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Re: Lettering in FIRST

Our school has no athletics or music programs. Our FIRST robotics team and our Science Olympiad teams ARE our competitive teams.

We have letters on both. There are different requirements but like most athletic programs, lettering is largely decided upon by the coach of each team.
For robotics I (coach) require 2 years of committed service to the team. This honor is given to those that have committed time and effort to developing the team during FIRST season AND during the rest of the year.

FIRST is a 12 month activity. I just wish we had MORE months in the year.
Learning and mentoring never stop.

Our time commitments certainly ebb and flow but we have fundraising, a JV FTC team, Lego League teams to support, an FLL regional to put on, lots of community outreach and team building exercises to help improve our team's abilities to perform both on and off the field.

Our team prides itself on continuous improvement. We are never happy with status quo.

Supporting all of these efforts with hard work and commitment earns a student a letter.

I have coached both academic and athletic teams for a long time.
I have NEVER seen any other team that I have worked with display the consistent high level of quality effort and commitment shown by the Skunks.

I am proud to give them letters and proud to be one of them.
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