Name:  Annie Bextermueller

Age:    14

Grade:   Freshman

School:  Orchard Farm High School 

Years in Robotics:  1

Job at Robotics: Design and building of robot. 

Interests: singing, running track & field, designing   

Short Bio:  D.O.B. May 21st 1991,  Adopted at age three, Joined the Point Prairie 4-H Club at age 

8. In 6th grade I got the privilege of singing the National Anthem at b-ball games.

Name:  Alex Cotton

Age:    17

Grade:   11th

School: Ft. Zumwalt West High School 

Years in Robotics:  1

Job at Robotics: Design and building of robot 

Interests:  wake boarding, robotics, football, playing guitar, chilling with my friends

Short Bio:  Played football for Ft. Zumwalt High, President of Technology Students Association group 

at Ft. Zumwalt High, member of National Honor Society, A+ program, loves anything to do with 

technology

Name:  Jeff Cottrell
Age: 14
Grade: 8th
School: West Middle School
Years in Robotics: 1
Job at Robotics: Assembly

Interests:
Building models, video games, riding bike

Short Bio:
Moved to O'Fallon before kindergarten, will be at West High next year. Likes to play XBox Live against friends from school and others from around the world. He has earned 2 yellow stripes in Kuk Sool Won. Participates in church youth camp and weekly youth activities. Runs lights for the band at church on Sundays.
 

Name:  Alex Havermann

Age:    15

Grade:   10th

School:  Washington High School 

Years in Robotics:  2

Job at Robotics: Design and building of robot, design and building of controls 

Interests:  robotics, engineering, aerospace

Short Bio:  play soccer for Washington H.S. JV Team., Civil Air Patrol  

Name:  Robin Havermann

Age:    17

Grade:   11th

School:  Washington High School 

Years in Robotics:  2

Job at Robotics: Web Master, essay writer, mother hen

Interests:  web design, working with computers, reading, video games, psychology, learning, 

chess, internet, chatting 

Short Bio:  Accepted into advanced learning program in school, moved in third grade, went to

Missouri Scholars Academy in the summer of 2005 

Name:  Aaron Heumphreus

Age:    15

Grade:   9

School:   Ft. Zumwalt South 

Years in Robotics:  1

Job at Robotics: building the robot 

Interests:  Building robots, exercising creativity without using artwork  

Short Bio:   Wrestle for Ft. Zumwalt High varsity team freshman year, attended robotic camp 

at LSSU in 2004

Name:  Troy Heumphreus

Age:    17

Grade:   12

School:   Ft. Zumwalt South 

Years in Robotics:  4

Job at Robotics: designing and building the robot: mechanic and engineer  

Interests:  architect, pole vaulting, bike riding

Short Bio:  Dives for Ft. Zumwalt South High, 3rd place at GM Lego robotics, rides a unicycle

previous activities: band, wrestling, mock trial

Name:  Katie Kullman
Age:    16
Grade:  11
School:  Fort Zumwalt North High
Years in Robotics: 3 all together, 2 in FIRST
Job at Robotics: creative art director

Interests: robots, anime, art, DDR (dance dance revolution)

Short Bio: nerd with no time on her hands. All I do all day is go to school, draw, and in robot seasons build robots. Then comes work and friends.
 

Name:  Tom Langdon

Age:    14

Grade:   9

School:   St. Dominic's 

Years in Robotics:  1

Job at Robotics:  Only full time animator and head of it. 

Interests:    Having fun

Short Bio:  

Name:  Ethan J. Mackey

Age:    16

Grade:   10

School:   Ft. Zumwalt South High

Years in Robotics:  2

Job at Robotics: mechanic and inventor

Interests:  Bike riding, playing video games, working out  

Short Bio:   Trying to get into Lewis & Clark Tech School

Name:   Aaron Osburn
Age:    17
Grade:   Junior
School:  Washington
Years in Robotics: 2
Job at Robotics: THE Programmer

Interests: I like stuff, and more stuff, and gaming. My DS rocks. Rocks to System of a Down

Short Bio:
My appendix hates me. I live with crazy people. I hail from Texas. I speak French. I like PCs.

Name:  Chas Palmer

Age:    17

Grade:   12

School:   Hope High School, Ft. Zumwalt School District

Years in Robotics:  Since beginning of organization (4th year)

Job at Robotics:  1st year- Scouting, 2nd year- Scouting, 3rd year-Pneumatics, Current year-

Animation 

Interests:   Drilling & Tap Holes, gemology, astronomy, volcano logy, forensics, criminal justice, 

and computer games

Short Bio:   Rec'd the Technology Education Award for Outstanding Achievement from Ft. Zumwalt 

North Middle School, Rec'd Certificate from Duke University Talent Identification Program for 

scoring 95% in Science & Mathematics, Rec'd Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in U.S. 

History at Ft. Zumwalt Hope High, Ft. Zumwalt Hope High Honor Roll, Ft. Zumwalt Hope High Senior 

Design Editor, Participated in Northeast Missouri Academy of Technical Scholars Robotics camp, 

Been accepted to ITT Technical Institute for fall 2006 semester.

Name:  Mike Scalera

Age:    17

Grade:   12th

School: Ft. Zumwalt South High School 

Years in Robotics:  3

Job at Robotics: Design and building of robot specializing in electronics 

Interests:  robotics, computers, electronics, gaming

Short Bio:  Diving for Ft. Zumwalt High, attended robotics camp at Moberly Area Community College

Name:  Matt Sherry

Age:    18

Grade:   12th

School: Ft. Zumwalt North High School 

Years in Robotics:  4

Name:   Steve Story

Age:    18

Grade:   12th

School: Ft. Zumwalt South High School 

Years in Robotics:  3

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