 Name / Nickname: Angelo Sibaja
Class: 2007
Number of years participating with FIRST: My Rookie year was 2005; this is my third year in robotics
Sub-group: Design / Web Design
Role in the sub-group: Head of Design Team/ Graphical animation
Reason for joining FIRST: Because I love Science and Technology, and I like to be involved.
What other clubs or activities are you involved in? Student Government
National Honors Society,
Interactive Club,
Chess Club,
Spanish Club,
Tennis
What are your interests / hobbies? Computers, Soccer, Chess, Hockey
What is your favorite class(es)? Calculus / Physics / Web Design / Social Issues
What is your favorite websites? www.google.com
What is your favorite TV shows? “Nova”, “The outer limits”, “Smallville”
What is your favorite book(s)? “The Last of the Mohicans”, “The Odyssey”, “The Death of Ivan Ilyich”, “Don Quixote” , “Harry Potter”
What is your favorite quote or saying? “A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.”
Who is the person who has influenced you the most on the Robotics team? It is hard to decide on one mentor that has influenced me the most, as I have been influenced by all engineers and teachers alike, I’m inspire by all them for their dedication to expose as to the world of science and technology.
Favorite thing about participating in FIRST: My favorite thing about FIRST is actually the designing process, watching the robot slowly came to life from the combined ideas of the team members. Building models of our designs and testing them, them deciding we have to start all over until we came up with something better. The whole experience of being part of a small group sharing one common goal. That is what attracts me to FIRST
College Plans/Major: Rutgers / Engineering
Mention one thing about previous year’s competitions that you will always remember:
There are many good things to remember about FIRST, but the one I’ll remember the most would be going to the competitions on my rookie year, It was fun to be around peers and engineers sharing ideas and trying to figure out on how a wining robot look like, but nothing compare to actually being there seeing it compete against other robots. |
