[JohnBoucher]

I believe that FIRST actually has a student judged award is terrific. It is the one opportunity for peer review and appreciation.
Web site design is both subjective and objective and needs to be judged as such.

The objective criterion includes;

· Operational in all current release browsers.
· Easy navigation with java and non-java browsers.
· HTML and CSS code validates to W3C standards.

The subjective criterion includes;

· Is the site current?
· Does the site appears to be actively used be its members?
· Does the site add value to the team community?

The students involved should create web site design. How to determine this will always be a problem. I suggest that if a team that wants their site judged, they should make available on the site, a design journal supporting the student participation.

A problem with the award seems to be that it is not well advertised. First should have the teams designate a team member that will judge the award when the team registers for a competition. I would not change the criteria each year. Allow each team to build upon what they had the previous year. Teams that have won the award could be held out of competition for 3 years to allow newer student to be involved.

By no means is the current process broken, but it could use some duct tape.