Week of 05-15-2019

This was the final week of the Spartan Superway project. The team has learned so much over the past several months and the experience is invaluable. The final presentation went smooth and better than we had expected. Overall all of the team's goals were met and we are extremely proud of that. I hope that next years team will continue working hard on the Spartan Superway so we can one day make it a reality.

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