ADVANCING TO STATE COMPETITION IN MAY!!!
We lead our team as a team! We all are equal in our work. Also, our coach is Mr. Doug Markgraf, a great mentor and always happy to coach anything involving middle school STEM/Robotics.
We are the Elite Engineers, we are all in 7th grade and we are great friends, we are together for most classes, and we always try to spend any study hall time working on our projects together!
Teammates
Shiraz Tahilramani
My name is Shiraz Tahilramani. I enjoy engineering, science, history, and math. I have a lot of experience in math and chemistry, which sort of helped when figuring out what to do with this project. I am also a member of the Dallas Middle School Student Council, as their secretary.
Eli Lanfrank
I'm Eli Lanfrank, and I love math and science related projects like this one. I have been on the team since our inaugural 4th grade year, and I am proud to be with such an amazing team each year. I look forward to every day we meet and every competition we participate in, and I am happy to do this challenge for another year.
Drue Paden
Hi! I'm Drue Paden, I love all things STEM and have been on the team since our first year. I specialize in Tinkercad and helped Shiraz and Eli when they did some Tinkercad-ing (as we call it). I am also involved in our school's Drama club as a sound engineer, and in our student council as a PASC region H middle level Rep.
Coach
Mr. Doug Markgraf
I teach Physical and Earth/Space Science at Dallas Middle School. I'm very STEM-driven, and have coached STEM and Robotics-related teams for over 10 years. I enjoy helping my students learn the value of engineering skills!
