Meet The Team
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Building
Stef Bonini
Grade: 11
Years in Robotics: 1
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Food: Mac and Cheese
Favorite Movie: Finding Nemo​
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This is Stef’s first year on the robotics team. She plays golf competitively and in her free time enjoys reading, listening to music, and watching Netflix.
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“Do anything, but let it produce Joy” - Walt Whitman
Stef Bonini
Grade: 12
Years in Robotics: 4
Favorite Color: Teal
Favorite Food: Tacos
Favorite Movie: Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again
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This is Eva’s fourth year on the Sparks. She did FLL in middle school and is excited to be in FTC. Eva has played the violin since Kindergarten and her favorite thing to do in her free time is to listen to music, rock climb, and watch Netflix.
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“Make today so awesome yesterday gets jealous” -Unknown
Eva Kraus
Eva Kraus
Grade: 12
Years in Robotics: 4
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Movie: My Fair Lady
This is Emmeline’s fourth year on the Sparks. Before joining the team, she was a member of her middle school’s FFL team since sixth grade. Outside of robotics, Emmeline plays flute and is a coxswain on her school’s crew team.
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“Music…this is the favorite passion of my soul” - Thomas Jefferson
Emmeline Lignowski
Emmeline Lignowski
Grade: 12
Years in Robotics: 3
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Food: Pasta
Favorite Movie: Finding Nemo
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This is Sofia’s third year on robotics and her first year as captain of the build team. In middle school, she was a member of Notre Dame’s FLL team. Outside of robotics, she enjoys playing the piano and fencing. Next year, Sofia will be attending Drexel University for Mechanical Engineering.
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“Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.” -Winston Churchill
Sofia Quagliariello
Sofia Quagliariello
Grade: 10
Years in Robotics: 2
Favorite Color: Lime Green
Favorite Food: Cheese-Itz
Favorite Movie: Shrek 2
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This is Madison’s second year on the team. She was on the FLL team when it ran during her middle school time. She is the only sophomore on the team. Outside of robotics, Madison has fenced for 4 years and enjoys listening to music and doing artwork.
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“This is my imagination, this is how it looks and sounds…” AJR (Next Up Forever).
Maddie Roselli
Maddie Roselli
Julia Szela
Grade: 11
Years in Robotics: 1
Favorite Color: Navy
Favorite Food: Pasta
Favorite Movie: Tangled
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Julia is a 11th grader that is a new member to the team. Julia is one of the few builders on the team that helps create the robot. Outside of robotics, Julia participates in track and field in the spring, mock trial, and Model UN. Julia loves to listen to music and hang out with her best friends.
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“The future belongs to those wo prepare for it today” Malcolm X
Julia Szela
Programming
Kaleigh Ianieri
Grade: 12
Years in Robotics: 3
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Food: Pasta
Favorite Movie: The Bourne Identity
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This is Kaleigh’s third and last year programming for the Sparks. She plans to continue programing after she graduates. When she not at robotics she likes to read, draw, and watch Disney+.
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“You can't get to the moon by climbing a tree.”- Sam Hinkie
kaleigh Ianieri
Grade: 12
Years in Robotics: 3
Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite Food: Pasta
Favorite Movie: Your Name
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This is Sofia’s third and last year programming for the Sparks. She has taken multiple programming classes and will further her knowledge when she graduates. For now, she plans to work her hardest on Sparks 5910. Outside of robotics, she likes to program, draw, and play video games in her free time.
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“All who would win joy, must share it; happiness was born a twin.”
-Anonymous
Sofia Oliva
Sofia Oliva
Kyrah Potter
Grade: 11
Years in Robotics: 1
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Kyrah Potter
CAD
Grade: 12
Years in Robotics: 3
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Food: Strawberries
Favorite Movie: Monster’s Inc.
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This is Brigitte’s third year on the Sparks. After jumping from group to group on the team, she finally found her niche in computer aided design. Outside of robotics, she enjoys drawing, painting, and video games.
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Favorite Quote:
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“And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.” -Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Brigitte Lubker
Brigitte Lubker
Karissa Edmundowicz
Grade: 11
Years in Robotics: 1
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Food: Mozarella Sticks
Favorite Movie: Grown Ups 2
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This is Karissa’s first year on the robotics team. She is new to Notre Dame this year, and is a junior. Karissa loves to listen to new singers, and her favorite artist is Selena Gomez. Karissa enjoys CAD. She likes to play the piano on the weekends and do Buzzfeed quizzes.
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Karissa Edmundowicz
Karissa Edmundowicz
Outreach
Jeannia Telfort
Grade: 11
Years in Robotics: 1
Favorite Color: Anything but yellow, bright green, orange,, white, baby blue, pink, and brown
Favorite Food: Haitian Food, Chinese Food, Mexican food, and good food (no American Styled Food. Too bland and unseasoned)
Favorite Movie: Twilight Breaking Dawn Pt. 2
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I’m Jeannia Telfort! I have been in Robotics for 1 year and love it! I’m pretty sassy and brutally honest who loves to build. I’ve had some experience with coding during middle school, having it being one of the things that has to be learned in school, and hated it. I like building because it is something hands on and it, in my point of view, is a basic thing to know for life. I’ve danced since I was 2, played piano since I was 4 (classically), sang since I was 6, and sketched since I was 7. I played volleyball competitively and in 13 other clubs! Don’t wJust be happy, don’t worry. Don’t look for your flaws.” -GOT7, Just Rightant to waste my life away!!! Life’s too short and sad!!!
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Just be happy, don’t worry. Don’t look for your flaws.” -GOT7, Just Right