[kborer22]

you may not like everything you read here, and that's not the goal, everyone is entitled to their opinion, and this is a place for all to be discussed. Despite all of the inspiring (participated for 3 yrs in HS and now in my 3rd yr as a college mentor) that goes on there are competitions, and there are going to be teams that get legit "robbed" or the short end of the stick. This is not a perfect program, and people are allowed to point that out, which will hopefully make this program stive to be better. I PERSONLLY think that many teams/individuals have taken GP too far. I seems some times that teams will justify everything they do or don't do by GP, it is a good model to live by, but it taken to literally. It personally reminds me of religion (not that I am trying to offend anyone), I think something like GP needs to be applied in moderation and adapted and interpreted for the situation. Hopefully people will learn that(again not a personal shot at anyone just using your examples) if they did feel like they got robbed that there will always be another competition, and if a team wins a charimain's award, they DESERVE IT! It is no small task to win a chairmain's award, being on a team that has won one, so you really have to go above and beyond espcially with more and more teams spreading the word of frist. You should be able to learn and grow from you experiences and make your self, and team better.