our team is starting something a little different this year. We want our students to have more ownership of the team, so they have been given more responsibility. ultimately, the real power that drives the team is the students. the mentors are just there to guide us and keep us from losing appendages while building the robot.
our "ultimate authority" is Mrs. Passmore, the sort of "coach" that has been with the team from the beginning, and before, she used to personally take everything into her own hands and make sure things got done, but after 7 or 8 years, that can be really draining, so she proposed that more students get involved in leading their peers. So, without getting too detailed (since most of this isnt set in stone and encrusted with jewels yet), we've divided the team into three segments: the Public Relations group, the Mechanical group, and the Information Technology group. each group has a leader, and within each group there are separate divisions with their own leaders, like for spirit, pit crew, website, fundraising, etc. the team is in charge of the team.. the mentors are just there to make sure no one gets hurt.