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I graduated in 97. I had both an athletic letter for Wrestling, and an academic letter for competing on various academic teams. Academic letters were given for outsatnding accomplishment in team oriented competition outside of traditional sports (band, choir, math team....).
I really enjoyed the academic letter because it gave me a chance to showcase some accomplishments. Let's face it, at my school you could win the State Science Olympiad and you MIGHT get a morning anouncement Monday, or you could just make it to the conference finals in basketball and get a 2 hour pep rally.
One thing I learned was that if you want to inspire others they need to know what you have done. While modesty can be a noble attribute, it doesn't necessarily help spread the word of FIRST. Do you want funding? Do you want to build your team? Do you want to build teams around you? If you answered yes to any of those then please do everything possible to spark conversations about your team and show people you are proud of your team. If this includes a lettermans jacket with a little brass pin of a triangle, circle, and square, so be it.