Lauren is on her 6th season this year. Before joining Plan B, she was on a FLL (First Lego League) team for three years. She focuses her abilities on managing the notebook, portfolio, social media management, being drive captain, head of scouting, and hardware. At and before competitions start, she finds the right teams for us to pair up with. While she’s “off duty”, she likes to paint, crochet, work with plants, or just hang out with friends.
Madelyn is a senior in her third year of robotics but leads a double life. During Robotics, you can find her in odd places working on the autonomous program. She has been tackling odometry since the start of the summer, but she is very excited to see it in action. When she isn’t being a woman in STEM. She sings, she dances, she acts, and she arranges music. Her Acapella group, Frequency, coupled with Robotics, keeps her very busy.
Gabriel is a senior this year. This is his second year on the team and he works mainly on hardware. He is our primary human player as well. His favorite color is purple and he likes welding and learning about computers. While he is not at robotics, he usually watches videos or plays video games with friends.
Schuy is a senior this year. This is his second year on the team. He mainly works on hardware, while labeling problems as “software issues” as frequently as possible. His favorite color is blue. He also likes to play pickup basketball and video games in his free time, as well as hanging out with his friends.
Preston is a senior and this is his fourth year on the team. He is the lead CAD designer for anything 3D printed. He loves anything to do with technology. He is interested in both hardware and software engineering. He will be attending Elon University for their undergrad engineering to figure out what focus he will follow. He plans on transferring to a larger school for his master’s degree.
Evan is a senior and this is his fourth year in FTC. He did FIRST Lego League before he joined. Evan likes playing a variety of video games in his free time. He is a boy scout and plays disc golf with his buddies. Evan is our driver for our primary drive team. Evan enjoys tennis and in Evan’s opinion he’s quite good at it (which he is).
Whitman is a sophomore and is in his third year on the team. He mainly focuses on hardware and can substitute for human player. When Whitman isn’t doing robotics, you can find him running for his school, doing band practice, boy scouts, or playing the piano.
Reid is a sophomore in highschool. This is his third year on the team, and he mainly works on hardware. He plays lacrosse and discgolf with fellow members of our team during his free time. He is the #1 fan of putting motor oil on his pancakes, he’s often talking about it.
Mentors and Coaches
Millard Gold is the original and primary team mentor for Plan B. He has led the team for the past 14 years. He has made an impact on every team member that has made their way into his shop. He gives countless hours to the kids and their families. His passion for FIRST and learning in general makes him the perfect mentor for our team.
Donovan Edmunson is a returning coach this year. His son is Gabriel who is in his 2nd year. He helps out during meetings with our hardware and any other jobs we need assistance with.
Sarah Congdon has found herself in various roles as a team mom. Those roles have included FTC and FLL mentor. (Her daughter Lauren had an FLL team.) She enjoys helping-out when she can and coordinating food for the competitions. Sarah’s daughter Lauren is in her sixth year.
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