How Do You Treat New Members/Freshmen ?

[Alfred Thompson]

As a teacher my motto has long been "a day without seniors is like a day without a sharp stick in the eye." And "the only thing bad about freshmen is that it takes so many of them to make a meal. "

Just kidding. Mostly. I am looking forward to the seniors graduating though. They finish before the rest of the school.

I can come up with similar comments for sophomores and juniors if I try. There are pros and cons to all grades.

We had freshmen in key positions of the team this year. They made up half of our pit crew for example. I have given orders that every important sub team must have at least one freshmen next year. The team all agrees that training freshmen is important for making sure the team improves year after year.

The mentors on our team decided we actually had a real team when it got to the point where noone seemed to be aware of what grade a kids was in. They just cared about what they did for the team.