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FRC 1891 alumni 2012
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FRC #1891 (Bullbots)
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Location: Boise, ID
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Re: Overcoming challenges of having an FRC team in schools and overworked teachers

Great advice, we'll probably be needing it soon, as we've been moved from our usual build room to the upstairs storage "boneyard" at our school. No electricity, no security, and even worse, no AC

Moving to a community based program seems to work best for the teams that I've talked to. While some amazing schools districts are very supportive, many grants are not available to teams entirely based in a school or a district, and like mentioned in one of the posts above, school budget cuts can really hurt a program. I know that 1891 is working on a nonprofit to manage our funds, and that seems to be the most successful method.
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2012 Industrial Safety Award - Utah Regional
2011 Regional Chairman's Award - Utah Regional
2010 Gracious Professionalism Award - Utah Regional
2009 Gracious Professionalism Award - Portland Regional
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