[wheeler]

This issue is going to be different at every school.
I am the faculty advisor for team 1002 our school does support the team.
We receive about $5000 from the principal every year from his vending fund. We have vending machines in the school and that money goes to the school for the principal to distribute to groups in need. The past two years our team was the recipient of the largest single amount of funds. We have our own room in the school and because of our award efforts he is purchasing a new trophy case for the building. It takes some work but if you include the admins in your effort they will come around. Our principal comes to the local event that we attend the Peachtree and Championships to support the team and we have a send of cookout before every event put on by the parent and he attends to wish the team well.