Team Traditions

[VexisDarksteele]

Hey CD, long time no see! Anyone hyped for Kickoff? (Oh, who am I kidding? We're all about to burst with excitement! Better unplug the toaster before it catches itself on fire... )

Anyway! What I was wondering about were all of the fun or quirky little traditions your teams may have, robot-related or not. Do you do something special for your graduating students? Is there a particular team-specific piece or feature you always build onto your robots? Any fun events that your team hosts every year? Do your members wear any special team regalia at competitions (aside from the t-shirts)?

Something I'm trying to establish with our team is headwings. When we founded the team in 2011 and developed our logo/mascot, I made myself a pair of dark blue wings mounted on a headband to wear around at competitions and community events (and sometimes even to school the day before an event). I've worn those things to death over the last 3 years, and they've become sort of an identifier for me and the team presidency in general. Now that a new president has been elected (and she has expressed her desire for her own set of wings), I'm trying to make it a role-specific tradition for each president to have his or her own unique pair of headwings. I'll color code them by year and role; team alumni can opt to have a white/"silver" pair made with their graduation year written on the band, and mentors would have yellow/"gold" wings (if they wanted them). When I remake my pair this season, they'll be a mixture of white and yellow. That way, it's a badge of honor to bear wings upon your head!
Other than that, we always have our yearly banquet on the last day of school. I'm sure that most teams have that tradition, though.

So go forth and share your team's unique traditions whilst we count down the days to Kickoff!