[Kris Verdeyen]

First of all, great topic.

I'm not sure if this is ambitious enough to be a homework assignment, but it would be nice if the principals and school boards of individual teams were able to make it out to the compeititon itself. I have to think that principals (or science department chairs, or school boards) have a hard time imagining the scope of what their students are involved in, and would be impressed and moved by what they saw. It's basically a continuation of this year's homework, carried further down the chain to people that can make or break individual teams. This type of participation from school decision makers could also help curb the problems that Henry mentioned.