Student lettering in FRC

[RoboMom]

Visit http://www.firstnemo.org/resources.htm for the latest resource paper.
"Thinking about Varsity Letters for your Robotics Team?"

Thanks to all who contributed in this thread and over the years on this topic. The goal was to just create a one-page document directing people to all the legwork already done by teams.

[Jon Stratis]

I just noticed this popped up on my feed again, and while it isn't exactly timely (seeing as these announcements happened a while ago), two relevant announcements from MN:

A big announcement: FIRST Robotics in Minnesota is now included in the Minnesota State High School League! The recognition from the MN State High School League [...]

http://www.mnfirst.org/news/08282011#

The production slide and ordering information for the new Minnesota FIRST Robotics Lettering Patch is now available. All Minnesota FIRST teams [...]

http://www.mnfirst.org/news/05292012

So, in MN at least, Robotics is on the same level as sports and other extra curricular activities, and has its own officially sanctioned lettering patch. This goes beyond a single team lettering at their school... it's state wide!

[RoboMom]

Originally Posted by RoboMom

Visit http://www.firstnemo.org/resources.htm for the latest resource paper.
"Thinking about Varsity Letters for your Robotics Team?"

Thanks to all who contributed in this thread and over the years on this topic. The goal was to just create a one-page document directing people to all the legwork already done by teams.

Laurie is quoted in this article. More robotics teams than varsity hockey teams in MN!
http://www.startribune.com/local/188507421.html

[dcarr]

Originally Posted by RoboMom

Laurie is quoted in this article. More robotics teams than varsity hockey teams in MN!
http://www.startribune.com/local/188507421.html

Great article! Good for MN. Surprising that FIRST is not mentioned anywhere in the piece - a major oversight.

Personally, the use of the term 'kit' in articles written for the general public bothers me as I feel it misrepresents and undermines the design and build process that teams go through. I feel like FIRST should rename the KoP especially as it's evolving into basically a customized ordering process.