The Alumni Situation

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Posted by nick237.

Engineer on team #237, sie h2o bots, from Watertown high school ct and sieman co.

Posted on 10/3/2000 8:36 PM MST


In Reply to: The Alumni Situation posted by Erin on 10/1/2000 9:52 PM MST:



This being only our 2nd year in competition we relied heavily on the students who were with us the first year to help guide new students entering the team.
We had no seniors graduating after the first year so we were not affected but it hit us hard when this year we had several key members graduate and move on to collage.
I dont know why but after this summers vacation we had our first meeting for old and new students and low and behold there at the back of the room were several graduated members who had volunteered to return and mentor this year.
Call it an addiction but being addicted to FIRST is a great thing to be on.
nick team237

: Hey all.
: I just wanted to find out how any teams have active alumni who are active on the team and how many have college students who still function on the team. How do these people pay for themselves (trips, etc.)? How do they go about staying with your team dispite not being a high school student? What does your sponsor/teachers/engineers think about them and their situation? Should they be excluded? Are they just as welcome on your team as they were the year before, etc.?
: Please, respond.

: -erin