[Kevin Sevcik]

Ok, I just have to comment about that BEST robotics comment there. There is almost no chance for BEST teams to be "converted" to FIRST teams. There's also no reason for it either. Here's the breakdown:

-- BEST is in the fall, FIRST is in the Spring
-- BEST is virtually free, FIRST costs mucho dinero
-- BEST competitions are less cmoplicated than FIRST competitions
-- BEST emphasizes the kids and the kids ONLY working on the robot. Thus the kids get more hands on experience.
-- BEST teams are scattered all over Texas, so not many would attend anyways.

Finally, the "ags" that you refer to have nothing to do with the decision of the school to participate in a competition. What do you think we do? Hold guns to their heads and force them to compete in BEST? Honestly... do some research before you talk about something.