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Posted by Kyle Fenton at 04/09/2001 6:18 PM EST


Student on team #121, Islanders, from Middletown High School and NUWC.


In Reply to: Proud to have Team 22 in the Club...
Posted by Joe Johnson on 04/09/2001 12:41 PM EST:



I would like to first congratulate
Chief Delphi, Buzz, Team 22, and the other two.
(sorry I forgot their numbers).

You all did an excellent job.

However I was disappointed yet again this year
that the finalist of the Chirman's award were the
team with the most amount of people and the
biggest budget. But how about the rest of teams
who submitted one, just because they didn't
mentor 22 teams and set up 100 Lego League
Robotics clubs doesn't mean that there bad.
What I am trying to say is that it is impossible for
team like mine to mentor 22 teams. We don't have
enough people, we don't have a lot of support, and
most important we don't have enough money.
I was hoping that FIRST was looking uniqueness
in spreading the FIRST message and how it was
being implemented in such a way that it was
benefiting the world.
I was hoping FIRST would judge everyone equally
regardless of their finical status or number of
students.
I mean I like Chief Delphi, Buzz, and all the other
teams who won it, and I am really proud of them.
But if only big teams can win this award, than it
might discourage teams with limited people and
money to make this award. I mean what is the
point of making this award when you know you are
going to loose it because you didn't mentor 22
teams.
Whatever. Oh by the way, do you know if there is
anything on the FIRST website to see what ranking
my team and other teams did the Chramain's
Award.

Thanks