The 1998-1999 Season was the first year that Team 230 played in a FIRST Robotics Competition. Starting off life as Team MAD (Mutual Assured Destruction?, Multi-purpose Autonomous Design?), this team hit the ground running. Their robot, with the official name Dr. Klaw, affectionately became known as the “Mud Duck.” It was a slow steel framed monstrosity with a scissor lift and a cleaver mechanism that scooped up the floppy game pieces used that year. Yet is was enough of a machine to garner the 1999 NE Rookie All-Star Award and almost took us to Einstein.
Students
| Dom Amaturo | Andrew Grant | Justin Lada | Michael Scarlata |
| Jason Bachman | Glenn Heyse | Laura Mariano | Craig Shaffer |
| Jennifer Baker | Joshua Hill | Julie Easter | Brad Smith |
| John Barros | Dave Holden | Sean McCaffrey | Jonathan Stern |
| Chuck Baugh III | David Hotchkiss | Drew Mihalik | Chuck Stewart |
| Chris Bertucio | Erik Ibsen | James Ordija | Ven Tadipatri |
| Dave Chapman | Stacy Koty | Rob Recalde | Jay Tottenham |
| Rachel Foglia | Kevin Lundberg | Tom Reed | Eric Vogl |
| Mike Frank | Michael Lasse | Elizabeth Rieth | Eric Whiteley |
| Sergei Golos | Matt Lawrence | Brett Rogowski | Chris Zito |
Parents
| Charles Baugh | Vladimir Golos | Larry Reed | Richard VogI |
| Paula Bachman | Judy Heyse | Debbie Rogowski | Nancy Whiteley |
| Barbara Bertucio | Glenn Lawrence | Rich Rogowski | Paul Zito |
Teachers
| Ron Mileski | John Niski | Kerry Taylor | Lou Schmecker |
Engineers/Sikorsky Support
| Tom Dannenhoffer | Sue Hitchcock | Liz Sheppard | Henry Voegeli |
| Al Hatchimonji | Robert Lundberg |
1999 Events
o UTC New England Regional – Meadows Music Center – Hartford, CT March 18-20, 1999
o Rookie All-Star Award
o National Championship – Walt Disney World – Orlando, FL April 22-24, 1999
o Rookie All-Star Award
o National Championship – Walt Disney World – Orlando, FL April 22-24, 1999
Team Awards
o Talon Award – Eric Vogl
