About Our Team - East York Cybernetics

Ten years ago, in 2001, twenty young students came together and formed a team to compete in the FIRST Robotics Competition. To this day, the team soldiers on towards its goals of providing real-world Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education. This is the story of the robotics team of East York Colligate Institute; Team 907.

Photograph of Team 907

Located in Toronto, Ontario, East York Collegiate's robotics team has competed in every FIRST competition since 2002, where we won the "Highest Rookie Seed" award. We pride ourselves on being a friendly yet competitive team, and providing a fun learning experience to those on our team while still maintaining our competitive edge.

We always welcome new members with open arms: we ask for no prerequisite skills or entry fees. Last year, while we only we only had thirteen full-time members (eight students and five mentors), we still made it to the quarterfinals at the Waterloo regional, and the semi-finals at the Toronto East regional. This year, our team's size has drastically increased, which we are more than glad to see, as we are always trying to advocate and promote robotics as a fun and educational experience for everyone involved. As a team, we are always concerned about making robotics an enjoyable and rewarding extracurricular activity for our members.

Mentors

	Name: Mr. Chris Perivolaris AKA: Mr. P Role: Lead Mentor, Teacher Member Since: 2008 Mutant Ability: Ability to manipulate technology with his mind (Technopathy) Favourite Expression: *"What do you mean you* have to go?" Arch Nemesis: Thanatos**
	Name: Dr. Frank Naccarato, P.Eng. AKA: Mr. N Role: Mentor Member Since: November 2010 Mutant Ability: Can make a prototype out of any two arbitrary objects Favourite Expression: "Hurry up!" or "Is that the time?!" Arch Nemesis: Shawn.
	Name: Philip Perivolaris AKA: Dr. Fancypants Role: Mentor, Fabricator Member Since: 2007 Mutant Ability: Can find key parts in solid blocks of metal Favourite Expression: "I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant." Arch Nemesis: Father Time

Captains

	Name: Shawn Zivontsis AKA: "Is It Done Yet?" Role: Leader of the Horde Member Since: Long Ago (In a Galaxy Far Away) Mutant Ability: Can introduce software bugs without touching a computer Favourite Expression: "Code's compiling." Arch Nemesis: The Laws of Physics
	Name: Benjamin Chu AKA: Commodore Ben Role: Captain of the Mechanical Team Member Since: September 2010 Mutant Ability: Is able to mill at the speed of light Favourite Expression: "Programmers' fault!" Arch Nemesis: Hunger.
	Name: Joel Moses AKA: The Stig Role: Driver and Machinist Member Since: September 2010 Mutant Ability: Can drive a robot with no motors. Least Favourite Expression: "Kokul! I mean, Joel!"and "Drive faster!" Arch Nemesis: Low Battery Voltage.
	Name: Kokul Subendran AKA: Joel Role: Captain of Controls Team Member Since: September 2010 Mutant Ability: Can stay silent for several hours consecutively. Favourite Expression: "Thug Aim" Arch Nemesis: Spawn-camping Noob-tubers
	Name: Natalie Schaefer AKA: El Capitana Role: Captain of Spirit, Financial, Media/Publicity, and Planning Team. Member Since: November 2010 Mutant Ability: Has pink hair. Favourite Expression: "For a robotics team, we're not too bright." Arch Nemesis: Tim Horton's Fruit Explosion Muffins.
	Name: Richard Schaefer AKA: Tiphys, son of Hagnias Role: Mascot, Chief of Moral Support Member Since: November 2011 Mutant Ability: Surfs the internet from a ship

Robots

	Dizzy Miss Lizzy Year: 2012 Game: Rebound Rumble (video) K.D.R.: 21-9-0 (stats) Regionals: Toronto East (Semi-Finals), Toronto West (Semi-Finals) Awards: Xerox Creativity Award at Toronto West
	Long Tall Sally Year: 2011 Game: Logomotion (video) K.D.R.: 10-17-3 (stats) Regionals: Waterloo (Quarterfinals), Toronto East (Semi-Finals)

Contact Us

East York Collegiate Institute
Chris Perivolaris, Lead Robotics Mentor
mr_p@team907.ca
650 Cosburn Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M4C 2V2, Canada
(416) 396-2355