Entry Path stones 1-3: merged voice + substance from both drafts

Stone 1: FIRST Overview — Dean Kamen origin, 4 programs, Gracious Professionalism (Woodie Flowers), Coopertition, Invention+Innovation, season timeline, match breakdown (15s auto/2min teleop/30s end game), championship structure

Stone 2: 2890 Our Story — Collective name origin, four eras (2009 founding through present), students run this, roles table, expectations, team beliefs, gear list (MK4i/NEO Vortex/SPARK Flex/PhotonVision)

Stone 3: Youth Safety — why this matters, non-negotiables, tool-specific rules with 'what kills people' framing (lathe/mill/drill press/welder/grinder/band saw), electrical safety, FIRST Youth Protection (two-deep, background checks, communication), consequences table, 7-item pre-shop checklist

All in young mentor/alumni voice, full content, complete

training/modules/2890-our-story.md

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 ## Who We Are
 
-Hawk Collective 2890 is Hickory High School's robotics team. We compete in the FIRST Chesapeake District, which covers Virginia and Maryland. We are builders, programmers, designers, welders, machinists, and strategists.
+Hawk Collective 2890 is Hickory High School's robotics team. We compete in the FIRST Chesapeake District. We are builders, programmers, designers, welders, machinists, and strategists. We're a team that believes in showing up for each other and leaving things better than we found them.
 
-We're not the biggest team. We're not the richest team. But we've been at this for sixteen years, and we're still showing up.
+We're not the biggest team. We're not the richest team. But we've been at this since 2009, and we're still showing up.
 
-**Rookie year:** 2009
+**Rookie year:** 2009 — sixteen years and counting
 **Location:** Hickory High School, Chesapeake, Virginia
 **School address:** 1996 Hawk, Chesapeake VA 23322 — phone: 1-757-421-HAWK
 **Competition area:** Chesapeake District (Virginia/Maryland)
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ We're not the biggest team. We're not the richest team. But we've been at this f
 
 Most teams call themselves "The Hawks" or "Team 2890." We say Hawk *Collective*.
 
-"Collective" isn't a marketing term. It's a statement about what we believe: the team is bigger than any one person. If one of us wins, we all win. If one of us is struggling, we all step up. The robot doesn't get built by a star — it gets built by a team.
+"Collective" is what we believe: the team is bigger than any one person. If one of us wins, we all win. If one of us is struggling, we all step up. The robot doesn't get built by a star — it gets built by a team.
 
 When the 2009 senior class picked that name, they were saying something true about themselves. They knew they'd built something bigger than their own experience. The name stuck because the idea behind it was right.
 
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ When the 2009 senior class picked that name, they were saying something true abo
 
 ### 2009 — The Beginning
 
-A group of Hickory students looked at what other schools were doing and decided they wanted in. No robotics program existed at the school. No shop, no tools, no real budget, no experience. What they had was a gymnasium they could use for storage and a salvage yard of mechanical parts.
+A group of Hickory students looked at what other schools were doing and decided they wanted in. No robotics program existed at the school. No shop, no tools, no real budget, no experience.
 
-Six weeks to build a robot from nothing. They didn't know what they were doing. They did it anyway.
+What they had was a gymnasium they could use for storage, a salvage yard of mechanical parts, and six weeks to build a robot from nothing. They didn't know what they were doing. They did it anyway.
 
 That original team of maybe 10 students is the reason you're reading this now. They made the space for everyone who came after.
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ This is when the team stopped being "some kids in a gym with a robot" and starte
 
 ### 2021–Present — What You Joined
 
-The team that exists right now, today, in 2026. We've got a culture of showing up, learning out loud, and not quitting when it gets hard. We have seniors who came in as freshmen and learned to weld, code, and design because someone before them decided to teach instead of just doing it themselves.
+The team that exists right now, today. We've got a culture of showing up, learning out loud, and not quitting when it gets hard. Seniors who came in as freshmen learned to weld, code, and design because someone before them decided to teach instead of just doing it themselves.
 
 We're still not the biggest or the richest team in the district. But we've got something that matters: a team that believes the person next to them deserves what they know.
 
