[Al Skierkiewicz]

Doc,
All Rookie Teams at your event will be considered for Rookie All Star. The Blue Shirted judges want to talk to students when they come to your pit. Pick one or two students that you think will convey information about your team to the judges. When they come to the pit, please step away and watch from afar. If they need you to answer a question they will call you over. They want to hear about your failures and successes, how you act as a team, your design process and your abilities. Enthusiastic students make a big impression. Winning Rookie All Star is a huge achievement but not winning just means one of the other rookies was slightly better than you. Your lead inspector should meet with you and your students each day and explain what is going to take place. The lead inspector is your contact in the pits. They are there to help you and your students have a great event. Ask them anything, anytime. Don't wait. A small problem becomes a huge problem in a matter of minutes, especially on Saturday afternoon. Good luck!