[Mel]

I am one of the founding members of team 1359 and wouldn't have continued with robotics if it wasn't for this team. We focus on getting as many people from as many "school" backgrounds as possible. There are a lot of really small areas in the vicinity of our town, that wouldn't be able to support a team by themselves, so we offer them membership. As a Boy Scout Venture Crew, members can be from just about anywhere! We also do Boy Scout Activities... we just did one rafting trip and are planning another!! Our team has statistics about membership, as far as how many kids from the different schools, but other than that, we do not really claim a school as "ours". East Linn Christian Academy has been very nice in letting us use some of their services, that is why they are listed. West Albany HS knows about our team, in fact, I have had countless discussions with the principal and he just thinks that the more involved, the merrier! He's been very supportive. Member relations between the various teams depends on the members themselves, there were a few on the West team I talked to regularly, but it really depends on the specific people.

I guess I just want to reiterate that even though we have students from various schools involved, we have a great time! We're all about learning and having fun, just like everyone else.