1995-1996

In the 1996 FIRST Robotics Competition, "Hexagon Havic," Greenville High School students and E-Systems engineers joined seventy other teams from across the nation.  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 national championship, the team was a Chairman's Award Finalist.

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, 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.  Volunteering engineers from E-Systems included Robert Bruce, John Hodapp, Bob Mimlitch, David Mimlitch, Tony Norman, and Becton Pope.