Eligibility to be considered a team member

[Taylor]

To be part of the team? No restrictions.
To be part of the drive team? Probably not.

Originally Posted by 2013 FRC GAME MANUAL

DRIVER: a pre-college student TEAM member

Yes, you're pre-college, but you're no longer a student.

[bardd]

I'd say no. A 60 year old man that went to work immediately after high school and never attended college couldn't be considered a team member, even though he's still pre-college.
Reductio Ad Absurdum actually works some times...

[Basel A]

Originally Posted by Taylor

To be part of the team? No restrictions.
To be part of the drive team? Probably not.

Yes, you're pre-college, but you're no longer a student.

I don't think "student" implies "student in school," but rather "student on team."

You're obviously pre-college, but whether or not you're a student or a mentor is a decision that you and your team are free to make. I don't see any FIRST-imposed restrictions.

[Mark Sheridan]

countries besides the USA can have 5 years of high school. Some of my friends had this option in Ontario and took the extra year. Its getting pretty rare now to see that in Ontario. I think some of my cousins in Quebec are doing this but I forget.

I have not lived in Canada for a while, so I don't know the current systems.

[dodar]

Well, cant American students technically have 6 years of eligibility if they attend a Junior/Senior High School?

[Tristan Lall]

Originally Posted by Mark Sheridan

countries besides the USA can have 5 years of high school. Some of my friends had this option in Ontario and took the extra year. Its getting pretty rare now to see that in Ontario. I think some of my cousins in Quebec are doing this but I forget.

I have not lived in Canada for a while, so I don't know the current systems.

In Ontario, 5 years of high school through grade 13 was standard until some point in the 1980s. Then it was changed to 4 years through grade 12 for everyone + 1 year of OAC (Ontario academic credit) for university-bound students only. In 2003, the grade 12 class (which had been using a different, updated curriculum for the last few years) graduated alongside the last OAC class. At the time, Ontario was the last jurisdiction in the U.S. or Canada to have a 5th year of high school.