Robowranglers

Robowranglers

At the very first FIRST robotics competition in 1992, "Maize Craze," E-Systems was a monetary supporter. The event consisted of 28 teams in a New Hampshire high school gym.

E-Systems Greenville Division first participated in the FIRST robotics competition, "Rug Rage," in 1993. They were teamed with Dallas Christian School. The robot, named "Dallas Rug Runner," went on to win the national championship. The team was honored in a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden on May 27, 1993 by President Bill Clinton.

In the 1994 FIRST robotics competition, "Tower Power," E-Systems Greenville Division teamed up with Dallas Christian School and for the first time with Greenville High School. Two robots were sent to the competition but due to mechanical difficulties, only one of the machines was used by the combined GHS/DCS team. The team won the Best Play of the Day award at the national championship.

Greenville High School U.S. FIRST students joined sixty other teams from across the nation to compete in the annual robotic contest. Sponsored by E-Systems, thirty-five students and twenty engineers had the objective to design and build a remote-controlled robot that could collect, transport and lift one 24" and one 30" diameter ball over a horizontal bar. This year's competition was held on the national level at Walt Disney World. 1994-1995's team was coached by GHS teacher, Vanessa Pope. Members of the team included Tracy Anderson, Melanie Eargle, Adam Fogleman, Jesse Francis, Steven Green, Clint Hill, Patrick Hodapp, Nick Kongamnach, Jeremy McClanahan, Sarah McCrary, Peter Montes, Amanda Morgan, J.T. Murray, and Casey Welch, among others. Volunteering as engineers were Bob Mimlitch and Tony Norman among others.

1995-1996 Team Photo Greenville High School students and E-Systems engineers joined seventy other teams from across the nation to compete at the annual U.S. FIRST robotics contest. Their objective was to build a remote-controlled machine that would lift and transport eight 8" and one 24" balls. The machine's objective was to deposit the balls in a goal at the center of the playing field. An added challenge for this year was the human player. Seated outside the field the student could throw balls onto the field or hold balls that their machine brings to them. At the 1996 National Championship, the team was a Chairman's Award Finalist. This is the second year for the national competition to be held at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The team of 1995-1996 was coached by Greenville High School instructor, Vanessa Pope. Members of the team included Melissa Bosley, Laura Cooney, Erin Corley, Adam Davies, Jill Doshier, John Eargle, Melanie Eargle, Jessie Francis, Jason George, Kim Green, Stephen Green, Ashley Hill, Clinton Hill, Patrick Hodapp, Brittany Maxwell, Jeremy McClanahan, Sarah McCrary, Amanda Morgan, Tim Oliver, Drew Patterson, Emily Pope, Amanda Qualls, Jason Ramm, Zach Scholz, Ben Thatcher, Jon Thatcher, Nick Upathum, David Warren, and Casey Welch. Volunteer engineers from E-Systems included Tony Norman, Becton Pope, David Mimlitch, Robert Mimlitch III, John Hodapp, and Robert Bruce.

1996-1997 Team Photo Sponsored by Raytheon E-Systems and GISD, 25 students and 11 engineers followed the objective to design and build a robot able to drive across a playing field, pick up tubes and place them on a 9 foot goal. Team Greenville did exceptionally well. At the Motorola Midwest Regional in Chicago, they proudly walked away with 3rd place and with the Proctor and Gamble Creativity Award. Moving on to nationals in Florida, competing against 130 other teams, Team Greenville returned home as a Chairman's Award Finalist, with the WPI scholarship, and the Outstanding Defense award.. 1996-1997's team was coached by GHS teacher, Vanessa Pope. Members of team included Curtis Brancheau, Jill Doshier, Melanie Eargle, Wendy Evans, Chris Gerard, Lora Hunter, Patrick Hodapp, Brittany Maxwell, Jenna McClanahan, Victor McConnell, Sarah McCrary, Jeremy Mexia, Aaron Nall, Timothy Oliver, Melissa Park, Jansen Powell, Jentry Powell, Jorge Prieto, Keegan Ripp, Zachary Scholz, Sarah Swanson, Jon Thatcher, Shauna Torrance, Nick Upathum, and Matt Wineinger. Volunteering as engineers for team were John Hodapp, Bob Mimlitch, and Dave Mimlitch, among others.

