FIRST in Danger

[Robocardgrl5]

Team 5 from Melvindale High School is about to be no more. As a team we had no wear to build or store our robot,practice field,goals, or tools. That is until we got approval to use the garage of our school that nobody else used. It was unheated and dreary looking but we made it our headquarters. So with that we had a place to build and to get our jobs done. Well now it appears that they want to give our "robotics lab" to the athletes and make it an exercise room. It's bad enough that our teams aren't the best but they have a gym, a weight room, and the wrestling room. What more do they need? I too participate in sports but without a place of our own robotics will have no where to go. That will just give the message that sports are more important than academics. I know I personally have learned alot from the experience of FIRST that I could never fully get out of a book. So please help support our cause. Write letters or call our school and superintendent. Tell them why robotics is so important and that we need to have a lab of our own.

Superintendent Cora Kelly (313) 389-3300
Principal Michael Reynolds (313) 389-3320
Melvindale High School
18656 Prospect
Melvindale, MI 48122