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What is the name of your school?	We are the "Episcopal Day School"
How many of the people from your school are working on the project?	16
What is the name of your robot?	"Triska"
Is "Triska" short for anything?	Triskaidekaphobia
How do you pronounce that?	tris-kahy-dek-uh-foh-bee-uh
What does Triskaidekaphobia mean?	It means the fear of the number 13.
How did you come up with this name?	Our team is number 13.
Is this your first year doing BEST?	Yes, this is the first year we will be competing in BEST
What's the hardest part of this competetion so far?	So far, the hardest part seems to be the engineering process of creating the robot. It is very hard to think of a good idea of how to make it work with the playing field shown to us and the parts that have been given to us.
Has it been easy adjusting your schedule to where you have time to work on the robot?	With all the homework, singing, soccer, play practice, dance, and orchestra, it's been somewhat difficult having us all here, but we have managed.
How did you come up with the design for your robot?	We did some brainstorming with engineers and experts and came up with the design we thought would work best for the robot.
Why did you choose to start participating in BEST?	We needed to improve our teamwork with each other and to learn about our fields/teams of work. Our math/competitive academics teacher, Mr. Fathi, introduced this project to our principal, Mrs. McCartney. She believed we could accomplish this task, and we decided to take it on. We also want to prove we are the BEST.
Do you have any outside mentors?	Yes, they are: Mr. Lombard, Mr. Wills, Mr. Ashley, Mr. Williams, Mr. Glaze, and Mrs. Towers.
How did you choose the leaders of the groups?	We looked at their strengths and their weaknesses and found out who had the most capability to accomplish these tasks. Then, we voted.
Do you think you will win the BEST competition?	We hope we will win, but seeing as it is our first time competing, we might not do as well as some of the other teams who have more experience in this competition. Just remember, experience is the total number of mistakes you make and learn from, and the total number of mistakes that others make and you learn from as well.