1997-1998 Team Photo The 1997-1998 FIRST team continued the legacy of claiming a spot in the competition's national rankings. The team won the Best Play of the Day award and the Featherweight in the Finals award at the 1998 Southwest Regional. At the national competition in Orlando, Florida, the team soared to an 8th place finish out of more than 150 teams that came from various cities throughout North America. They also earned the recognition of being named a National Quarterfinalist. Their machine, coined "The Big Ball Grabber," was truly a success. Teamed with engineers from Raytheon E-Systems, the students visualized, designed, and created a remote-controlled robot in a given time-frame of six weeks. The task of the machine was to lift large balls into the center goal. This was made difficult at competition when The Big Ball Grabber had to compete against other machines that went for and defended this same goal. The team of 1997-1998 was coached by Greenville High School instructor, Vanessa Pope. Members of the team included Curtis Brancheau, Jill Doshier, Brian Deuell, Wendy Evans, Chris Gerard, James Green, Elizabeth Hayatt, Lora Hunter, Giraud Jackson, Kimbell Kamu, Brittany Maxwell, Jenna McClanahan, Victor McConnell, Jeremy Mexia, Scott Mitchell, Melody Morrison, Aaron Nall, Tim Oliver, Melissa Park, Emily Pope, Jansen Powell, Jentry Powell, Keegan Ripp, Misty Rodriguez, Sarah Swanson, Zach Scholz, Chris Thatcher, Jon Thatcher, Shauna Torrance, Nick Upathum, and Matt Wineinger.

1998-1999 Team Photo The 1998-1999 FIRST team continued the legacy of claiming a spot in the competition's national ranking. At the national competition in Orlando, Florida, the team competed with 253 other teams throughout the nation. They also earned the recognition of being named a National Quarterfinalist. Their machine, coined "The Rough Rider", was truly a success. Teamed with engineers from Raytheon, the students visualized, designed, and created a remote-controlled robot in a given time frame of six weeks. The task of the machine was to lift floppy disks eight feet in the air for a total of two minutes. The team earned the right to compete at national competition by placing 5th out of 30 teams at the regional competition in Cocoa Beach, Florida. 1998-1999's team was coached by GHS teacher, Vanessa Pope. Members of the team included Curtis Brancheau, Darby Collier, Brian Deuell, Josh Ebrahim, Chris Gerard, Amanda Howell, Lora Hunter, Buddy Kimberlin, Ryan Marcum, Andy McClellen, Aaron Nall, Tim Oliver, Melissa Park, Jentry Powell, Stacy Rhodes, Keegan Ripp, Chris Thatcher, Josh Thatcher, Shaunna Torrance, Justin Wineinger, and Matt Wineinger. Volunteer engineers for the team were Gus Gonzalez, John Hodapp, Patrick Hodapp, Steve Maxwell, Paul Nall, Danny Oliver, Will Reese, Gabe Snyder, Ricky Torrance, and Monty Wineinger.

1999-2000 Team Photo Competing at both state and national level, the GHS Robotics team completed a full year of robot wars. As a rookie team in the BEST (Boosting Engineering and Science Technology) fall competition, GHS earned third place machine award. Named Best of the BEST, GHS traveled to College Station for the state finals in BEST. The robotics team earned a place among the top ten 2000 Robot machines at state. Spring competition for the team included two trips to Florida. As a team in the Kennedy Space Center Regionals, GHS earned a quarter finalist spot with their robot Captain Hook. Created by Raytheon AIS engineers and the GHS Robotics team, Captain Hook finished in the top third of 300 machines at nationals. The team of 1999-2000 was coached by Greenville High School instructors, Vanessa Pope and Van LeJeune. Members of the team included David Chesney, Darby Collier, Kinsey Davis, Brian Deuell, Josh Ebrahim, Amanda Howell, Megan Hunter, Buddy Kimberlin, Ryan Marcum, Andy McClellen, Jared Powell, Stacy Rhodes, Jessica Shook, Chris Thatcher, Josh Thatcher, Shaunna Torrance, Justin Wineinger, and Matt Wineinger. Engineers volunteering for the team included James Collier, John Hodapp, Brad Marcum, Steve Maxwell, Paul Nall, Will Reese, John Rhodes, Earl Shook, Gabe Snyder, Ricky Torrance, Monty Wineinger, and Frankie Yau.

