[Al Skierkiewicz]

As Gary has stated above, simply add in the six weeks of build, a few weeks of rest for First staff and prep for regionals, then a few weeks of regionals (some of which will occur in spring break for schools to allow travel without missing school) and then an early spring Championship so that students have time to prepare for finals, graduation, prom, etc. When Championships were at Disney, it coincided with Disney's Science month promotion and a lull in other activity that made travel cheaper and hotels available. And since winter keeps many people inside, this is a perfect activity to bring people together while indoors. And it allowed FLL to have the fall but that's another story.