Mentor Envolvment

[Rich Kressly]

All excellent points here. Remember to include students as much as possible. When I was with 103, we used to meet with the core student group that worked on the submission, looked at the previous year's entry, mapped out the ideas/structure with them, and let the kids run. Then we'd check in periodically and provide guidance and editing help.

In my experience, an incredible thing happens over time with this entry and the students. Students become more acutely aware of the team and its community impact when they are involved in the CA process. This filters out to other students on the team, gives them all a stronger sense of the big picture, helps to drive team growth, and gets us all closer to achieving the true goals of FIRST. Now that's what I call a "Champion" no matter what the outcome of the award entry is.