Joliet Township High School Superintendent Dr. Cheryl McCarthy and Project Director Carol Collins recently received a surprise donation from Joliet West High School senior Jeremy Hudek. During the visit, McCarthy and Collins accepted a newly designed team spirit flag created by Hudek for the Joliet Cyborgs Robotics Team.
Hudek was prompted to design, order, and purchase the flag after viewing a video of the 2013 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Midwest regional competition. He noticed that the team’s current flag had several flaws. “Jeremy saw a problem with the flag, and he fixed it,” remarked Collins. “ I am deeply grateful for his generous gift.”
Hudek was quick to explain the flaws of the previous flag as he presented the new flag to Collins. “There was not much ‘flyability,’ and the text didn’t show up on the back,” said Hudek. “By presenting the Cyborgs with this new flag, these flaws are corrected.”
Hudek designed the flag using software he learned in his Interactive Media and Photo Communications classes at Joliet West.
“Jeremy used Adobe Illustrator to design the Cyborg flag,” said Joliet West instructor John Figliulo. “It shows very good design elements and it does reflect the needs of the Robotics team.”
Hudek saved his allowance until he had enough to purchase the flag from an online flag company. It took two weeks for him to receive the professionally made flag, and he hopes this will give the Joliet Cyborgs a competitive edge next year.
“I hope the Cyborgs will have more representation at their upcoming competitions,” said Hudek. “I was very pleased with how the flag came out.”
