2011

Paragon had another great year in 2011. Thanks to our new friends from Cheney Tech, our robot had one of the best looking chassis in the history of the team. This in combination with the container designed to hold all of our electronics made our robot one of the nicest looking ones at both regionals we attended. At the WPI regional we ended up as the captain of the 8th seeded alliance, winning our first elimination round match but ultimately being eliminated from the competition. We did not walk away empty handed however as the blue and orange color scheme of our robot enabled us to win the imagery award.

2010

Paragon continued to grow during 2010, as several new students joined the team. In addition, some of those students helped to make up Paragon’s sponsored FTC team, Blazing Paranormals. We performed admirably at the WPI Regional and the Hartford Regional but unfortunately did not win. However at the Hartford Regional, Paragon won the Gracious Professionalism Award. Also, during the summer of 2010, Paragon experienced one of it’s biggest additions yet. Several students from the disbanded Cheney Tech team, Techno Wizards, were invited to join Paragon. The students, along with several parent mentors, joined the team, making Paragon’s future look bright.

2009

2008-2009 was an amazing year for Team Paragon. At the New Hampshire Regional we seated in the top 30, and we won both the Imagery Award and thanks to the Pit Boss, we won a safety award as well. When the build season concluded, Team Paragon really stepped up and worked together to better the community that they live in. Team Paragon attended their first AmeriCare home rehabilitation project, which showcased the robot at the art show in the center of town. We attended the Shad Derby Parade Day where we shared the spirit of F.I.R.S.T. Not only did Team Paragon attend numerous community service projects but also a “Bring Your Child to Work” day for Otis Elevator and Battle Cry where the team won a special judges award for our cart

2008

This year Paragon reached the quarterfinals and won the spirit award at the Wolcott Invitational. However before the start of the school year, we had sad news as Loomis Chaffee departed from the team. But we rebounded with new students and mentors.

2007

One of the first awards our teams received this year was our seventh spirit award at Bash at the Beach. Also, our Vex group was the runner up at the Massachusetts Championship Tournament. At the Connecticut regional, Paragon performed admirably, coming in 13th place as well as winning the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship Award. Paragon also came in 10th place at the Philadelphia Regional and advanced to the semifinal. In addition, we won the Johnson & Johnson Sportsmanship Award.

2006

In 2006, wishing to increase our programming skills, Team Paragon approached the Metropolitan Learning Center magnet school, where numerous enthusiastic members joined. The new members, along with returning ones, made us a dynamic and diversified team of over 40 members. Our team got heavily into spirit this year, as we tried to spread our infectious spirit to many other teams. Our spirit was well appreciated with the judges at various competitions as well, as the team won many spirit awards this year. In addition, to increase community involvement, we worked with a local radio and communications museum.

2005

In Fall 2005, Spirit really took off with Team Paragon adding hats, boas and bling, as we cheered our way into the hearts of the crowds and judges. Although the robot did not perform as planned at the New England Regional, Philadelphia was another story. Besides being Semi-Finalists, the team won the Judges’ Award and the much coveted Team Spirit Award. This was the beginning of a long string of spirit awards, and the team became well known for our “look” as well as our enthusiasm. We won the Most Spirited Team award at Mayhem on the Merrimac and Best Battlecry Award for spirit at Battlecry, where The Crew also chose us for their Crew’s Choice Award.

2004

Hearing that the robotics team at nearby Windsor High School had lost its sponsors and mentors, Team Paragon asked the eager students to join their team. The skills and personalities of each team collided into explosive concoctions of talent and unique ideas, and perspectives within the students changed. At the post-season event Bash at the Beach, the team won the Blazing Bots Award.

2003

At the 2003 FIRST Robotics Competition UTC New England Regional, we won the Industrial Design Award, and were awarded the Battlecry Award in the Battlecry post-season event.

2001/2002

Team Paragon was founded by a small group of dedicated students and mentors at The Loomis Chaffee School, a private school in Windsor, Connecticut. The team quickly won the Rookie All-Star Award at the FIRST Robotics Competition New York City Regional.