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Plunge and/or Help Support Erin Lipinsky as he takes the plunge to raise money for Special Olympics NY!

To donate and/or take the Plunge with Erin visit: events.nyso.org/goto/erinsplunge

View the Polar Plunge Web Site at events.nyso.org/site/TR?fr_id=1673&pg=entry

For more information, contact:
Rebecca Hoffmann
rhoffmann@nyso.org
631-458-1579

Originally posted at gnsrobotics.com

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Team Member Named NMSC Semifinalist

Jay Lin, a senior on Team 2638, has been named a Semifinalist in the prestigious 2019 National Merit Scholarship Competition (NMSC) Jay Lin is among the 16,000 Semifinalists named nationwide, having scored among the highest in New York State on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which he took last year. The National Merit Scholarship Program honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies. These Semifinalists, who represent less than one percent of seniors in the country, will be identified to colleges and universities in order to increase their educational opportunities. This truly shows how diverse our team is, and extremely hard workers like Jay are vital to our team's success. Most Semifinalists will go on to achieve Finalist status in early 2019. Merit Scholarship Winners will be chosen from among the Finalists to receive one or more Merit Scholarship Awards. Awards include: National Merit $2,500 (single-payment scholarships), corporate-sponsored (one-time or renewable four-year awards), and college/university-sponsored (renewable for up to four years). Scholarships are underwritten by NMSC and by some 420 business organizations and higher education institutions. Read Full Article on GNPS Website

Watch Our Robot at the Champs!

Qual 11 Red Alliance: 2638, 1599, 5460 Blue Alliance: 6401, 3244, 2052 Qual 22 Red Alliance: 3538, 2638, 3244 Blue Alliance: 558, 6933, 6175 Qual 33 Red Alliance: 379, 2638, 302 Blue Alliance: 7103, 3707, 195 Qual 38 Red Alliance: 70, 5205, 45 Blue Alliance: 7250, 1555, 2638 Qual 55 Red Alliance: 1684, 230, 5553 Blue Alliance: 4405, 2638, 5813 Qual 64 Red Alliance: 4099, 7250, 3082 Blue Alliance: 3452, 5687, 2638 Qual 78 Red Alliance: 20, 167, 1025 Blue Alliance: 2054, 316, 2638 Qual 85 Red Alliance: 2638, 236, 1718 Blue Alliance: 2265, 333, 316 Qual 92 Red Alliance: 333, 2638, 2175 Blue Alliance: 5804, 5712, 1741 Qual 108 Red Alliance: 126, 6032, 503 Blue Alliance: 2638, 1747, 4814 Video credits to FIRST

SBPLI #1 Regional 2018

What a regional! The Rebels did an excellent job at this regional, both on and off the field. Learning from their mistakes at the Smoky Mountain regional, the Rebels decided to stick to their strategy of “only doing what the robot was designed to do.” This ended up working very well. On the first day, the Rebels played superbly. They were extremely efficient in loading the Power Cubes into the Exchange and keeping their Switch. After winning most of their matches, the Rebels finished in the 7th seed for the day. On the second day, the Rebels continued to play well, but ended up placing in the 12th seed. Despite this, the Rebels had obviously shown the alliance captains how amazing their robot was — they got picked by the #2 SEED!!!! The Rebels and their alliance were able to make it all the way to the Finals, almost undefeated. However, after two close matches, they lost to a strong alliance. Aside from the robot, the Rebels won two prestigious awards. Just like at Smoky Mountain, they won the Business and Entrepreneurship Award. In addition, the Rebels erupted into cheer as one of their mentors, Mr. Corrigan, was announced the winner of the 2018 Woodie Flowers Award! This was a big surprise for the team: now two of their mentors are winners of this prestigious and honorary award. However, an even bigger surprise was coming up for the Rebels, and they were not expecting it.... WILDCARD!!!! Two Wildcards were generated at the Regional, and since the Rebels made it to the finals and were first pick by their alliance captain, they ended up winning the second Wildcard! This means that they have a ticket to the Championship! But wait, there’s more: Zebra Technologies was extremely generous, and decided to pay the Wildcard winners’ entrance fee to the Championships! We honestly cannot thank them enough for this! This regional was spectacular in every aspect, and a great experience for everyone. From our great robots to our exemplary leadership in safety to our cross-continental outreach, Team 2638 is truly changing the culture, one nut and bolt at a time. Note: These photos may take some time to load off the server. Please be patient.