@@ -71,21 +71,19 @@ Not metaphorically. Actually.
 
 Students make the real decisions on design, build strategy, competition moves, and team priorities. Mentors teach, guide, keep people safe, and share what they've learned. But the work belongs to the people doing it.
 
-If you're a sophomore and you want to own the swerve drivetrain — meaning be the person who understands it, maintains it, and fixes it when it breaks — you can. You just have to learn the fundamentals first and prove you won't break something expensive on a guess.
+If you want to own a system on the robot — electrical, mechanical, code — you can. You just have to learn the fundamentals first and prove you won't break something expensive on a guess. The point of this team is to make you capable, not dependent.
 
-The point of this team is to make you capable, not dependent. Every senior on this team should be able to teach what they know. That's how we get better.
+Every senior on this team should be able to teach what they know. That's how we get better.
 
 ### The Roles
 
-**Build** — Mechanical systems. Welding, machining, assembly, field setup. If it moves or holds something, Build makes it happen.
-
-**Electrical** — Power and sensing. Wiring, pneumatics, battery management, sensor integration. The nervous system and circulatory system of the robot.
-
-**Programming** — Robot code, vision systems, autonomous routines, driver station setup. The brain of the robot.
-
-**Scouting** — Data and strategy. Watching other teams, analyzing match data, informing alliance selection. Intelligence for the competition.
-
-**Media** — Team branding, documentation, outreach, social media. How the world sees us.
+| Role | What It Means |
+|------|--------------|
+| **Build** | Mechanical — welding, machining, assembly, field setup. If it moves or holds something, Build makes it happen. |
+| **Electrical** | Power and sensing — wiring, pneumatics, battery management, sensor integration. The nervous system and circulatory system of the robot. |
+| **Programming** | Robot code, vision systems, autonomous routines, driver station setup. The brain of the robot. |
+| **Scouting** | Data and strategy — watching other teams, analyzing match data, informing alliance selection. Intelligence for the competition. |
+| **Media** | Team branding, documentation, outreach. How the world sees us. |
 
 You can do more than one. Most people do. Nobody starts knowing everything.
 
@@ -123,7 +121,7 @@ You will fail at something on this team. Everyone does. The difference between t
 
 ## The Gear We Run
 
-Team 2890's current standard drivetrain is **MK4i swerve modules** with **NEO Vortex** motors. If those words mean nothing to you yet, that's fine — you'll learn. Here's the short version:
+Team 2890's current standard drivetrain is **MK4i swerve modules** with **NEO Vortex** motors. Here's what that means:
 
 **MK4i swerve** means each wheel can steer and drive independently. It's a more complex drivetrain than tank drive, but it gives you directional control that's worth it for most game tasks.
 

training/modules/first-robotics-overview.md

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 ## What Is FIRST
 
-FIRST stands for **For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology**. It was founded in 1989 by Dean Kamen — an inventor best known for the Segway, but more importantly, a guy who looked at American culture and decided that kids needed to see engineers as heroes, not nerds.
+FIRST stands for **For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology**. It was founded in 1989 by Dean Kamen — an inventor best known for the Segway, but more importantly, a guy who looked at American culture and decided that kids needed to see engineering as something worth doing, something heroic.
 
-The problem Kamen saw: science and tech were being taught as abstract, boring, solo work done by people who didn't know how to talk to anyone. Meanwhile, athletics got all the glory — the team jerseys, the pep rallies, the crowd cheering. He thought, why can't building a robot feel like that? Why can't engineering be just as exciting, just as celebrated?
+Kamen's problem was simple: science and tech were being taught as abstract, boring, solo work done by people who couldn't talk to anyone. Athletics got all the glory — the team jerseys, the pep rallies, the crowd cheering. He thought, why can't building a robot feel like that? Why can't engineering be just as exciting, just as celebrated?
 
 So he built FIRST. And it changed everything.
 
@@ -37,15 +37,15 @@ There are four programs under the FIRST umbrella:
 
 We're FRC. 3,000+ teams worldwide. The biggest robotics competition for high school students that exists.
 
