The Quantum Samurai
Team 1601
ABOUT THE QUANTUM SAMURAI
Through the previous years, Team 1601 has grown exponentially. Our team has grown from 56 students to 120 students in the past 9 years. This year our team has over 120 members. Every year, new students join, bringing with them new friends, ideas and talents. This mix of individuals has been crucial in the development of our team. The three main subdivisions are Mechanical, Management and Spirit which were created to meet the needs of the team by matching the various talents of incoming members.
"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success."
THE SAMURAI'S STRUCTURE
The Quantum Samurai strictly enforces the core values of FIRST, which are Gracious Professionalism, and Coopertition. These highly emphasized values builds professionals within all the team members of The Quantum Samurai.
FIRST ROBOTICS
-Henry Ford
FIRST Values
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Coming from New York City, our team is very diverse. Our team is composed of many different nationalities and religious views. We come together as a team to accomplish our common goal, and demonstrate that we're not so different after all.
Diversity
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Family
Our team builds strong bonds through out the year. We learn to work as a team, and in the process create amazing friendships. When asked, any of our members would say that The Quantum Samurai is their "second family."
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) is an organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen and Professor Woodie Flowers in 1989 to develop ways to inspire students in engineering and technology fields.
FIRST's headquarters are in Manchester, NH. Dean Kamen is the Founder of FIRST. His board of directors consists of 18 members. For information about them please visit, http://www.usfirst.org/aboutus/content.aspx?id=52
FIRST consists of the FIRST Robotics Competition, FIRST Tech Challenge, FIRST LEGO League, and Junior FIRST LEGO League.
The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) was founded in 1992 and it's for High School students. The purpose of FRC is to involve students in Science and Technology. Students also have the opportunity to win scholarships because FIRST gives out about $14 million in scholarship money for college.
Our mission is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.
It's Mission
It's History
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Our 2013 - 2014 officers are:
President: Brayan Duarte
Vice President of Science Leadership: Fiona Lau
Vice President of Robotics: Nelson De La Cruz
Secretary: Christopher Poveda
Treasurer: Shavon Stewart
