The Juggernaut Way: Chapter 5
2000 - 2001 |
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Marsha Voncina, a new computer technology and language arts instructor is employed at OSTCNE and joins the Team #1. |
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Marsha previously worked with the FIRST Husky Brigade at Northern High School in Pontiac. Also, her husband, Pet Voncinea, a designer at GM becomes a coach for the team. |
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Juggernauts kickoff the pilot of the first Oakland County Competitive Robotics Association (OCCRA) competition season. |
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The Team provides full support and participation of the students and faculty for running the competition. |
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We took 1st Place at the Rochester Tournament, and 3rd Place at the Pontiac Tournament. |
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We won our 1st County Championship in OCCRA. |
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FIRST We took Second Place at the Kettering Invitational. |
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We were invited to set up a display at 3-D’s open house to talk to other companies about sponsoring FIRST teams. |
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We competed in the International Academy’s Sweet Repeat and won First Place in the Robot Competition. |
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Juggernauts in the MTA start work on the Kennedy Project where they design and repair workstations for training severely handicap people for employment. |
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We competed in the Chief Delphi Invitational. Our alliance takes First Place at the West Michigan Regional. |
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The Engineering Manufacturing Technology Department, which was inspired by the FIRST partnership between 3-D and OSTCNE, won the Exemplary Career-Technical Education Program Award. |
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The Juggernauts are Chairman’s Finalists for the second year in a row. |
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We did a presentation about FIRST and its impact on students, staff and engineers for the Michigan State Superintendent of Education, Mr. Thomas D. Watkins, Jr. and allowed him to drive the robot. |
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3-Dimensional Services became Oakland County Employer of the Year for all their support for educational programs in Oakland County. |
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