Our Team, Triple Helix
We are the Menchville High School Robotics Team -- Triple Helix. We compete as FIRST Robotics Competition team number 2363. Our team organized in 2007, and we began competing in 2008. The first competition that our team attended was the FIRST NASA/VCU Regional held in Richmond, Virginia, from March 6th through 8th, 2008. While the team did not fare as well in the competitive rounds as we had hoped -- finishing with a record of 2 wins and 6 losses -- we impressed the judges and won the Rookie Inspiration Award. Considering that there were eight high-quality rookie teams at the competition, we were greatly honored to be recognized with this award!
In October 2008, the team competed in the Robot Rumble, an off-season competition at the State Fair of Virginia. The team had made some modifications to the robot to improve performance and gameplay, and had spent some time practicing with the robot. The extra work paid off, with the team finishing with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses in the qualification matches, and advancing to the semi-finals in the elimination rounds before being defeated by the eventual champions of the competition.
