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I am going to go with that the mentors designed and built them another robot..... and i can gaurantee it. You all know its true.
Well this is a wonderful post. Before I delve into this ridiculous content of this post, I'd just like to remind you that when you post on this forum you not only represent yourself, but your entire team. Team 1114 has had a very positive relationship with the students and teachers of 1219 over the years. I would be shocked if your entire team actually felt this way about 1114.

I'm glad you make guarantees about things you have no knowledge about. Have you visited our shop before? It's open to all local teams to use whenever they want. Actually, this past weekend our students were busy making parts for Team 2166, a local team that we've been mentoring. You might want to ask them about how our team operates. Or maybe you want to continue making baseless assumptions.

I will never deny the involvement of the 1114 mentor base. I'm not ashamed of it in the slightest. We have an amazing group of mentors who work hand in hand with our students, working towards the mission of FIRST. Why is this a bad thing? Please take the time to read this post by Dave Lavery. FIRST was never intended to be a student only science fair, as you may desire. Yes our mentors are involved in the design and building of the robot. We feel this is the best way to teach and inspire each and every student on Team 1114. Last year we even started a new program, called "Big Simbot, Little Simbot". Each 1114 student is paired with an adult mentor who is their aid, their confidante and their friend. This relationship is about more than just robotics, it is about providing role models and inspiration. But, I guess that sounds pretty dumb to you. I mean, why would we want to try and inspire our students. Its not like that is the mission of FIRST or anything...

If you'd like to learn more about our team, please don't hesitate to contact us. I'd love to go over our team handbook, where we detail our "roadmap to success", to help teach you about our model for a FIRST team. I've always stood by a team's right to run their team however they want. If you think your team should be all student run, go for it. But down here in St. Catharines we're very proud of how our team operates, and it's proved very successful. The success I'm talking about isn't our regional wins, but the amazing stories our graduates have after leaving the team. We've found a way to leave an indelible impact on each kid who passes through these doors. Could that really be such a bad thing?

Good luck on your roadmap to success, hopefully we'll see you on the field or in the pits.
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