[vhcook]

Team 1776 is based out of an alternative high school. I'm not entirely certain what the precise requirements are to travel with the team, but I'm under the impression they are largely behavioral.

I think a lot of these decisions are going to be based on the size and composition of the school(s) providing your student team members, as well as what part of the FIRST mission you're focusing on. A lot of what we're accomplishing is teaching the students how to adapt when things don't work, and what you can do with math and science knowledge.