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While it would be the thrill of a lifetime to meet the president, this is more of an issue about "changing the culture"

Recent headlines:


"President George W. Bush poses with members of the Arizona State University Women's Softball Team"

"The Mercury presented President Bush with a gift at the White House event. " (Phoenix Mercury = Phoenix pro woman's basketball team)

"U.S. President George W. Bush (L) poses for photographs with the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion Sameer Mishra of West Lafayette, Indiana..."

How would you rank the International Chairman's Award with the accomplishments above?

How do you think the general population of the U.S. would rank them?

Remember, ;the I and R in FIRST. Until a world class academic, engineering championship receives the coverage of an amusement team or a spelling bee, we have to keep promoting science, math, technology and engineering activities to young people, leaders and the media.


BTW, we have been lauded by our state legislature and our (ex) governor (she is now Homeland Security Czar). We have been recognized by Senator McCain's office and several state representatives. We have testified in the U.S. Congress and U.S. Representative Pastor has visited us at school (and other events) and has read a nice piece about us on the floor of the house and it is part of the Congressional record. So we have been able to garner attention from most levels of government, just not the Federal Executive branch.