[EricH]

Originally Posted by RyanCahoon

If you end up in the last-ditch situation of having to re-found the team separate from the school like EricH suggests, nearby teams may also be able to lend you some parts to make a demo bot with until you get your KoP next year.

That was NOT my suggestion. My suggestion was to operate independently ONLY for the summer, building a demo robot with non-school-related parts/funds possibly, until next competition season rolls around. Remember, it's not an official school/team activity--it's just that everybody doing it happens to be on the team, somehow.