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Our team has about 35 members, but only about 10 who consistently show up at every meeting. Those 10 people just happen to be lead mechanical, electrical, programming, and/or leadership people, who feel it is necessary to do their work at the meetings with the team. But that's not to say that only 10 people work. Others contribute a lot, but may not come to every meeting. Our publicity/public relations team does a lot of work in the community, so they might be working somewhere else during meeting time, or putting in a lot of hours at other times. Our spirit team does a lot of work in people's houses, since they sewed capes, painted banners, worked on posters; all things that are easier done in a house than a workroom crowded with tools. The strategy team puts in a lot of hours at home, because reading the rule book and generating ideas can be done at other times that meeting times, as well. The drive team practices at a location other than our school, where we meet regularly. But we still all work hard at our given specialties, even if we're not all around at the same time. Everyone has to find their own balance between robotics and school, and it is done in a unique way. Just because one person is working differently than another doesn't mean they're not working.