our new online reality but now that...
Despite not being able to see each other in person, through the power of the internet, Celt-X held a virtual team meeting every Friday for eight months. These meetings were purely for fun — we played online games, talked about current events, and generally had a good time. I can definitively say that I laughed until I cried at...
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JORDAN C. Hi! My name is Jordan. Currently, I am a Grade 11 student at H. B. Beal Secondary School in London Ontario, and a team captain for FRC 5024 Raider Robotics. As a third-year FRC participant, I am also very excited to be a member of the 2020/2021 FIRST Canada Youth Council! As well as serving in the captain’s...
Four girls from FIRST Team 1305, Fionna T, Tessa S, Ella K, and Emily Y, made waves with an amazing do-it-yourself project to help stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This past April, mining company Vale launched a COVID 19 challenge to “to accelerate solutions that minimize the impacts of COVID-19 on our society”, as they put it. Rising...
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At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic national lockdown, FRC team 5024 Raider Robotics had just come off the high of the 2020 Humber College event and were sad to see that the rest of the 2020 Infinite Recharge season was being cancelled. However, 5024 did not let these unfortunate times, and the fact that they could not meet...