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Originally Posted by dk5sm5luigi
Team 155 is a middle school team and has been competing strong since 1994. There used to be a high school team in the same town but they stopped competing after the 1996 season.
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That would probably be a big concern of mine with starting a middle school team. I would hate for students to do FRC for 3 years in middle school then go up to the high school where there is no such thing.
I'd also be concerned about stretching the resources available too thin. In 2011, we were struggling to come up with the money to go to Championships after winning in Virginia. Our board of education stepped in and paid for our registration. Imagine if there were two FRC teams (one at the middle school and another at the high school). I just think there would be a constant competition for sponsors, even if they went in together and agreed to split the contributions.