How many rookies do you have on your team?

[nkauj_ntxoo16]

How many rookies are there on your team?

What roles do they play?

[JVGazeley]

Half the team are rookies here. We have the disadvantage that our school is only 2 grades; Upper Sixth and Lower Sixth. Thus we lose half the team each year as they head off to University.

[Courtneyb1023]

I think this year we have about 6 or so rookies. This is a pretty good number because about 6 of us graduated last year. It's enough to keep the program going and insure its future, yet not too many that the meetings feel crowded or overwhelming. Overall, I am very happy with the work done by both the veteran and rookie members of the team.

[nkauj_ntxoo16]

what does the rookies' tasks/jobs during the 6-week build season?

[Courtneyb1023]

A rookies 1st 6 week build session is mostly about learning, through observation and actually doing things with proper supervision. The rookies really play a very important role on our team, and are treated just like any veturan member really. Depending on what their intrests are, a rookie can be seen helping with designing, building, animation, spirit..you name it.

[Eric Scheuing]

More than we need .

[Nita]

I'd say almost half of the team this year is a rookie (and most of them wanted to join last year). All rookies participate in helping building the robot because we do basic training before the 6 weeks.

[Katie Reynolds]

#857 has 11 rookies and 3 returning members. As far as high schooler membership goes, it exploded this year - it's great!

Since the majority of the team are rookies, they do th emajority of the building. It's been a tough season because most of the students are so young, they have a lot to learn! But they're doing well and everything is coming along.

[Nawaid Ladak]

Originally Posted by Eric Scheuing

More than we need .

I agree.

[dude__hi]

About half of our members are still rookies or very close to rookies...too bad..

[Lisa Perez]

On both 830 and 573, about half of our students (out of 15 and 30, respectively) are rookies.

[Chase]

We have four this year, three of which are programmers.

[Marcel]

We have alot this year. More than last year, and alot of them actually know what to do and how to do stuff. Like our programmer is a freshman and hes awesome. Also theres a few noobs that know how to cut materials and use alot of the machines.

[EricH]

Only one, but he's getting pretty good at lending a hand quickly, as well as doing our website.

[MrBamboo]

being a rookie team, all of us .

unfortunately being a 2 grade school we have 20ish seniors and only about 4 juniors on the team. meaning a large majority of the team graduates next year.