2000-2001 Team Photo The GHS Robotics team, also known as the Robowranglers, has achieved many awards this school year. They attended the Collin County BEST Regional Competition in the fall and placed fourth. At the Lone Star Regional FIRST Robotics Competition in Houston in March, Team 148 walked away with the 1st place trophy in the 39-team competition. The Innovative Control Award was also presented to the team. The team went to the FIRST National Competition in Orlando, Florida and received 8th place. They won numerous 2001 Robot awards from other teams for their cart. 2000-2001's team was coached by GHS teachers, Van LeJeune and Teresa Galloway. Members of the team included Ben Brown, David Chesney, Mary Cloutier, Casey Collier, Darby Collier, Larame Cummings, Joshua Ebrahim, Justin Gabitzsch, Melissa Gannaway, Graham Hall, Megan Hunter, Ryan Marcum, Andy McClellen, Andrew Penland, Joel Powell, Ryan Salizar, Stephanie Sherman, Matthew Sikes, Joshua Thatcher, Brandon Torrance, and Sarah Withycombe. Volunteering as engineers were Hector Arce, Tom Cloutier, James Collier, Bill Gannaway, Randy Hall, John Hodapp, Steve Lindo, Steve Maxwell, Will Reese, Casey Welch, Monty Wineinger, and Frankie Yau. Team 148 walked away with the 1st place trophy in the 39-team 2001 Lone Star Regional. The Innovative Control Award was also presented to the team.

2001-2002 Team Photo The 2001-2002 school year was successful for the GHS Robotics team, not only in competition but also with the student body becoming involved in the various activities of the team. The Robowranglers placed third in the Best Category at fall competition. Competing against 45 other teams in a FIRST regional competition, the GHS team was named the 2002 Lone Star Regional Chairman's Award Winner. This gave them one of the 17 spots available at National Competition to be able to compete for the national title. The GHS student body was also commended by the FIRST judges for their support of the team through the fundraisier "Pennies for Our Bot". Students and team members raised 100,000 pennies 2002 Robot as the local team fundraiser. The team of 2001-2002 was coached by Greenville High School instructors, Vanessa Pope and Terri Galloway. Members of the team included seniors David Chesney, Megan Hunter, Ryan Marcum, Ian Massey, Andy McClellen, and Taylor Morrison. Juniors Kyle Mitchell, Matt Sikes, and Brandon Torrance were also on the team. Sophomore team members included Casey Collier, Graham Hall, Ryan Jenkins, Mark Moseley, Joel Powell, Rayna Sherman, Lydia Shook, Juli Stibbe, and Cameron Thatcher. Also on the team were freshman Beth McClellen and 8th grader Jason Maxwell. Volunteering for the team as engineers were Hector Arce, James Collier, Adam Davies, John Hodapp, Steve Lindo, Brad Marcum, Steve Maxwell, Jason Ramm, Will Reese, Ricky Torrance, Casey Welch, Monty Wineinger, Allen Yau, and Frankie Yau.

2002-2003 Team Photo After competing on the national level for ten years, the GHS Robowranglers were named an inaugural team with FIRST during the 2002-2003 school year. This honor entitles the team to continually attend all national competitions. Attending the Lone Star Regional in April, GHS students and L-3 Communications engineers earned the GM Industrial Design Award and the Xerox Creativity Award. Team 148 ranked 2nd out of 31 teams at the 2003 Lone Star Regional, going 15 rounds and being defeated only once. The team reached the semi-finals with alliance teams 231 and 57. At the 2003 National Championship, Team 148 ranked 2003 Robot 33rd out of 72 teams in the Curie Division. 2002-2003's team was coached by GHS teachers, Vanessa Pope and Terri Galloway. Joining seniors Matt Sikes and Brandon Torrance on the team were juniors Casey Collier, Justin Duncan, Seth Garcia, Cory Griffiths, Ryan Jenkins, Mark Moseley, Joel Powell, Rayna Sherman, Lydia Shook, and Cameron Thatcher. Also on the team were sophomores Matthew Mahrer, Beth McClellen, and Sarah Wright, and freshmen Jason Maxwell, Kevin Morris, Ashley Owens, and Megan Wineinger. Volunteering as engineers were Tom Cloutier, James Collier, Adam Davies, Randy Hall, John Hodapp, Steve Lindo, Brad Marcum, David Maxwell, Steve Maxwell, Andy McClellen, Mike Owens, Adam Reppond, Ricky Torrance, Ray Upp, Mike Waggoner, Casey Welch, Monty Wineinger, Allen Yau, and Frankie Yau.