[Ginger Power]

Thanks for the compliments regarding Jumpstart. I'm glad you were able to make it!

4607 is well aware of the rules that you're addressing in this thread. Being forced to ride a bus to every robotics event is not reasonable, and makes it very hard for a team to be competitive. The way that 4607 has dealt with this problem is by creating a hybrid relationship with our school. We maintain the ability to use school facilities and the other benefits that come through working with the school, but we are not an official school sport. This has allowed us to keep some distance between our program and the school when it comes to school rules for sports/activities. In other words, when it benefits us, we are a part of the school, but when it doesn't we're not.

The reason we are able to use this setup is because the people who founded our team (Chief Hedgehog and his coworker) had the foresight to see those benefits. He would be the person to talk to for making the most of your situation. Shoot him a PM and I'll see if he can post on this thread as well.