Question of the Week!!! (9/12/04)

[KathieK]

RAGE typically has a Recruiting Committee that plans our recruiting methods during the summer months. We usually try to do a demo at the freshmen orientations, followed by announcements during the frist week or so of school, and an after school meeting. These are followed by an informational meeting for prospective students and parents/guardians at our practice facility, where team members show them around, explain the program, demonstrate the robot, etc. This is done at both of our primary high schools.

[Bcahn836]

We hold an open house where anyone interested can come and we give a presentation and demonstration on what FIRST Robotics is all about. People from the team last year tell thier friends and the teacher mentors tell their students. This usually gets around 30-35 new faces to show up the open house meeting. After that the newbies that are interested tell thier frends and so on. However we do have some that aren't interested and don't come back. we usually keep a roster of about 30 or more.