This is my first year being on FRC Team 930. This being said, I am considered to be a rookie. But I came into this season different than most of the other rookies—I have been a part of FIRST for four years. During these four years, I participated in FLL. My sister, who is two years older than me, also was involved in LEGO League. When she got involved in FRC, I was naturally curious. I enjoyed the times I could go to meetings and watch all the big kids make real robots.

As I sat around and looked at a robot as big as me being built, I picked up a few things. When I came into this season, I knew from first-hand experience about all things that need to happen. I knew all about long meetings and the end-of-season crunch time. I witnessed the frustration, sadness, and everything else that happens, including when things go wrong. I knew everything I was getting into—and I was ready.

You see, in addition to all of that, I saw the happiness that happened when the team succeeded. I saw how people worked together to achieve a common goal, and people congratulating each other when they accomplished things. So yes, technically I am a rookie. But just by watching and observing, I have seen the goods, the bads, and everything else that goes on in this wonderful program named FIRST.