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Originally Posted by ChrisCook
What I have meant to say is that Teams with great spirit and commitment are usually cut out of the spotlight. I mainly wrote this because I;m graduating and my team is being left with nothing because this was the first year that we have been back since our start in 2001.
I Don't care if our team gets honors or awards, i just want these kids to have fun, but if the program does not survive then whats the point. I mean the kids were inspired at the wrong time, They came to the comp. and said "why didn't you do this?" and the response I had to give them was we did;t have enough
(time?, money?, manpower?, enthusiasm? commitment?) and because we couldn't get our team to really see the bigger picture they just started to bail on our efforts and the few that were really dedicated to this project, had to face the burden of the work.(Which was about three Seniors)
plus another blow our mentor that started the team will be retiring from our school next year and we will have no program. What i really need is some serious inspiration and some people who think that this is just a joke to realize what they are really doing.
Thanks for your quick feedback.
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Chris,
I disagree with the notion that “teams with great spirit and commitment are usually cut out of the spotlight,” but this really isn’t the point that you’re trying to put forward in this thread. You’ve put so much energy into your team, and now that you’re leaving along with other people who have been the cornerstones for your team you’re concerned that the team will fall because the other students who are being left the team were apathetic this past year. I can understand the feelings you have, having faced the same situation when I was a graduating senior. Like I said before, this doesn’t have to be the case.
If you really want your fellow schoolmates to continue being able to participate in FIRST, I would strongly suggest getting them in contact with people like Cory or myself. We’re in the area, and we’re very active members of the FIRST community. We can help hook your school and/or your schoolmates up with another team or give them the support they need to continue on with a new faculty member.
You’ve got to try to do what you can to keep your team’s head above the water, but if after you’ve given it your all and it still drowns, at least you know you gave it all you could and didn’t throw in the towel with some energy left in your tank. I did this with 258. I’m proud of my hard work trying to hold that team together and I’m proud of everything I did as a member of that team, but I’ve moved past it and put it behind me knowing that I did all I could and then some.
Please, Chris, if there are any students who will be at Homestead in 2006 or beyond who would like to participate in FIRST send them my way. I’ll make sure that they end up on a team, and get something out of this wonderful program. Seriously, email or IM/PM me or have them contact me.
-Bill