Beach Cities Robotics Team Mom Honored as Illuminary

Beach Cities Robotics Team 294 www.bcrobotics.org Team Mom, Cheryl Miller, was awarded the title Illuminary of the Month by the national organization Robot Chicks Union (RCU) www.robotchicksunion.org.

Beach Cities Robotics Team 294 www.bcrobotics.org Team Mom, Cheryl Miller, was awarded the title Illuminary of the Month by the national organization Robot Chicks Union (RCU) www.robotchicksunion.org.

The RCU Illuminaries are special individuals who have made an impact in the RCU and/or female participation in FIRST www.usfirst.org, the international organization the team competes within.

RCU Founder Kristen Kelso said, Cheryls favorite adventure may have been becoming an undercover security agent for a well known department store, but her favorite achievement remains being part of team 294s core mentor team."

"Our team now has a great web, is regularly in the newspaper, teaching robotics summer camps, mentoring new FIRST Robotics and FIRST LEGO League Teams, is going to have a year-round regular school curriculum of robotics, and were pursuing having a reality show made of our team." Cheryl Miller

The 2002-2003 season was Millers first season involved in FIRST Robotics. On team 294, she works on many facets of the team from publicity to ensuring there is food at every robotics meeting. Millers impact on FIRST is not limited to the members of team 294; she has also made a tremendous impact on the RCU. "Argue for your limitations, and youll have them. Instead explore your world, try new things, learn new things, shoot for the moon, and dont let other people define your life," exclaims Cheryl Miller.

Major sponsors for Beach Cities Robotics include Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Raytheon and Rent.com.

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