Due to a
fire at our high school on December 30th, we were unable to work in our regular work space until January 12th!
Thanks to a local business man (who also happens to be a team parent and mentor) we were able to meet for the kick-off on the 3rd
(just to give them a plug... it was Precise Circuit in Shelton, CT 
). No one (except cleaning staff, not even teachers) was able to go into the school building for more than a week after the kick-off. Fortunately we were able to make arrangements to get our control system cleaned and out of the building on the 3rd... and we were even more lucky that it had not been damaged by the fire, smoke, or water. This sponsor also opened up his business for us to work in both of the last 2 weekends... although it was not like being in our usual space it was still a big help for us to have somewhere to meet and begin work on our design and strategy. We are still a little behind... but we are working to make a strong comeback.