Posted by Gary Israel
Happy New Year Alumni and Friends,
This is a very exciting year for Morris High School FIRST Robotics as the team prepares for the 2009 FIRST Robotics season which will mark an important milestone.
As many of you know this will be our 10th year competing in the FIRST Robotics Competition and I want to take this opportunity to thank the MANY alumni, friends, and sponsors who have supported the Morris FIRST robotics team over the past nine years. The impact this robotics program has had on the Morris student's life and building their appreciation of science and technology is immeasurable.
Thanks to the support from so many caring people, Morris High School students have had the opportunity to compete in every New York City FIRST Robotics Regional since 2001. Morris team members have also traveled from the Bronx to other FIRST Robotics Competitions in Trenton, New Jersey (2000) Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, Florida (2001& 2002) Houston, Texas (2003) Richmond, Virginia (2003 & 2004), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2005,2006,2007)and Orlando, Florida (2008).
I am especially proud that the Morris team is the ONLY New York City FIRST Team to have competed in the FIRST Robotics Championships in Atlanta, Georgia for the past six consecutive years. Not even Bronx Science, Stuyvesant or Brooklyn Tech can claim that accomplishment.
For the 2009 FIRST Season, the team will once again compete in the New York City FIRST Robotics Regional at the Jacob Javits Center, March 6-8. In addition two weeks later the team will travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to compete for the first time in the Philadelphia FIRST Robotics Regional at Temple University, March 19-21.
With the continued financial support of our alumni, friends and sponsors we will have the opportunity to compete in our seventh consecutive FIRST Robotics Championships in Atlanta Georgia, April 17-19.
Please let me know if you are not already on the team's mailing list.
Warm regards,
Gary
PS. Below are the team's highlights over the past nine years
Morris Campus FIRST Robotics Team
* New Jersey FIRST Regional 2000 Judges Award
* FIRST Robotics Presidential Classroom Scholarship 2000
* NASA / FIRST Robotics Grant 2001
* NASA/ FIRST Robotics Grant 2002
* New York City FIRST 2002 Robotics Xerox Creativity
* NASA/VCU South Atlantic FIRST 2003 Robotics Regional Winner
* NASA/VCU South Atlantic FIRST 2003 Imagery Winner
* New York City FIRST 2003 Robotics Engineering and Inspiration Winner
* New York City FIRST 2004 Robotics Chairman’s Award Winner
* New York City FIRST 2004 Robotics Regional Finalist
* Pittsburgh FIRST 2005 Robotics Regional Winner
* Pittsburgh FIRST 2005 Judges Award
* Pittsburgh FIRST 2006 Robotics Regional Winner
* Pittsburgh FIRST 2006 Robotics Engineering and Inspiration Winner
* Pittsburgh FIRST 2007 Quarterfinalists
* Florida FIRST 2008 Semifinalists
* New York City FIRST 2005 Robotics Regional Winner
* New York City FIRST 2005 Judges Award
* New York City FIRST 2006 Robotics Regional Winner
* New York City FIRST 2006 Judges Award
* New York City FIRST 2007 Quarterfinalists
* New York City FIRST 2008 Semifinalists
* New York City FIRST 2008 General Motors Industrial Design Award
* New York City FIRST 2008 Outstanding Volunteer Award
* National FIRST Robotics Championship competition Houston Texas 2003
* National FIRST Robotics Championship competition Atlanta Georgia 2004
* National FIRST Robotics Championship competition Atlanta Georgia 2005
* National FIRST Robotics Championship competition Atlanta Georgia 2006
* National FIRST Robotics Championship competition Atlanta Georgia 2007
* National FIRST Robotics Championship competition Atlanta Georgia 2008
* Tribute March 17, 2003 to the Morris Robotics Team on the Floor of The House of Representatives in Washington D.C
* Bronx Borough Proclaims March 26, 2003 Morris High School Robotics Day
* Team Presented with Medal by Secretary Colin L. Powell September 2002
* Robotics Team honored on the Floor of the State Assembly in Albany 2003 & 2004
* The New York Yankees honor the Morris team on the field at Yankee Stadium 2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008
* The New York Yankees honor the Morris team at the groundbreaking ceremony at the new Yankee Stadium August 2006
* Represented all New York City Robotics teams in the Bronx Day Parade 2003,2004,2005,2006
* Appearances at the Liberty Science Center in New Jersey 2003, 2004
* Saluted on radio as "Hometown Heroes" on WINS 1010 June, 2003
· Featured in a 2003 award winning FIRST Robotics Showtime Documentary
· Top prize at the Bronx Business & Technology Expo 2003
· Featured in a 2004 Documentary on National Cable TECH TV
* Appearance with Dean Kamen at the 2004 Annual New York Times Talk Series in Manhattan
· Appearances on Good Morning America, BronxTalk Prime Time Live, Bronx Talk AM, News 12 Bronxnet, NY 1, Fox News, Telemundo and WNBC
· Articles written about the team in New York Times, Amsterdam News, New York Daily News, Bronx Times, Richmond Times, Uptown Express, Columbia Engineering, United Federation of Teacher’s newspaper, FIRST Robotics Newsletter and Bronx Beat
· Team Captain participated in 2003 Antarctica expedition
· Team member selected to participate in 2004 Antarctica expedition
· Team featured in July 2005 article in Popular Mechanics
· Team appears on Telemundo Television program June 2006
· Team appears at Sony Wonder Technology Lab in June 2006
· Team participates at the NextFest Conference Javits Center Sept. 2006
· Team Captain participated in 2006 Antarctica expedition
· Team participates at Gagetoff at Liberty Science Center Sept. 2007
· Team appeared in 2008 Imagine it! Documentary
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