So our team has five days left to submit its Chairman's Essay, Woodie Flowers submission, and team website. It's unbelievable how quickly the build season has passed, and though I'm looking forward to leaving Stuyvesant a little earlier than 9 at night, I almost wish I had a few more days left on the team. As stressful and punishing as the robotics team is, I don't know how long it'll be until I need to push myself this hard again, and I'm kind of impressed to see how much the team can accomplish in a short six weeks.

Only 15 days left until award submissions are due... even though marketing has a consistent amount of work year-round, it's still crunch time right after the third week of build season ends. I'm listening to bad pop music to try and stay awake to focus on what needs to get done at the next few meetings. It usually takes at least a half hour of planning before every meeting for things to run smoothly.

So we're halfway through the build season, and I'm halfway through my senior year. The first few days of the school year don't seem that far behind, and if I think about it, neither were my first few days on the team.