#PurpleFire Bursts Into Battle

Space · December 2, 2015, 10:59am

Hey guys! I am pleased to announce the existence of a new VEX U team, POLY1, aka Purple Fire! We are the new VEX U team for Robotics at Florida Polytechnic, and we’re very excited to be competing this year! Our first event will be the Florida State Championship on February 15th. Hopefully we can qualify for Worlds this year!

Check out our website at http://www.purplefi.re/

anon50541363 · December 2, 2015, 11:01am

Nice!

Good luck (as a UCF dropout / CU Denver dropin).

Florida has a lot of Vex, shadow a high school team if you can.

TriDragon · December 2, 2015, 11:33am

You will probably have a few kids from #6430, Trinity Dragons, joining you in 18 months
They like Polytech.
Didn’t know about the 15th VEXU tourney, see you there to watch.
VRC and IQ are on 2/13 and 14.

Will you be at the VEXU skills challenge in Leesburg on 1/10? Nice to have the MS/HS see some VEXU teams.

tabor473 · December 2, 2015, 11:39am

Space:

I never got a chance to properly say goodbye. The weeks after the World Championship were just so crazy busy, with finals and all. Now that I have graduated High School, I think it’s time to move on. I’ve been a part of VRC ever since Round Up, and this program has given me so much over the years. I’m so thankful for all of the great things I’ve learned, the amazing people I’ve interacted with, and some of the best friendships I’ve ever had that might not have happened without this program.

I now find myself going off to college, and facing a lot of new experiences, but I will never forget the time I’ve spent as part of VEX. I hope that one day I will return to the VEX Robotics Competition, as a mentor for a VEX team. I hope to give to students what my mentors have done for my fellow teammates and I.

And so I bid you farewell, VEX Forum. It was an amazing 5 years. Thank you to everyone who made them possible. Thank you to all of the teams we’ve competed with and against. Thank you to all of my amazing teammates, mentors, and friends.

Space · December 2, 2015, 11:46am

Oh yeah. I’m back, by the way.

anon50541363 · December 2, 2015, 12:25pm

@Space pulling a @Cody

Space · December 2, 2015, 12:29pm

So that’s what it’s called?

No, but I’m glad to be back. I thought for sure that when I finished Skyrise that I wasn’t going to do VEX U, but the opportunity presented itself and I figured it would be a lot of fun.

Xiphas · December 8, 2015, 11:47am

Welcome (back) to VEX U bud.

Space · December 8, 2015, 11:54am

Thanks! Looking forward to competing.