read on to see where when and why you need to be there.

We have a lot to do between now and the Championship!! Pay attention every night and be ready to participate! I don't want to hear excuses. I want everyone to attend - everyone.

Tee shirts - look great, need to be distributed.

Field trip and medical and event media release paperwork......start getting yer paperwork together. Study now, not during our trip if you can. Don't wait til the last minute!!

HELLO ALL!

A terrific time was had by all at the Palmetto Regional: The nitty-gritty follows.....

YEEEHAH! We're having too much fun!

At the end of Friday, we've done very well including reliable operation, no penalties assessed on our team, and winning a coveted technical award! See text below and pics!

Don't fergit you can watch us tommorrow on NASA WEB TV! Links are on FIRST site.

Just a quick "thank you" to all of the people that helped to get the upcoming Regional Competition trip pulled together....but most especially to AC's Mom (Ms. Arango) for her most patient handling of the rooming arrangements for both the Regional and National Competitions.

I must apologize to all - teachers, administrators, parents, even students for the lack of complete organization in the last few weeks.....many of the things that I have handled in the past have slipped in schedule or have been thrown to others due to my at-work responsibilities.

Next time you see Ms. Arango (you might not recognize her due to all of the new gray hair she earned during the last month or two!!!) be sure to give her a giant THANK YOU!

TL CG

Hello All! Are we there yet? Verbally inform your computer illiterate non-reader buds of this email or they may end up SOL (Stanton Out-of-Luck!) Read it all thru! Check this site twice a day for the next few days to be sure you catch any critical changes.

Pertinent Information (at last)! Give this stuff to yer folks!

We will be staying at the Columbia (SC) Marriott 1200 Hampton Street, Columbia SC 29201 Phone 803-771-7000

Students riding the bus will be need to be at A. Phillip Randolph on Thursday morning by 07:30 AM at the very latest. The bus will be leaving promptly at 08:00 AM. HINT: It would be condsidered extremely bad manners to be late for a free ride. HINT!

PAPERWORK PAPERWORK PAPERWORK DO YOU HAVE YOUR SCHOOL PERMISSION SLIP and other school travel PAPERWORK DONE!


FIRST EVENT MEDIA RELEASE - You need to go to the FIRST site, print this form, and have the Parental Unit sign it. You can't get inside without it! http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/2005/consent_release_form.pdf

DICTATOR - MAKE SURE THEY ALL KNOW AND DO THESE THINGS!!!!!


A Phillip Randolph is at 1157 Golfair Blvd near I-95 and Golfair.

The bus will return students to A. Phillip Randolph on Saturday evening between 10pm and 12pm. Students will need to provide a time update to their parental units via cell phone an hour or so out of Jacksonville on Saturday night.

AGAIN - IT IS CRITICAL THAT EVERYONE READS THIS, FOLLOWS UP, AND CHECKS THE WEBSITE FOR LAST MINUTE DETAILS!

TL CG.

Have you paid your mon-ay to Copeland yet?

BUTTON MAKING CANCELLED for this Weekend........

Hello All! I apologize for (again) changing the schedule. Between having difficulties in getting supplies, printing artwork, and basically trying to cram too much activity into too short a time on Easter Weekend, I'm just not getting it all together fast enough.

Let's regroup on getting everything together for doing buttons after the Regional Competition.

I will be around the shop some of the weekend, anyone wanting to keep the edge off their Shop Jones need merely call her to check if I'm home and tinkering.

Again, I apologize for changing again but think it's for the best.

Dictator, help dissiminate this latest change, please. TL CG

Belay that last order!

My eternally wonderful wife kindly reminded me that this Sunday is Easter Sunday AND my son Robert's birthday.

We need to plan to work on buttons this SATURDAY....NOT SUNDAY!

DICTATOR...... realign the celestial charts and get people to get to meet on Saturday instead of Sunday. Sunday shift folks join the Saturday shift folks!


My offer for pizza still stands.......
I need all to RSVP.....ASAP!

We have button making to do.
We have tee shirts to distribute.
We have pizza to eat.

TODD'S BUYING!

DICTATOR LISA......make sure the subjects are aware of the plan and conform. Email and the phone still work....just like GENERAL FRANCISCO FRANCO IS STILL DEAD!!!!

OHAUL is ready to roll. (See newest pictures). It has been load tested with various students sitting in strategic positions to simulate the weight of OHMER and the toolbox. It drives like a Cadillac running dubs with spinner hubcaps. Hmmmmm.