[wilsonmw04]

What is interesting about this thread is that everyone thinks that their contributions are the most important. Mentors think they are the "soul" of the team and students feel they are the reason for the team being there in the first place.

If both groups stop and think for a minute, who are the people that allow you to have a successful team in the first place? involved parents. They are the ones who ferry students back and forth from the practice field to the work site. They are the ones who feed my group on our long work days. They are the ones who do all the little things that make my team run smoothly.

As the adult leader of my team, I could not do my job without strong supportive parents. They free me to do what I went into teaching to do: inspire young people and make them tools for a bright future.