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Originally Posted by M. Krass

The following teams are based squarely in the devastation of Hurricane Katrina:
1304 - New Orleans Center for Science and Mathematics
1534 - Marion Abramson Senior High School
1550 - O. Perry Walker Senior High School
1589 - John F. Kennedy Senior High School
364 - Gulfport High School

Based on what I've been able to gather from news and other sources, it seems given that these teams will not be participating in the 2006 FIRST competitions. New Orleans is expected to be uninhabitable for upward of four months, while the Mississippi coast is probably facing a similar timeline. In any case, rebuilding infrastructure, homes and businesses will be priority to piecing together the funds and manpower needed for a FIRST team.

Team Fusion 364 will be competition in the 2006 season. I talked to a team mentor this past Friday and we both agree that our biggest obstacle will be funding for our team. Like I mentioned in a earlier post, most of the industry along along the gulf coast is either severely damaged or destroyed.

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My dad and I are going to show pictures from Gulfport here .. www.jdhiggs.com .. I put more on soon ..