Team Makeup?

[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.