[Al Skierkiewicz]

Reading about this "divorce" and other posts, cuts me like a knife. Cooperating is one of the most difficult things to do when adult volunteers get together to lead young people. In all my years as a FIRST volunteer and before that as a Scout leader, I have seen clashes between adults. They occur, albeit sporadically, to my amazement. All too frequently, the clashes come about because someone with too little sleep is in a stressful situation and doesn't know how to handle the last straw that comes their way. That one incident should not affect a long relationship between adults and certainly not be at the detriment of the students. M Krass, I ask you to consider whether the team will be better off without you, will the students learn as much from your absence, what will the team have learned from this. I know there are some truly impossible people out there and it is possible that one may have filtered onto a FIRST team. Those people don't last long in FIRST or they change.
Gracious Professionalism is not just so many words for me. (GP actually sums up the Scout Law into a single phrase. FIRST students are trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, cheerful, thrifty, brave) When I speak to new students about GP (and especially FLL students) I tell them it is not enough to act like their grandmother is watching, they have to act like my grandmother is watching. I am grateful that the adults on the team I volunteer for feel just as strongly and I hope that we are passing these ideas on to our students.
So much for being on the soapbox for tonight. I am sure you will shine wherever you end up. Good luck in all you do.