[FRC Blog] Honoring Woodie Flowers Finalist Award Winners

[MARS_James]

The real question everyone should ask is why did this get a blue banner before rookie all star, but I digress. So do Woodie Flowers Finalists now count towards BBQ?

[SharonO]

Originally Posted by MARS_James

The real question everyone should ask is why did this get a blue banner before rookie all star, but I digress. So do Woodie Flowers Finalists now count towards BBQ?

+1
What about Engineering Inspiration winners too?

[Hallry]

Originally Posted by MARS_James

The real question everyone should ask is why did this get a blue banner before rookie all star, but I digress.

Originally Posted by SharonO

What about Engineering Inspiration winners too?

Completely this. Winning on the field, the highest achievement for a team robot-wise, give'em a Blue Banner. Winning the Chairman's Award, the highest non-robot award, give'em a Blue Banner. Rookie All-Star, the highest non-robot award for a rookie team...no Blue Banner? I always felt that this was wrong. We should be actively celebrating a first-year team's accomplishments, and being able to hang up a Blue Banner in their school hallway would give them the recognition they deserve.

Same goes for EI. Heck, NASA even pays for EI winners' World Championship registration. Many people look at EI as just a "Second-Place Chairman's", but it's not, and is much more than that. It has it's own unique qualifications, and is deserving of a Blue Banner too.

I'm not saying that WFFAs don't deserve a Blue Banner, and I do also love the idea of giving Dean's List Finalists those sweatshirts like FIRST Canada does, but I just wish that we would give more honor to EI and RAS. After all, they are responsible for just as many teams at World Champs as Chairman's is.