[Pierson]

Our team, 360, is in our 5th year of competition. We started small. But before out 4th year, bylaws and a leadership corps were brought onboard. This has made life much easier since we have quadrupled in size since year 2.

We are still going strong, I agree that strong school administration support is very useful as is a strong mentor and a few very involved students. Someone (either a student, parent, or mentor) with strong ties to the business community makes funding much easier.