[Kyle A]

Thank you everyone.

The meeting went pretty well, the students made a strong case. We had parents, teachers, and alumni stand and talk about how they feel about FIRST and our team. CIA 291 also brought down a group of members to stand with us and support us, and to say a few words.

Right now we are kind of at a stand still, they have our proposals, with a variety of different options, from the budget we received this past year, to major cut backs, to a ratchet budget plan they pay some and we do, and the amount they pay gets smaller every year, until we are all on our own, and finally them just supplying us with a work space.

We made our points across that we still want to be apart of the school and are willing to work with the Robobots, program. Both can grow from each other. At the end of the meeting they said they had to discuss this situation more together as a board, and that the team always has a very well put together presentation, and information.

As of now CRT 306 is still a team, and we plan on being a team with or without the schools help. I currently work with the Boy Scouts of America, at a local camp, and have been in contact with the scout executive of my council. If we have to, we will for the team under a venture crew, and find our own work space. We of course would love to keep our shop at the school, but still are making plans just in case.

Thanks again everyone for the Support, it means a lot to me and to all my kids! With the help of CIA and all of you the teams spirits are up and they are working hard to keep going. We will keep you updated as we learn more.
Kyle A