-If you've never seen an FRC match, stop reading this and watch one. Search "FRC 2026 match" on YouTube. Watch three minutes. Then come back. It'll make everything else on this page make sense.
+If you've never seen an FRC match, stop reading this and watch one. Search "FRC match" on YouTube. Watch three minutes. Then come back. It'll make everything else on this page make sense.
 
 ## Why FIRST Exists
 
-Here's the uncomfortable truth about how most schools work: you learn something, you take a test, you forget it. The system is built for compliance and individual performance. Collaboration is a footnote. Failure is something to avoid, not learn from.
+Here's the uncomfortable truth about how most school works: you learn something, you take a test, you forget it. The system is built for compliance and individual performance. Collaboration is a footnote. Failure is something to avoid, not learn from.
 
 FIRST is the opposite.
 
-In FIRST, you will fail. I'm not being negative — I'm being honest. Your first prototype will break. Your code won't work the first time. Your robot will do something embarrassing at your first competition. This is not a bug. This is the entire point.
+You will fail. I'm not being negative — I'm being honest. Your first prototype will break. Your code won't work the first time. Your robot will do something embarrassing at your first competition. This is not a bug. This is the entire point.
 
 The work is hard. The problems are new every year. The deadline is always coming. You have to work with people who have different skills than you. You have to ask for help and give help. You have to learn to lose without quitting and win without being insufferable.
 
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ This sounds soft until you see it in action. Watch an FRC match where two robots
 
 ### Coopertition™
 
-Cooperate + competition. You can compete fiercely and still work with other teams. In FRC tournaments, teams form **alliances** of three robots for each match. That means you're often working with teams you just met, who might be your competitors in a later round.
+Coopertition means: cooperate + competition. You can compete fiercely and still work with other teams. In FRC tournaments, teams form **alliances** of three robots for each match. That means you're often working with teams you just met, who might be your competitors in a later round.
 
-It sounds contradictory. It's not. It's how the real world works. You can have strong opinions about a competitor and still find ways to collaborate when it matters.
+It sounds contradictory until you see it in action. Watch alliance selection at a big event — top teams picking their partners, knowing full well they might face those same teams in the finals. And they still share strategy, still help each other debug.
 
 ### Invention and Innovation
 

training/modules/youth-safety.md

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 The robotics shop has real tools. Saws, lathes, grinders, welders, batteries that can start fires if you treat them wrong. The work here is exciting and hands-on — and it will hurt you if you don't respect it.
 
-Safety isn't about following rules because someone told you to. It's about not getting hurt. Everything else follows from that.
+Safety isn't about following rules because someone told you to. It's about not getting hurt. That's it.
 
 I've seen students rush through something because they wanted to get it done, skip a step because it seemed minor, and end up in the emergency room. Not at this team — I've never seen it happen here. But I've seen near-misses that should have been warnings.
 
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 ## Tool-Specific Rules
 
+Every tool in this shop can hurt you if you don't know what you're doing. Here's what you need to know about the ones you'll use most.
+
 ### Lathe
 
 A lathe spins your workpiece while you cut into it with a stationary tool. Used for making round parts, cylinders, threads.
 
-**What kills people on lathes:**
-- Loose clothing, rings, watches catching on the spinning stock
-- Holding the workpiece by hand instead of clamping it
-- Reaching across the spinning chuck
-- Not securing the tailstock
+**What kills people on lathes:** loose clothing, rings, or watches catching on the spinning stock; holding the workpiece by hand instead of clamping it; reaching across the spinning chuck.
 
 **Rules:**
-- No loose clothing, no rings, no watches, no bracelets. Long sleeves are fine but must be fitted at the wrist.
+- No loose clothing, no rings, no watches, no bracelets. Long sleeves must be fitted at the wrist.
 - Always clamp your workpiece. Never hold it by hand while the lathe is running.
 - Let the tool do the work. Forcing the cutting tool causes chatter, bad parts, and broken tools.
 - If something sounds wrong — a chatter sound, a vibration that isn't normal — stop the machine and check before continuing.
 
