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Re: Biggest Threat is our Principal - Please Help!
Even if you get booted from your school, there's hope.
Our team The Bit Buckets started as a charter school team (BASIS Tucson) in the 2012 season, then were turned down the next year by the school. We had the ear of one administrator, but the school owners wouldn't give us the time of day. (I like to say it's because there's no AP test for robotics.)
We eventually found the Xerocraft hackerspace to build in, and have recovered to the point of having just won our state's regional as alliance captain.
We created a nonprofit corporation to accept donations, and we partner with my son's high school as a conduit for state tax credit donations. We also built a very low-cost robot to reduce our fundraising needs, and we have parents pay for travel to regionals.
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--David Forbes
Mentor, Bit Buckets team 4183. Assistant cat herder and dispenser of legendary tales.
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