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Re: How many students does it take to maintain a team?
Last year on my high school team, 263...
We had 9 students and 2 teachers on the team. With our few numbers we did not submit a chairmans, an inventor, an animation, a website, or a WFA nomination.
We did however win a Motorola Quality Award, seed 5th in our division at the championship, and attend 2 off-season events.
The number of students you 'need' on your team varies greatly based on what you want to do with the season. You can have very few students and still be just as competitive as everyone else.
By the time the 2006 season comes around I'm sure your team will gain some new members. If your very concerned about it, consider doing robotics demo's around the school. We found in 2002 that running our robot around during open houses helped attract a few members here and there. If your only a team of 6, you might need to eliminate some of the optional awards, but you can still have a great team and a great robot.
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