 ### Mill
 
-A mill holds a cutting tool in a spindle and moves it into your workpiece, which is clamped to a table. Used for flat surfaces, slots, holes, and more complex 3D shapes.
+A mill holds a cutting tool in a spindle and moves it into your workpiece, which is clamped to a table. Used for flat surfaces, slots, holes, and more complex shapes.
 
-**What kills people on mills:**
-- The spinning endmill catching loose material or clothing
-- Improperly clamped workpieces being thrown by the cutting force
-- Touching the cutting tool while it's still spinning
+**What kills people on mills:** the spinning endmill catching loose material or clothing; improperly clamped workpieces being thrown by the cutting force; touching the cutting tool while it's still spinning.
 
 **Rules:**
 - Secure your workpiece to the table with clamps or a vise before you start. Never rely on the friction of the table alone.
@@ -73,10 +68,7 @@ A mill holds a cutting tool in a spindle and moves it into your workpiece, which
 
 A drill press holds a drill bit and pushes it down into a clamped workpiece. More precise than a hand drill.
 
-**What kills people on drill presses:**
-- Clothing or hair catching on the drill chuck
-- Holding the workpiece by hand instead of clamping it
-- Using too much pressure and breaking the bit
+**What kills people on drill presses:** clothing or hair catching on the drill chuck; holding the workpiece by hand instead of clamping it; using too much pressure and breaking the bit.
 
 **Rules:**
 - Clamp your workpiece to the table. Never hold it with your hand.
@@ -87,11 +79,7 @@ A drill press holds a drill bit and pushes it down into a clamped workpiece. Mor
 
 Welding joins metal by melting it with an electric arc and fusing it together. We use MIG welding (Metal Inert Gas), which feeds wire through the gun and uses a shielding gas to protect the weld from contamination.
 
-**What kills people with welders:**
-- Eye damage from the arc flash (not just the flash — it causes actual burns to the cornea)
-- Burns from hot metal
-- Fumes from welding galvanized or painted metal
-- Fire from sparks landing on flammable material
+**What kills people with welders:** eye damage from the arc flash; burns from hot metal; fumes from welding galvanized or painted metal; fire from sparks landing on flammable material.
 
 **Rules:**
 - Welding helmet on *before* you strike the arc. Off only after the last weld is complete and cooled.
@@ -104,10 +92,7 @@ Welding joins metal by melting it with an electric arc and fusing it together. W
 
 A grinder spins a disc at high speed for cutting or grinding metal. The disc is fragile and can shatter if damaged or misused.
 
-**What kills people with angle grinders:**
-- A cracked or damaged disc exploding at 10,000 RPM
-- The disc grabbing and kicking the tool
-- Sparks igniting flammable material
+**What kills people with angle grinders:** a cracked or damaged disc exploding at high RPM; the disc grabbing and kicking the tool; sparks igniting flammable material.
 
 **Rules:**
 - Inspect the disc before you turn the grinder on. Look for cracks, chips, anything that doesn't look right. If in doubt, don't use it.
@@ -120,10 +105,7 @@ A grinder spins a disc at high speed for cutting or grinding metal. The disc is
 
 A band saw has a continuous toothed blade that runs between two wheels. Used for cutting metal stock to length, curved cuts, and more.
 
-**What kills people on band saws:**
-- Reaching across the blade while it's running
-- Removing cutoffs before the blade has stopped
-- Using the wrong blade tension or speed for the material
+**What kills people on band saws:** reaching across the blade while it's running; removing cutoffs before the blade has stopped; using the wrong blade tension or speed for the material.
 
 **Rules:**
 - Never reach over the blade. Ever. Even if it's a small piece.
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 > If you don't know how to do something safely, **do not guess**. Ask.
 
-A mentor, a senior student, Mr. Slater — it doesn't matter who. "How do I set up this piece in the mill?" is not a stupid question. "I didn't ask and now my hand is hurt because I assumed I knew what I was doing" is a stupid thing to say to an urgent care nurse.
+A mentor, a senior student, Mr. Slater — it doesn't matter who. "How do I set up this piece in the mill?" is not a stupid question. "I didn't ask and now my hand is hurt because I assumed I knew what I was doing" is a stupid thing to explain to an urgent care nurse.
 
 You will not be judged for not knowing something. You will be judged for not asking.