School/Team Relationships 2

[Ashley Weed]

How much money do you receive from your school PTA, ASB, etc?
We cover a large area. With five active school districts, we collect a little here and there. Two school oriented groups give around $100 each, then we have a school in New York State, and they seem to have more money so they give about $1,000.

Is robotics only a club or is it a class for credits at your school?
In a couple of the schools it is considered a club, however, in the rest of the schools it's not even considered a school activity.
Who does all the PR work for your team (shirts, website, brochurs, fundraising, etc)?
We have a group of girls that do all of the media stuff. The website is done by a couple of different people. Shirts are done by whoever takes the initiative to do them.

Does your team work at school or a nearby college? (Where does the building take place and where are team meetings held?)
Since all of our schools involved in from very rural farming areas, we don't have the luxury of a large business or a college. We work at the Towanda Middle School in a wood shop!

What is the general attitude of people in your school toward
your robotics team? Do they think it is cool or nerdy?
In most of the schools nobody even knows what Robotics is. Since it isn't considered a school activity in my school, if you say Robotics they look at you like you are talking about watching BattleBots on TV.

On a more individual note, if your team group can't decide on something or they are just sitting around lazy, do you try to get the group to work or do you just do things yourself?
Hahahahaha.....

Last, who works with your team, Physics teachers, mechanical engineers, math teachers, art teachers, parents, etc?
We have a teacher advisor from each of the schools, however, the actual robot building is worked on by engineers from all over our area.