| E3 Earthlings FLL Team #6657 FLLEarthlings.org Smart Move |
The Earthlings are students who go to different
schools during the week, but have studied
simple machines and tabletop robotics with
LEGOs with Earthman, their coach. This year's
group features past Earthlings and some new
faces also. The Young Earthlings Junior FIRST
LEGO League team is similar in composition.
THE 2009 SEASON
Smart Move is the challenge this year and it's
all about safer, cleaner, more efficient
transportation of people, goods, and services.
THE REGIONAL
The E3 Earthlings FLL Team #6657 attended
the first FLL regional at Hathaway Brown. Team
members were impressed with the school and
its campus, but the judges were impressed
with the team's presentation skills, energy, and
camaraderie. They took a Judge's Award. The
regional's champions featured the head coach
and a builder/handler from the 2004/2005
EES/SEMAA Earthlings, the highest awarded
Earthlings team to date.
Although the Earthlings did not qualify for the
state tournament this year they did create a
team that can continue for several years and
grow more and more along the way. They still
struggle with their robots on some tables and
most haven't had regular robotics classes with
their coach yet, but they work well together and
enjoyed success in their rookie year as a team.
TEAM MEMBERS
Dalauntae K. Turnipseed, 4th Grade
3rd-year FLL team member
3rd-year Tabletop Robotics student
2nd-year Tabletop Robotics presenter
1st-year JFLL captain
2nd-year FLL team sponsor
2nd-year JFLL team member
Delante Dupree, Jr., 6th Grade
2nd-year FLL team member
Deseria Dupree, 6th Grade
2nd-year FLL team member
Stephanie Stephens, 7th Grade
1st-year FLL team member
Marquan Maultsby, 6th Grade
1st-year FLL team member
D Pope, 2nd Grade
1st-year JFLL team member
Mychance Maultsby, Kindergarten
1st-year JFLL team member
COACHES
Jermaine Jackson, 10th Grade,
Assistant Coach
1st-year FLL mentor/volunteer
1st-year FLL coach
Will Napoli, Head Coach
7th-year FLL mentor/volunteer
7th-year FLL consultant
7th-year FLL coach
7th-year FLL team sponsor
6th-year tabletop robotics instructor
4th-year tabletop robotics presenter
2nd-year JFLL mentor/volunteer
2nd-year JFLL coach
2nd-year JFLL team sponsor
3-year FRC mentor/volunteer
2-year FLL regional director
1-year FLL state referee
1-year FLL World Festival referee
JUNIOR FIRST LEGO LEAGUE
For the Jr. FLL expo, the Young Earthlings built
models demonstrating the transportation of
chocolate globally and explored problems and
solutions to urban road traffic locally.
The E3 Young Earthlings (Team #239) traveled
to the Dayton JFLL Expo and there they were
awarded the Team Spirit Award. Also, D Pope
(yes, that's her first name, "D") was the first
Earthling and first team member on any of the
teams that the head coach has worked with
who won a rare Gracious Professionalism
award at the expo. She battled illness to attend
and yet was part of a team that showed great
team spirit and enthusiasm, which the judges
recognized.
All in all it was an excellent season for all the
Earthlings and the foundation of years of
continued robotics excellence to come.
schools during the week, but have studied
simple machines and tabletop robotics with
LEGOs with Earthman, their coach. This year's
group features past Earthlings and some new
faces also. The Young Earthlings Junior FIRST
LEGO League team is similar in composition.
THE 2009 SEASON
Smart Move is the challenge this year and it's
all about safer, cleaner, more efficient
transportation of people, goods, and services.
THE REGIONAL
The E3 Earthlings FLL Team #6657 attended
the first FLL regional at Hathaway Brown. Team
members were impressed with the school and
its campus, but the judges were impressed
with the team's presentation skills, energy, and
camaraderie. They took a Judge's Award. The
regional's champions featured the head coach
and a builder/handler from the 2004/2005
EES/SEMAA Earthlings, the highest awarded
Earthlings team to date.
Although the Earthlings did not qualify for the
state tournament this year they did create a
team that can continue for several years and
grow more and more along the way. They still
struggle with their robots on some tables and
most haven't had regular robotics classes with
their coach yet, but they work well together and
enjoyed success in their rookie year as a team.
TEAM MEMBERS
Dalauntae K. Turnipseed, 4th Grade
3rd-year FLL team member
3rd-year Tabletop Robotics student
2nd-year Tabletop Robotics presenter
1st-year JFLL captain
2nd-year FLL team sponsor
2nd-year JFLL team member
Delante Dupree, Jr., 6th Grade
2nd-year FLL team member
Deseria Dupree, 6th Grade
2nd-year FLL team member
Stephanie Stephens, 7th Grade
1st-year FLL team member
Marquan Maultsby, 6th Grade
1st-year FLL team member
D Pope, 2nd Grade
1st-year JFLL team member
Mychance Maultsby, Kindergarten
1st-year JFLL team member
COACHES
Jermaine Jackson, 10th Grade,
Assistant Coach
1st-year FLL mentor/volunteer
1st-year FLL coach
Will Napoli, Head Coach
7th-year FLL mentor/volunteer
7th-year FLL consultant
7th-year FLL coach
7th-year FLL team sponsor
6th-year tabletop robotics instructor
4th-year tabletop robotics presenter
2nd-year JFLL mentor/volunteer
2nd-year JFLL coach
2nd-year JFLL team sponsor
3-year FRC mentor/volunteer
2-year FLL regional director
1-year FLL state referee
1-year FLL World Festival referee
JUNIOR FIRST LEGO LEAGUE
For the Jr. FLL expo, the Young Earthlings built
models demonstrating the transportation of
chocolate globally and explored problems and
solutions to urban road traffic locally.
The E3 Young Earthlings (Team #239) traveled
to the Dayton JFLL Expo and there they were
awarded the Team Spirit Award. Also, D Pope
(yes, that's her first name, "D") was the first
Earthling and first team member on any of the
teams that the head coach has worked with
who won a rare Gracious Professionalism
award at the expo. She battled illness to attend
and yet was part of a team that showed great
team spirit and enthusiasm, which the judges
recognized.
All in all it was an excellent season for all the
Earthlings and the foundation of years of
continued robotics excellence to come.
Earth photo composites by Reto
Stackli, NASA
Stackli, NASA
The Earthlings honor their pledge by
recycling after practice.
recycling after practice.
An Earthling working on field setup
parts for this year's challenge.
parts for this year's challenge.
An Earthling working on an RCX robot
for this year's challenge.
for this year's challenge.
The Earthlings interview a recent
victim of an auto accident where there
was a traffic light malfunction as they
study traffic safety for the Smart Move
challenge.
victim of an auto accident where there
was a traffic light malfunction as they
study traffic safety for the Smart Move
challenge.
The Earthlings follow the instructions
to build an NXT robot on their
teammate's laptop, which he bought
with money he earned demonstrating
tabletop robots with the team's coach
last year.
to build an NXT robot on their
teammate's laptop, which he bought
with money he earned demonstrating
tabletop robots with the team's coach
last year.
Earthlings at work on their NXT robot.