Brindlee Mountain Middle School joined BEST in 2013. Quietly, but enthusiastically, they built their robot and practiced driving it. Then they practiced some more. We noticed that at practice day they came early and practiced driving in an empty corner. Then they took all of their allotted time on the field, allowing multiple drivers to practice. Then afterwards they worked out the kinks quietly in a corner of the building.
In 2014, as a second year middle school team, they advanced to South's BEST, edging out older, more experienced teams and were named the best middle school team at South's BEST.
What will they do in their third year? We can't wait to find out!