Bonnie Stevens

Team Leader
Flagstaff Fourth of July Parade
You feel like a rock star in that moment. Imagine what a boost that is for these kids. And you have to remember, I interviewed a number of these coconuts and robotics team kids. And they came into this whole robots thing not knowing anything about it, not feeling confident about what they could ever hope to do, not being extroverted by any means in a lot of cases, and yet we're asking them to perform, to be on stage and they are loving it. And it just encourages them to do more of that and to speak out and it makes them feel so good that people really respect and value what they're doing, what they're saying, what they have to offer. It's such a powerful reinforcement for these teenagers who this is kind of new to them and it's so encouraging.