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Welcome, let us introduce ourselves


  • Name: Phil
  • Nickname: El Presidente
  • Age: 17
  • Botball job: President of club, Co-builder, documentation aid
  • Hobbies: Sports, Movies, computer games.
  • Occupation: Student
  • School clubs: Robotics!! Science club (future usurper of presidency)
  • Sports: Baseball, golf, soccer, basketball (recreation)
  • Favorite Author: Mark Salzman
  • Favorite Bands: Trapt, Fall Out Boy, Nickleback
  • Favorite Song: Lost Realist (Trapt)
  • Top College Choices: Trinity University, SMU, UT
  • Intended Major: Computer science or business administration
  • Intended Career: computer scientist or business administrator…(duh)
  • Name - John
  • Nickname - Uhh... John
  • Age - 16
  • Botball Job - Documentation/ Photography/ Forums
  • Hobbies - model building (cars and aircraft), robotics (mechanical stuff), scouts (Eagle Scout), cars, NASA High School Aerospace Scholars Program, photography
  • Occupation - Student
  • School Clubs - Science Club (Co-President), Robotics Club (Director of Photography/ Programming), Junior Classical League (Co-Consul), Itinerary (Assist. Art Editor), Mu Alpha Theta, Honor Council, Acolyte
  • Sports - Cycling... ish
  • Favorite Authors - Jeff and Michael Shaara
  • Favorite Bands - Tom Petty, general rap, Relient K
  • Favorite Song - I So Hate Consequences (Relient K), One More Day, One More Night (Tom Petty)
  • Top College Choices - Union College, Trinity College, Columbia University, Tufts University, RPI, WPI
  • Intended Major - Mechanical Engineering
  • Intended Career - either aerospace engineer at NASA or automotive engineer
  • Summer Opportunities - Probably teaching robotics at a SMU day camp and (hopefully) NASA High School Aerospace Scholars internship.
  • Name -Michael
  • Nickname -Aurora Celeste Finklestein (VERY Long Story)
  • Age -17
  • Botball Job -THE Programmer
  • Hobbies -Robotics of course!!!!, Computer games, Chatting on aim, Listening to music, Driving
  • Occupation -Student
  • School Clubs - Science Club (Co-President), Robotics Club (Director of Programming), Junior Classical League ((1/3) of the Triumvirate), Mu Alpha Theta
  • Sports -Baseball (V)
  • Favorite Authors -Michael Crichton, Robin Cook
  • Favorite Bands -Flyleaf, Staind, Shinedown, Rage Against the Machine
  • Favorite Song -Big Poppa (The Notorious B.I.G.)
  • Top College Choices -Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, College of William and Mary
  • Intended Major -Medicine/Human Anatomy
  • Intended Career -Doctor (Not sure what type)
  • Summer Opportunities - I will most likely work at Southwestern Medical Center during the summer, and perhaps participate in a medical program in Houston
  • Name- Charlie
  • Nickname- Chuck
  • Age- 16
  • Botball job- Master Builder
  • Hobbies- Legos, Magic the Gathering
  • Occupation- Student
  • Clubs- Robotics, Science, Mock Trial, Quiz Bowl, Physics Olympics Mu Alpha Theta
  • Sports- Golf, Tennis
  • Favorite Authors- Douglas Adams
  • Favorite Bands- I like everything from The Rolling Stones to Coldplay to The Postal Service
  • Favorite Songs- Sympathy for the Devil(The Rolling Stones), The District Sleeps Alone(The Postal Service), Daylight Robbery(Imogen Heap)
  • Top College Choice- A&M, UT, MIT, Rice
  • Intended major- Mechanical Engineering / Physics
  • Intended Career- Whatever it is that Mechanical Engineers do
  • Summer Activities- In summer school/camp counselor
  • Name - Spencer
  • Nickname - Spence
  • Age - 17
  • Botball Job - Website Developer
  • Hobbies - computer games, sports.
  • Occupation - Student
  • School Clubs - Robotics Club
  • Sports - Soccer, Tennis
  • Favorite Authors - J.R.R. Tolkein
  • Favorite Bands - Mudvayne, Seether, Breaking Benjamin
  • Favorite Song - Happy, So Cold
  • Top College Choices - Trinity University
  • Intended Major - Business/Technology
  • Intended Career - Game Developing
  • Summer Opportunities - summcer school / sport camps
  • Name - Brian
  • Nickname - Spiv, Spivey, Spivmaster, The Spiv, El Dragon Blanco
  • Age - 17
  • Botball Job - Documentation/ Photography/
  • Hobbies - reading, hunting, fishing, soccer, politics.
  • Occupation - Student
  • School Clubs - Science Club , Robotics Club, Film Club
  • Sports - Soccer
  • Favorite Authors - F.A. Hayek and Jared Diamond
  • Favorite Bands - Lynyrd Skynyrd, Armin van Buuren
  • Favorite Song - Free Bird
  • Top College Choices - Trinity University, Austin College, Wake Forest
  • Intended Major - Pre-med
  • Intended Career - Pathologist/radiation oncologist/pro-soccer
  • Summer Opportunities - Soccer camps, World cup 2006 in Germany)