[MrsC_2338]

I too feel strongly that our students should be recognized for their team efforts. Attempting to model other honor societies, I recommended to both our high schools (2 schools, 1 team) criteria that needed to be met in order to be awarded a graduation honor cord, and this includes student input: minimum of 3 years on the team, minimum GPA requirements, minimum community service/outreach hours, and a leadership role for at least 1 year.

One school just said no, you are not an honor society. The other school recommended the students be awarded a patch after successfully completing 4 years. Really?! Every sport hands out a patch for only a season of participation. Not sure why we should have to wait 4 year-round seasons.

We are unique as we are a hybrid of a sport and a club/activity and they just don’t know how to deal with us. If a ROBOTIC honor society was formed, I would be willing to do all the paperwork to get a chapter within our school district. An engineering honor society may not appeal to all team members because not all of our robotic students go on to pursue engineering degrees. Most, but not all.