cougar strong racing #555
6th grade team
Coach: Mr. Chris McCalla
Cougar Strong Racing 555 Team Photo
2021-2022
2021-2022
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Brylee worthyMy name is Brylee Worthy. I'm in the 6th grade racing team. I joined Cougarstrong Racing so I could meet new friends and learn stuff about engineering. I am a full time driver for the 6th grade team. I love being able to get in the car just to ride around and have fun. I love our Cougarstrong Racing team to hang out with friends.
Fun fact: I was a driver last year at my elementary school. |
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aaron EllisonI’m Aaron Ellison, and the reason I wanted to do green power is because. I want to learn more about power tools. I was on the power surge team in elementary school and I had a lot of fun. So I joined the middle school team and I am data crew. I like this because i get to watch the entire race and do different things from doing math and analyzing times
Fun Fact: I run the 1600M and the 800M in track and field. |
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zoe caudillMy name is Zoe Caudill; I am currently in 6th grade. I have never been included in Cougarstrong Racing. I wanted to be in Green Power because I feel like working on something that I love will help for my future. I have two jobs, one of them is the team manager of the Cougarstrong Racing team. In this job, I make sure people are on track. My other job is the Presentation Team lead. In this job, I have a few lines to say that determine 50% of our overall score. I have to say it in front of a few judges and they grade how we did. My goal by the end of the year is to know how to build my own car.
Fun Fact: I love to go off-roading with my stepfather; we go on our 4-wheeler and our dirt bikes. I love racing and I love to do anything that involves driving. |
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luke ngafoeMy name is Luke Ngafoe and I am in 6th grade. I used to be on Rosemont's Cougar Strong Racing team and I loved it. When I found out that Long Cane had a Cougar Strong Racing team as well, I just had to join. The reason I wanted to join was because I love building and driving things and Cougar Strong Racing has all of those to offer. The job I am doing right now is data crew and presentation. I’m really looking forward to going to all of the races with all of my teammates and driving on the racetrack.
Fun Fact: I like swimming at my house. |
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katalina synogroundI’m Katalina Synoground and I’m in 6th, I’ve never been on a Cougar Strong Racing team before. I am one of our three drivers; I'm also on the presentation team, and the social media team. I really like the thrill of driving the car. It is a lot of fun! I thought it was going to be a nervous wreck being on the presentation crew but it’s really exciting.
Fun Fact: My favorite movie is all three back to the future movies. |
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jaxon hullI’m Jaxon Hull. I’m excited to be on the Cougarstrong Racing team because I like to build stuff. My job is a pit crew. It is my first time in Greenpower and lots of fun. I’m ready to race and fix the F24 if it breaks.
Fun Fact: One fun fact about me is I fix my four-wheeler if it breaks. |
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Ella newsomeHi, my name is Ella Newsome and I am in the 6th grade. I was on the Rosemont Elementary Cougar Strong Racing team. The reason I wanted to join the Cougar Strong Racing team is because I love to build, I also have done this in the past and enjoyed it very much. The job I have on the Cougar Strong Racing team is pit crew chief. Something I am looking forward to on the team is getting to build the car and getting to go to the races with my friends on the team.
Fun Fact: One fun fact about me is that I like to ride four wheelers and horses. |
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jessie woodMy name is Jessie Wood. I'm in the 6th grade. This is my first time on a green power team. I joined Cougar Strong Racing because I like to use tools, and work on game systems and other things My job on Data Crew is busy—we collection information from the cars in the race, and then back in the classroom, we look over our data to see where we can help 555 get better.
Fun Fact: I have 7 pets, 5 cats and 2 dogs. |
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arabella sprayberryMy name is Arabella Sprayberry I am in the 6th grade. I wanted to be on green power to make new friends. I look forward to building an electric-powered car. My job is the Social Media Team Manager and Presentation team.
Fun Fact: My favorite TV show is Gilmore Girls |
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jessie-chyann robersonMy name is Jessie-Chyann, I’m in the 6th grade, and I’m new to the team this year. I came to learn more about the team and I can help my dad with cars and bikes and more of what he needs help with at home. I hope to learn how to use tools and more. My job is battery and safety manager and I like to put the battery in the car.
Fun fact: I have three brothers and I'm the oldest one of the bunch. |
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hayden bradfieldI’m Hayden Bradfield and wanted to do green power because it has always had a dream to learn how to work with tools and on electric cars and by doing green power I can one day accomplish that goal. And this can make you have way more opportunities for work. Also, I wanted to join the team because I was on the Long Cane Elementary School Goblin Team. I am a driver and build team crew chief.
Fun Fact: Last year my 706 Goblin Team from LCES won 2nd place overall out of 22 teams at the end of season race in Huntsville, Alabama. |
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anthony chavezMy name is Anthony Chavez. I am in the 6th grade. The reason I wanted to join Cougarstrong Racing is because my friend was in it and I thought I could be a great help to the team with my set of skills. I want to be in the pit crew and the backup driver. I am also looking forward to racing with the green power racing team.
Fun Fact: I have the same name as Caesar Chavez. |
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garner littleMy name is Garner and why I joined this team is to learn tools, have friendships, and race.
My job for Cougar Strong Racing is pit pusher, and I am part of pit crew and I help the team. I am so happy I am in this and this will let me understand racing belter. Fun Fact: As I have grown I had a feeling for racing I would always watch NASCAR or Formula One. And would just enjoy it like I was there. The first time I went to a race was at Charlotte I was scared but I was amazed at racing. |
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brileigh swannMy name is Brileigh Swann, I am in sixth grade, and I am a new member of Cougar Strong Racing team. I wanted to join because I enjoy competition; I also enjoy looking forward to things. I am looking forward to learning how to use tools just like my step-dad. I am a part of the social media team; I enjoy this job because I know the people from point by photography really well, and they teach me all kinds of things about photography.
Fun Fact: My favorite color is red. |
Team coach / teacher - chris mccalla
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This is Mr. McCalla’s first official year with Cougar Strong Racing, coaching the 6th race team. Mr. McCalla’s Greenpower experience includes two years as a technical advisor to the Long Cane Elementary School’s Power Surge Greenpower team, and volunteering (bugging Mr. Graham, and inviting himself to help with the LCMS teams). He has also previously coached youth league soccer.
A huge motorsports fan, Mr. McCalla enjoys Formula 1, World Endurance Championship (WEC) and World Rally Championship (WRC) racing. Mr. McCalla has succeeded on the local rally racing scene (one 1st place and 1 4th place finish). He also manages and serves as the McCalla family motor pool mechanic and technician that consists of three MINIs, one FIAT, and one Miata. Looking to continue Cougar Strong Racing’s tradition of success, Mr. McCalla expects no less than his team’s best effort, each and every day, instilling a Can-Do, no-quit attitude in his team members. |
Mr. McCalla has been a certified teacher since 2016 (having previously worked in journalism and government affairs), holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science, and a Master of Arts in Teaching. He is certified to teach middle grades Social Studies, American History, Political Science, and CTAE-based classes.
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