Team Makeup?

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by GaryVoshol

Where is "well rounded" on the list?

I guess that would be "a group not mentioned".

Originally Posted by Pavan

Actually that is an option. "No group has a majority its pretty even."

Actually I meant kids that fit into more than one group. For example, we have band kids that are also athletes or are on Quiz Bowl.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by GaryVoshol

Actually I meant kids that fit into more than one group. For example, we have band kids that are also athletes or are on Quiz Bowl.

This a quiet opinion of mine. Students that make up robotics teams are interested/curious in many areas. They want to know why and why not and what if. They aren't too interested in no, that won't work, or it's good enough. That's a big part of why the engineers and teachers stick with FIRST. (Because they are the same way.) It's a talented, richly diverse, and challenging group - a robotics team. That's what makes it cool.

[Alan Anderson]

Our team makeup is red and blue face paint.

...

Hmm? What's that you say?

Oh, that's very different! Never mind.





Seriously, we have all kinds. I don't think there's any overlap with the football team, but some members haven't been able to attend meetings yet this year because of marching band.

[Mark Pierce]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

Our team makeup is red and blue face paint.

My first thought on seeing the title was a memory from WMR a few years ago: As a local TV camera was coming down our aisle, I warned those in our pit areas "The camera is coming, check your hair and makeup!". A girl from team 74 replied "Who has time to worry about stuff like that?". In a later year, I saw her on TV enthusiastically talking about robotics and her team.

Back to the topic, BOB has always had a good mix of kids interested in all kinds of activities. The current team has students in band, on the golf, soccer, tennis, cross country teams, and proably many other groups I'm unaware of. There also are many who are very active in activities such as church groups, scouts, etc.

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

Students that make up robotics teams are interested/curious in many areas. ... It's a talented, richly diverse, and challenging group - a robotics team.

I'm not sure why this should be a quiet opinion Jane. I think many of us would agree with this statement. It should be part of mentor training to understand that, in general, these kids are different in exactly the way you described.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Mark Pierce

I'm not sure why this should be a quiet opinion Jane. I think many of us would agree with this statement. It should be part of mentor training to understand that, in general, these kids are different in exactly the way you described.

It is the lens that I look through, usually when we are at a competition - and I see all of the teams together. I enjoy watching the interactions in the pit area and in the competition venue, itself, knowing what it took to get to the point of teams having their robot competing on the field. The view of the talented students and their mentors and all the volunteers is a goosebumper every single time. I guess that is why it is quiet. Thank you Mark.

[JackN]

Part of what makes are team great is the diversity of the students on the team. There is definitely several band students, but just about every group is represented on the team. This year's team has a student from each of the following groups: volleyball, National Honor Society, softball, track, soccer, chess, cross-country, quiz bowl, International Thespian Society, baseball, the literary magazine and the band. Having students with so many different backgrounds helps push our team to new areas and brings in people with completely different ideas to add to our team.

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

Our team makeup is red and blue face paint.

...

Hmm? What's that you say?

Oh, that's very different! Never mind.

You must spread around some Reputation before giving it to Alan Anderson again.

On 1293, I'd say most (but by no means all--you're looking at one of the exceptions) of the team overlaps with the science teams of the schools. On 1618, it's more spread out; student council gets underrepresented, mainly because that's a large time-consumer there, but we seem to get the whole spread.

[vivek16]

ours is about half cross country runners. half non-athletic nerds (for any of you reading this its a good thing )

-vivek

[njamietech]

Our team is made up of mostly band kids.

But we also get theater kids, and football videographers (only 1 which is me )

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

I don't think there's any overlap with the football team,...

It turns out I was wrong. I found out today that one of our rookies is on the football team.

(Our lead teacher is a football coach.)