By the way, using a CMS isn't cheating at all. Quite a few large companies and businesses (not to mention
our own government) use CMSes. So if FIRST is preparing students and teams for the real world, then using Drupal or Joomla is right on track.
Teams such as the
Adambots win the web excellence award quite often, and they're using MediaWiki as a CMS. So don't downplay the importance of a CMS. Trust me, we're a really small team too, and the functionality far outweighs winning an award.