FTC student turns passionate volunteer
Travis Menghini was already a two-year veteran FIRST Robotics Competition student when he joined the newly-formed FTC Team at his Missouri high school during his junior year in 2011. When his team did not advance to the state championship, Travis signed on to help run the Field Control System. Travis Menghini, learning the ropes of being an FTA from Tom McGovern Travis, who was planning to attend the championship to watch his friend's team compete, figured "I was going to be there anyway, why not volunteer and give back to the program? After that first experience, he was hooked. In addition to his duties on FTC Team 5095, the Leptons, Travis continued to explore different volunteer roles, but eventually came under the mentorship of Tom McGovern, the lead Field Technical Adviser (FTA) for Missouri, as an FTA Assistant. Travis graduated from Rockwood Summit High School in 2013 and decided to attend college at Colorado State University. This didn't deter him fr...