I need everyone who recieves varsity jacket lettering to post here!

[youngWilliam14]

thanks guys! please keep the posts comming, and tell your friends to post too. i'd really appreciate it!

[Jaime65]

i already posted but i didnt included something. the look of the jacket is customized. you go to the store and tell then what you want on and what you want it to look like. i have a customized first logo. im going to post some pictures

[Jaime65]

Please excuse the dirt on my jacket, its time for a cleaning.

[freestylemotox]

Lake Orion gives out varsity letters after you have been a part of the robotics team for 2 years. I believe that we put just as much time if not more into robotics as every other sport out there. We compete in every aspect as another team does and deserve a Varsity letter.

[Nate Edwards]

I created a letter system at our school several years ago, we ran into the same issues, but we instead paid for the patches and had separate categories for shoulder/pocket patches (drive team, pit, etc...) it allowed us to use our logo as the little patch which turned out awesome. We have had the letter system around for 4 years.

[Molly Stieber]

We get the same letters as Varsity sports do. It's pretty cool. At the end of the year, all members have to fill out an "end of the year report," which our head advisor comes up with, and then the mentors all get together, look at what everyone has done, and then decides who gets a letter. There are lots of requirements, and not everyone on the team gets one, but yes, we do have Varsity letters that are recognized by the school.

[dachickindapit]

Team 67's students get letters after 1 year on the team. I know Megan already posted that, but I can add to it.

The letters are the standard letter, without any type of emblem (for example, the marching band letters have a musical symbol in the letter). Our students often have "Robotics," "HOT Team," and/or "FIRST" embroidered on their jackets.

After the first year on the team, each team member receives a pin with our team logo on it to add to their jacket. I've also seen our students wear pins from competitions on their jackets. We have a photo somewhere of several team members with their HOT varsity jackets, but I can't seem to find it.

[FunkyRatDemon]

We at 753 get letters for FIRST Robotics
I have 2 on my Lettermans jacket (Right next to my Swim Team, Water Polo, Debate/Speech and Mock Trial letters...)

[hipsterjr]

Teams 342 gets varsity letters from two different schools!
This is exactly why FIRST was started; to get our society away from this idolization of sports that is greatly depriving our country of any intelligence!
We put in just as much work (if not more) as athletics team, and we are actually doing something ACADEMIC!

Here is the letters Summerville and Fort-Dorchester HS receices.
http://academics.tridenttech.edu/tea...es/sletter.jpg
http://academics.tridenttech.edu/tea...s/fdletter.jpg

[Jill1022]

I don't know if we stil do but I know one or two years we did give letters. It was back when south side was the archerGEeks 1022 and letters went to those who had put in x amount of hours and went to x competitions etc. The requirements were high but worth it. When I get home I can post a picture.

At south side letters are currently given to sports, speech team, and academic team.

Good luck on getting your school to give robotics letters! I hope it works out for you.

[legotech25]

Our team gets Varsity letters (as does our chess club and mathelete team), and we can use them on the same letter jacket as our sports. What we do is anything sports goes on the left and anything academic on the right.

[travis48elite]

Team Delphi E.L.I.T.E. 48 receives varsity letters, it took us awhile to convince our school board, but with the support of our parents we finally started to receive them at the end of the 2005 season. Of course as always there is certain criterion that you have to meet in order to receive them, such as being on the team for two years or putting in at least 60 hours of work and ten hours of community service.

[ChrisMcK2186]

Thats a great idea. We will try after VCU to get jackets.

Chris

[Cptn Patches537]

We get varsity/jv letters based on levels of participation and committment. We are definitely allowed to use the same jackets as the "athletes", however whether we buy them (they are beastly expensive) is another issue.

[Tonya Scott 476]

Our team members receive a letter after 2 full years of membership on the team. We designed our own letter, with a gear in the background. Here is reasoning for you to use.

Robotics team members have to meet the same eligibility and grade requirements as atheletes do.
Robotics Team members have to fulfill attendance and team requirements.

Good luck---parental pressure will help. Get the local media involved as well.