[anontestasd]

I am fairly certain that I am also a member of this team. A lot of the issues that OP has described are correct, but I feel like this is important to put into perspective (or at least my perspective as a student).

This year has by far been the worst in terms of team cohesiveness and unity. Last year, our robot was quite good in fact, and while we didn't place too high anywhere, our officer team was pretty well functioning. The mentors were often very unhelpful and derogatory; the general political climate was frayed; however, the students who were in charge were pretty solid, with a few non-functioning officers.

I believe that a lot of issues arose with the choice of officers this year. Our president was quite poor (should never have been chosen), and eventually resigned mid season after receiving a college acceptance. We had other resignations as well prior to that (something that has never occurred before on the team).

Furthermore, there was one student in particular who was not allowed on the team due to school rules that caused a lot of drama and seriously messed with the way our build season was progressing. A lot of the screenshotting and even bullying was instigated by him.

Overall, the mentors may have their hearts in the right place, but a combination of team staleness and a few students screwing things up has led to this state (which the OP described well).