Sorry to rez a dead thread, but this has been bugging me for a few days. I originally made a post offering the evidence of 116's history to support either side of the topic. The evidence itself, in many situations, at least how I originally presented it, seemed a bit biased against the need for sucess to sustain a team. I, however, forgot to include one very significant detail, that I remembered (and have no idea how I forgot in the first place), that presents another valid argument.
In 1999, 116 moved from South Lakes High School, to nearby Herndon High School for reasons of faculty support. South Lakes would have a "rookie" team in 1999 (even though 116 was much more of a rookie in terms of membership than the south lakes team. 116 retained it's NASA sponsorship and almost all of the mentors at HHS though), but it would only last one year.
Sorry again for rezzing a dead thread, but this was buggin me and I couldn't edit my old post for some reason
