I'm not quite ready to jump on the "the interviews rock" bandwagon yet. Well, no, actually, I think the interviews do rock, but this sentences worries me quite a bit:
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Originally Posted by Frank's Blog
For Districts, as no Finalists are selected at the District competition level, nominees will participate in brief interviews at the District/State Championship level where their selection takes place.
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As Madison and Devon pointed out, I would hate--and argue we should all dislike--if any nominees non-DChamp teams cannot logistically get to their interview. For those that don't know, there were something like 200 teams in 2013, ~50 MAR, ~150 FiM, that would not have been at an event with DL judging. (Note that I'm not asking how many non-Championship nominees have become finalists. To be honest, I'd be surprised if it was that many, but it shouldn't matter. Every one deserves the shot they earned.)
I hope they allow something like Skype/phone, but if not, I'd like to issue a call to action for all district teams. So MAR and FiM, and yes, for the very-full plates of new PNW and NEFIRST: Let's
make sure every nominee that wants to do their interview can get there. FIRST has handed us another imperative for a grassroots effort--lucky us districters are so experienced at those now.
I see some "adopt a DL nominee for Champs" programs in our future. But really, who wouldn't want to do that?
EDIT: I'm liking the "one required/one optional" method for senior/junior.