Our team split into 4 or 5 groups to work to different areas, like pneumatics, programming, autoCADing, and electronics, to gain some experience before the build period.
It has actually worked pretty well so far, and seeing as we dont have much time left, good luck to us. We also tried to get an adult mentor for each group; we got 2 alumni (last years seniors), teachers and parents to come in and work with a group once a week. It worked out really well, when we were on task. And when the two programming groups weren't fighting over the computers.
(Hey! It's not my fault the other computer wasn't set up! so WHY did they keep stealing MY computer...
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~Stephanie
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2004 Founding member and Arm leader, 2005 Lead programmer, 2006 Controls leader, 2007 Project Manager/President
Thanks for making FIRST such a great experience for me. I'm no longer on 1351, and I'm not currently planning to mentor team 97, but FIRST has meant so much in getting me to where I am now, in life and at MIT, class of 2011.
I met Billfred! He recognized me! 
SVR 04: 11th seed - Highest Rookie Seed - Semifinalists w/ 1120 and 568 - GM Industrial Design Award
SVR 05: Semifinalists w/ 8 and 766
SVR 06: 6th seed - Quarterfinalists w/ 368 and 1072
Davis 06: 1st seed - Quarterfinalists w/ 649 and 100 - KPCB Entrepreneurship Award
SVR 07: 36th seed
David 07: 4th seed - Semifinalists w/ 1280 and 692 - Johnson and Johnson Sportsmanship Award