Cincinnati had the huge amount of hectic, exciting fun that always comes with FRC. Our first day was spent travelling and settling into our homey hotel, and loading in the robot.
Waking up at 6:15AM on Thursday, we ate breakfast and drove to competition. Our first practice matches went smoothly, scoring 2 high goals and almost scaling the tower. We quickly realized safety was practiced very differently in Cincinnati. Non-flowing skirts and shorts were allowed, and we had to reprimand a couple of people for having long untied hair while working on their robot. There were no safety chips to exchange with other teams, however there were "Star of the Day" forms to fill out. Lots of networking happened, as we introduced ourselves as the sole Canadian team. At the end of the day, our team marched home with our heads held high, and worked together to make our own dinners at the hotel. We also welcomed back our grade tens(or sophomores, whichever you'd like to call them), who had just finished their OSSLTs. Friday was busy with matches, bot repairs, and scouting. We started our day with a... imperfect version of the Canadian anthem (the sound coordinators did apologize for that), the elegant Japanese anthem, and patriotic American anthem. By the end of the day, our vision system had been jostled around during matches, which hindered our accuracy. Our safety captain was surprised with the "Star of the Day" award. We ended our day by eating hamburgers made by our mentors. On the final day, we packed up our bags first thing in the morning, and left for the competition. There, we competed with our fullest ability, only to receive 46th place and not be chosen for a final alliance. So, we ended our day early, and drove 6 hours home, through a little rain, hale, and finally snow. We finally arrived back home around 8, and went home proudly as a team, knowing we played the game the best way possible: with lots of gracious professionalism. Now we just have the Greater Lakes Regional to look forward to. Anyone who wishes to see us compete in our home territory should visit University of Windsor - St. Denis Centre next Thursday, Friday, or Saturday, between 8AM and 6PM!
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