Story from a Newbie

My name is Michael Alatorre, and I’m currently a ninth grader at YES Prep Southeast. This is my first year on the Robotics team. As a new member of the robotics team, I can’t begin to describe how fun this experience has been. So far I’ve made new friends all from different grades of the school, and I’ve developed a sense of family and where I can be myself. Although in the beginning when I first joined, it was a little boring, it quickly started to get interactive when we started building the robot. Although it’s difficult trying to learn all the new terms for how to build the robot, I’m starting to acquire some of the skills of all the areas in the robotics team. I’m currently an apprentice at programming and mechanics, which are challenging parts on the team, but I’m just a piece of the whole that makes this club so fun to be with. I encourage everyone who reads this to join because it’s a fun experience that will keep you energetic till the end of the robotics completion.