Selecting New Team Members

[Grim Tuesday]

Our team has a hard limit of 55, due to School District policies, so we are required to cut as many people as required to get to that number, unfortunately. In the past, we have used attendance at pre-cut events (stuff like bake sales, community service, etc...), interviewing people, and a questionare about why they want to be on the team. Freshman/new students get higher consideration than those who have had a chance to join in previous years. The choice on who is cut is made by two groups independently (School Adviser, and Student Leadership), then the lists are compared, and a final one is made.

We have a limit of 40 people who can go to competition, due to bussing space, so it is simply hour based. We try to get everyone to go to atleast one competition, but the top 40 are guaranteed two. It usually works out, with a few people being unable to attend one or two. We are looking for a better way to quantify dedication, but haven't found one yet, so it looks like hours are what we're using.