Dean's List won by Nemesis' very own Vinu Sankaran

At the 2022 Seneca District Competition, our very own Vinu Sankaran won the Dean's List Nomination Award. Vinu wowed the judges during his interview, where he talked about his long history with FIRST, how he was introduced to Nemesis and his great contributions to this team. Vinu started his journey in the FIRST community through FLL where he was part of team Shockwave. When he was in elementary school, he attended an event that Nemesis hosts for children in Robbinsville, Discovery Day. At Discovery Day Vinu’s eyes were opened to the STEM opportunities that were available in high school and he was mesmerized by the FRC Robot Demo which was part of the event. He was intrigued by his experience through the hands-on activities at Discovery Day and went on to attend Engineering Day, a similar event held by Nemesis that is targeted towards older children. When his freshman year rolled along he tried out for the Build Team here at Nemesis and successfully earned himself a spot on this team. Through his years as a Nemesis member, Vinu explored his interests and found that he was more aligned with our Community Outreach subteam where he began to contribute to. Currently, he is a Co-lead of the Community Outreach team and is one of three members of our Chairman’s team. Vinu demonstrated his creativity, research skills, strong presentation skills, and his devotion to this team while being a Chairman’s team member. In our virtual 2021 season, Nemesis won the Chairman’s Award which was a proud victory for the entire team. This would not have been possible without Vinu’s time that he spent working with the rest of his fantastic Chairman’s partners. Vinu himself said, “Winning this award is something I’m very proud of, however putting a hundred percent effort and care into all my contributions to this team is the basic standard that I hold myself to.” Vinu is a well-rounded student as he is also part of the Boy’s Tennis Team and Model UN at Robbinsville High School. There is one lesson that Vinu always carries with him: no matter what, he should let all his activities produce fun! Vinu Sankaran is clearly Dean’s List material because he is a gracious professional, hard worker, engaged team member and friend to all! Vinu brings laughter and joy to this team while being an efficient worker during every meeting and on March 27th at Seneca High School, he brought us great honor when he won his Dean’s List Nomination Award!