FIRST Dean’s List Finalists Nevada State’s 2016 FIRST Dean’s List Finalists Phuc (Eric) Duong & Zachary Frewert FIRST Dean’s List Semi-Finalists Caleb Crow and Shalin Shah Presented at Nevada State FTC Championship In Las Vegas, NV I invite you to join me in again recognizing Eric Duong from Reed High School Team#9507 Reedbotics as our State of Nevada’s 2016 FIRST Dean’s List Finalist And our Semi-Finalists Caleb Crow Zak Frewert and Shalin Shah Applause

2017 FIRST Dean's List Award Nominations opens November 10, 2016 Any 10th & 11th grade student is eligible Students are nominated by their unrelated team coach, mentors, or other adult* Celebrate your Team's top 1 or 2 student leaders by nominating them! Team as a whole must verify submission Nominations due >= 14 days before event! Nomination close will be either 7 or 21 JAN 2017 Details about this award available in the Awards Section of the Game Manual.

FIRST Dean’s List Application will require: Nominee Name Nominee Grade Nominee GPA Qualifying Event for the Dean’s List submission Nevada FIRST Tech Challenge State Championship Nomination essay of <= 4,000 characters Photos (encouraged but optional) – 3 maximum The essay is THE VITAL TOOL to present the nominee (especially for those that advance from Finalist … to Winner) People who do not know or have never met the nominee will be making their decisions off of the written word only! FOCUS the essay on the STUDENT’s accomplishments, expertise and leadership in the program… Be sure to include what their GOALS are as related to FIRST Photos – optional with a maximum of 3; one being a head shot Interviews occur a week or two ahead of event… (or possibly at qualifying event)

FIRST Dean’s List Criteria includes, but not be limited to: Demonstrated leadership and commitment to the ideals of FIRST Interest in and passion for a long term commitment to FIRST Overall individual contribution to their team Technical expertise and passion Entrepreneurship and creativity  Ability to motivate and lead fellow team members  Effectiveness at increasing awareness of FIRST in their school and community Bold emphasis added by Seena Drapala The Dean’s List Award began in 2010 celebrate outstanding student leaders whose passion for and effectiveness at attaining FIRST ideals is exemplary. In an effort to recognize the leadership and dedication of the FIRST most outstanding FRC students, the Kamen family sponsors this award for the selected top students. The students who earn FIRST Dean’s List Award status as a Semi-Finalist, Finalist or Winner, Student leaders who have lead their teams and communities to increased awareness for FIRST  While achieving personal technical expertise and accomplishment. It is the intention of FIRST that they will continue on, post-award, as great leaders of the ever growing FIRST student alumni community and as advocates of FIRST.

2 Finalists are selected FIRST Dean’s List Process Mentors submit Interviewers Reviewers Finalists go on to final review Dean’s List Reviewers submit results 2 Finalists are selected for Nevada

FIRST Dean’s List 2016 Winners Team#, Name, & Location: 846 Shikhar Jagadeesh San Jose, CA 3284 Brenden Babour Camdenton, MO 3250 Autumn Luna Sacramento, CA 180 Shantanu Jakhete Stuart, FL 3061 Brandon John Naperville, IL 1241 Shaqeeb Momen Mississauga, Ontario, Canada 5830 Chenelle Foster Lanham, MD 3494 Zarya deSouza Bloomington, IN 503 Mitchel Huang Novi, MI 118 Jessa Westheimer League City, TX 10 Winners selected out the many finalists FIRST Dean’s List 2016 Winners

Presented by Seena Drapala FIRST Tech Challenge Engineering Notebook Overview Presented by Seena Drapala Northern Nevada Judge Advisor I invite you to join me in again recognizing Eric Duong from Reed High School Team#9507 Reedbotics as our State of Nevada’s 2016 FIRST Dean’s List Finalist And our Semi-Finalists Caleb Crow Zak Frewert and Shalin Shah Applause

Engineering Notebook Quiz What awards require an engineering notebook? 1 2 3 4 5 6 Inspire Award Think Award Connect Award Rockwell Collins Innovate Award PTC Design Award Control Award

Engineering Notebook Quiz What awards require an engineering notebook? 1 – Inspire Award 2 – Think Award 3 – Connect Award 4 – Rockwell Collins Innovation Award 5 – PTC Design Award 6 – Control Award Engineering Notebook Requirements by Award Inspire Award  Engineering Notebook must be submitted, and must include an Engineering Section, a Team Section and a Business or Strategic Plan. The entire Engineering Notebook must be high quality, thoughtful, thorough, detailed and well organized. Think Award  Engineering Notebook must demonstrate that the Team has a clear understanding of the engineering design process, with pictures or drawings and details documenting all stages of Robot design.  Notebook must recount the Team’s journey, experience and lessons

Engineering Notebook Quiz What awards do NOT require an engineering notebook? 1 2 3 Motivate Promote Compass

Engineering Notebook Quiz What awards do NOT require an engineering notebook? 1 – Motivate Award 2 – Promote Award 3 – Compass Award

Engineering Notebook Quiz Why do employers use engineering notebooks?

Engineering Notebook Quiz Why do employers use engineering notebooks? Protect their inventions Document information File for patents Track product changes Give credit to team members for patents (+$) Track product failures Record what worked & didn’t work Inspire Award Think Award Connect Award Rockwell Collins Innovate Award PTC Design Award Control Award

Engineering Notebook Quiz What should FIRST engineering notebooks include?

Engineering Notebook Quiz What should FIRST engineering notebooks include? Team name & number on the COVER! explains your team’s Journey… Team section – team members & what do they do Engineering section – documents design process, how it was reached, how it changes, detailed drawings, calculations, include dates & signatures, include Strategy on how you are going to play the game Business or Strategic Plan – fundraising goals, sustainability goals, timelines, outreach, community service goals, update with progress towards goals

Engineering Notebook Final thoughts: Always a work in progress ~ dynamic Bring to Judges early at each Meet & competition Provide a summary page of what has changed Use post-it notes to highlight pages – leave messages for Judges (time efficiency) Be creative – give it team flavor! Tell your team’s story trials, tribulations & SUCCESSES!

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