San Clemente, CA
Sports
Victor Tanon
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Robotics Team Going To Houston
Hello, we are Operation T.A.C. (Technology and Character), a FIRST Lego League (FLL) robotics team for kids ages 9-14. We are siblings and our dad is our head coach and our mom is our project coach. We also have a core values coach. His name is Adam and he is also our chess coach and close family friend. Our little sisters are our Lego sorters and cheering squad. Our little brother is also part of the cheering squad, but his specialty is ensuring the mechanical resilience of our designs and making sure our robot performs well, even under heavy slobber.
We love FLL so much that we started mentoring another team, as well. In the four years we've competed, God has blessed us with winning 13 awards! This year, by God's grace, we won the Southern California Championship and will compete this April in the World Festival in Houston, Texas! What a God-thing!
To get to Houston, we need to raise $6,700. This covers the cost of a tournament fee, flights, hotel, van rental, food, etc for the whole team (including coaches and cheering squad).
We love FLL because it gives us an opportunity not only to learn how to be engineers like our dad, but also to practice Christ-like character in the process.
There are three parts to the FLL competition:
(1) Robot Game – we design and program a robot to accomplish missions
(2) Project – we solve a real-world problem with an innovative solution
(3) Core Values – there are 8 character qualities that are judged and, for us, this is the most important part because it encourages us to demonstrate Christ-like character at all times, including in the midst of difficult situations.
We are thankful to the Lord for the opportunity to participate in FLL and are excited to see what He does with Operation T.A.C. (Technology and Character)! Thank you for visiting our site! “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.” (Numbers 6:24-26)
You can find out more about FIRST Lego League (FLL) by clicking here.
Why we do what we do:
We believe God is the holy, just, loving Creator of the universe (Genesis 1:1) and man is sinful and separated from God (Romans 3:23). Jesus is God (Philippians 2:6-7) and He came to earth to live a perfect life for us (2 Corinthians 5:21), to die in our place (Romans 5:8-10), and was raised conquering death for us (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). By placing our trust in Jesus alone to make us right with God, we have salvation in His name and will one day live with Him forever in Heaven (John 3:16). Everything we do, we do for the Lord and for His glory (1 Corinthians 10:31)!
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