Dirty Birds need advice

[Rich Kressly]

Sorry to hear of your dilemma. It's great to have a supportive school district and it sounds as if you have the spirit to carry out the mission of FIRST in spite of the difficulty.

We are also fortunate at Palisades High School to have building and district support and, because of FIRST, have robotics and animation courses in our school's curriculum. Three teachers (including myself) are team advisors. All of this came about over years of involvement and building relationships, etc. We would be glad to share our curriculum outlines and info if you feel they would help in the future.

However, it's important to know that Team 103's work is an after school activity and these courses in robotics and animation are open to all PHS students - many team members take the courses to build their team skills, but it is not required. Equally, these courses were developed over time by our teacher advisors as a way to reach students beyond the team with this leading edge instruction. Without FIRST (and our district and sponsors), there is no way we would have had access to the software, equipment, and materials to make it happen. So, for us, the evolution was 100% education driven.

Email me at rkressly@palisadessd.org with your request and we will get something to you as soon as we can. Good luck.