History: 2008
Team Name: Team RUSH
Sponsor: No formal sponsor – ABB, AAM, AMT, Chrysler Foundation, Schenck
Build Location: Clarkston High School
Team Motto: Respect, Unity, Spirit, and Heart
Game: Overdrive – Oval race track where you get points for crossing 1/2 track lines and also can shoot huge balls over or pass under racks – at the end of the game can place on top of rack for extra point – extra points for knocking off balls during auton
Events attended: Great Lakes Regional, Detroit Regional, World Championship
Key Team RUSH Members Rookie Seasons: Steve Hyde, Shayna Kunz
Interesting Info: John Lafata passed away 10/14/07, FIRST Presidents Circle, present project based learning to governer’s conference, Tool Kit established, state capital presentation, Chrysler Closing the Technology Gap awarded to Mrs. Hughes for Team RUSH!
Awards
Finalists (Detroit Regional), Chairmans Award (Detroit Regional), Woodie Flowers Award - Anthony Lapp (Detroit Regional), Semi-Finalists (West Michigan), Motorola Quality Award (West Michigan), Semi-finalists at Championship (Archimedes Division), Motorola Quality Award (Championship), Semi-finalists (IRI), Highest Score (Kettering Kick-off), Finalists (Kettering Kick-off), Quality in Engineering (Kettering Kick-off)
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