Farewell 2015 Graduates!
Throughout the years, we have seen plenty of club members come and go. This year, we said farewell to eight club members. This post will recognize those who have moved on from Robotics Club and their accomplishments.
Kerry Holmes graduated and went on to attend the University of Akron with a full ride scholarship while also being a member of the U Of A Honors College where he chose to major in computer science and software development. He was president during the 2014 to 2015 VEX season and was vice president and treasurer during unlisted VEX seasons.
Kerry's achievements include being a member of the first competitive team of 7316A, being a member of the first team to advance to the Ohio States competition, being a member of the first team to advance to the Worlds competition, and being an internationally ranked VEX Programmer.
Kerry competed all four years, first starting in 2011 to 2012 during Gateway in the non-competitive team. He then was a part of the Sack Attack 7316A team during 2012 to 2013. Next, he stayed in 7316A and competed during 2013 to 2014's Toss Up where he qualified for not only States, but Worlds too. His last year was spent competing in Skyrise in 2014 to 2015 in team 7316D.
Steven Edwards moved on to attend the University of Akron with a major in computer science and software development. He was the vice president from 2014 to 2015.
Steven's accomplishments include being a member of the first robotics team to advance to the Ohio States competition and being a member of the first robotics team to advance to the Worlds competition.
Steven competed for two years during 2013 to 2014's Toss Up in team 7316A, and 2014 to 2015's 7316C for Skyrise.
Erica Kraus attended the Cleveland Institute of Art after graduating to major in biomedical illustration with an emphasis on industrial design. She held the office of secretary for two years from 2013 to 2015.
Erica's main achievements include being a member of the first team to go to Ohio's State competition and being a member of the first team to advance to the VEX World's Championship. She also created a style of a Engineering Notebook that many Firestone loggers still use to this day.
Erica competed for two years, starting in 2013 to 2014's Toss Up in team 7316A. In this team, she went to both States and later to Worlds. For the following 2014 to 2015 game of Skyrise, she was in team 7316C.
Tyler Stallsmith moved on to attend the University of Akron where he later transferred to the Stark State College after three semesters. At University of Akron, he majored in Corrosion Engineering and later majored in Digital Media & Design at Stark State College. He held the office of treasurer during the 2014 to 2015 season.
Tyler's major accomplishments include being a member of the first teams to attend Ohio's States Competition. He was also able to continue to go to Worlds. Another achievement was that he was the primary filmmaker and spokesman for the Firestone Robotics Club. After he left robotics, he also achieved the grand accomplishment of being a social media representative for an international video game company, Konami, at several events including the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, CA. He is not employed at the Akron Art Museum.
Tyler competed for three years in games such as 2012 to 2013's Sack Attack in team 7316A. He was also in 2013 to 2014's Toss Up in team 7316A, where he went to States and Worlds. His last competition was 2014 to 2015's Skyrise where he was in team 7316D.
Christopher Morris attended the University of Akron with a full ride scholarship and was a member of the U of A Honors College where he majored in Mechanical Engineering. He was president from 2014 to 2015, as well as was vice president and secretary at an unlabeled time period.
Christopher's main achievements are being in the first robotics team, 7316A, being one of the first members to attend the Ohio States Competition, and being one of the first people to attend the Worlds Competition. Some of his largest post-robotics achievements include gaining an internship at NASA and winning the 2017 to 2018 Firestone Volunteer of the Year Award.
Christopher competed for all four years, starting as a member of the non-competitive robotics team during 2011 to 2012's Gateway. He then was in 2012 to 2013's Sack Attack game in team 7316A. After that, he was in 2013 to 2014's Toss Up in team 7316A, where he attended both States and Worlds. His year was 2014 to 2015's 7316A during Skyrise where he qualified for states.
Haley Calhoun moved on to attend the Ohio University where she majored in Theater Arts. She was a member of 7316B during 2013 to 2014's Toss Up. The next year, she was a member of team 7316D for Skyrise during 2014 to 2015.
Emily Michalec attended the Cleveland State University where she majored in Musical Education. She competed during the 2014 to 2015 game of Skyrise in team 7316D where she qualified for States.
Alexander Horwitz attending the University of Akron where he majored in Electrical Engineering. In Toss Up's 2013 to 2014's game, he was in 7316C. He later moved to 7316E in 2014 to 2015's Skyrise game.
A final thank you to all the members listed above. We hope you all enjoyed robotics and welcome you to come visit any time you would like!
~ Aine Bolton
Media Officer
[Post refurbished 7/30/2018.]
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