The Early College at Guilford’s FIRST Robotics Team 1533, also known as Triple Strange, received the Engineering Inspiration Award at the FIRST Robotics Peachtree Regional held in Duluth, Ga.  The award celebrates outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering within a team’s school and community. Team 1533, which also made it into the semifinal rounds of the regional competition, was recognized for its sponsorship of 12 new FIRST teams, from Lego Leagues to three new rookie Robotics teams that joined them at the Peachtree Regional.  The team went on to represent Guilford County Schools at the championships in Atlanta.

Team 1533 Triple Strange is a strong alliance of Guilford County high schools and includes members from The Early College at Guilford, Grimsley, Northwest, Wesleyan Christian Academy and Southwest, as well as home-schooled students. The team members include:  Aana Taylor-Smith, Anna Solini, Ajay Purswani, Alex Blanchard, Alex Schultheiss, Alex Weikel, Amos Cao, Anku Madan, April Lee, Aubrey Gibson, Caitlin Carroll, Casey Butler, Catherine Pan, Chad Burton, Cole Justad-Sandberg, Darius Emrani, David Pudlo, Edward Markus, Eric Cheek, Jr., Geordan Eicchorn, Greg Janesch, Hannah Foster, Hayden Foster, Hilary Chan, Isaac Studebaker, Jeff Pudlo, Jin Kilp, Jordan Hubay, Kevin Janesch, Kory Mack, Kyle O’Donnell, Lilli Parrish, Liz Sheffield, Lizzy Hayton, Mark Draelos, Matt Butler, Matthew Draelos, Max Farrior, Medha Gargeya, Megan Cherry, Neil Shah, Patrick Farrell, Pete Shull, Poorna Dharmasri, Quinn Wagner, Riley Armstrong, Ryan Webster, Sam Moore, Suraj Shah, Thomas Huff, Torsten Schreiber, Tyler Wilson.