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Our school doesnt treat our eam too well and gives us the littlest ammount of help possible all they do for us is give us a room to work in. There is really only one staff member who supports us and thats our teacher "Canova". The only reason we get a yearbook page is becuase im the editor. We have to buy almost all of our own equipment, and we can only work untill 9:00 on weekdays and 4:00 on saturdays. The school doesnt provide us with transportation to the regional (its only 30 mins away)and they give us weeks of trouble about going to nationals. Its sad really becuase the school has no clue what we really get out of the program, it has been the most fufilling part of my Highschool education.

Yea, so dont feel as though your the only ones who are not recognized heh...

On the other hand I know of schools who have robotics pep-ralleys where over 10% of their school(s) students are active participants in the FIRST program.

There really is great diversity when it comes to how each school takes the program.