Changing a team name

[Sayrah]

Jane Young asked for the Bacon story, so here goes. Now I wasn't actually present for the event, buy my son was as were several of the others who read the forum. They can correct me or fill in the details if I get them wrong, lol.

Team 1902 formed late in the registration period for the 2005-2006 season and had several members and mentors that had participated in FIRST before so they knew the importance of image and marketing. The name that was the top runner from the candidates was Organized Chaos (which by the way, would have been a very fitting name for the personality of the team, lol). During a team meeting at the Austin house, they sought the wisdom of the internet and found a team random name generating website. The first name generated was the now infamous Exploding Bacon. At the time, they laughed about it, pulled up a few more random names, but drifted back toward Organized Chaos. During the week one of the mentors that was present during the meeting, mentioned the random name generator and Exploding Bacon to her mother, an artist. Her mom drew the pig on the rocket and it was shown to the team at the next gathering. As the saying goes, it was all over but the chanting. The chant was the brainchild of Mike Walker the week of the Florida Regional.

Exploding Bacon was associated with a local high school their first year, but sought a 5013C umbrella outside of the public school system their second year. After consulting with 1501 and the 4-H agent in Indiana and Orlando, they became a 4-H club in Jan 2007 and the 4-H Exploding Bacon Robotics club was formed. The selection of the Exploding Bacon name and the pig on the rocket logo had nothing to do with being a 4-H club; must have been fate.

While a cool name, I can't imagine what a logo or a chant would be for Organized Chaos. There really is a lot to be said for putting some thought into your team's name and logo. Oink Oink...

Sarah