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Unread 15-05-2015, 16:37
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Re: ChampionSplit: A Historical Perspective

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Originally Posted by iVanDuzer View Post
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Is this true for every team? Definitely not. But in my experience, if you ask the teams that are perennial contenders for the Chairman's Award why they started to run all these programs, why they started to develop these resources, and why they started to work so hard at spreading STEM, you'll mostly get the answer "To win the Chairman's Award."
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I agree with most of your post, but not necessarily this little section.
Anyone I've talked to on a Hall of Fame or Chairman's team claims that their drive wasn't "to win an award", but more to change the culture of their community, team, and school.
The award for most is just a bonus.
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