[YAK'ker]

I wish!!! In the 9 years we have been going, our principal hasn't come to a single match, awards ceremony, or any team event.

We have even had athletic coaches come and be blown away by the whole milieu...one of our lead coaches says he "hopes his kid joins our team" next year, even if it cuts into his basketball time.

Ironically, our "thank you" plaque to the school is the only one our admin has displayed in his spotless room. He is an active Rotarian, and every year at least one of our robotics students get selected as "student of the month" so he helps haul the robots to the luncheons where Rotary can see them.

I don't think it's a question of him not liking us, but maybe getting pressure from our athletic boosters? There has been talk of having them support robotics, but it would take money away from traditional athletics, so they abandoned that idea right away. Also, some of the district higher-ups are coaches (like the wrestling coaches) so they pretty much get to take whatever they want from the schools. Sad.