School/Team Relationships 2

[A. Leese]

How much money do you receive from your school PTA, ASB, etc?
None. This year we did receive 5K from the school board when we won KSC which in their minds paid for us to go to nationals.

Is robotics only a club or is it a class for credits at your school?
We are a club at one school and simply an activity at the other although students at both schools can do SPAM to not have to do a science fair project (depending on the teacher, of course).

Who does all the PR work for your team (shirts, website, brochurs, fundraising, etc)?
There is a sub-team that does PR but the website is independent of it. Parents often take over the PR parts b/c students don't have the time or, well, the will to work on it.

Does your team work at school or a nearby college? (Where does the building take place and where are team meetings held?)
Fall meetings are held in a science classroom at either of the two high schools. Last year we had a large room at one of the schools to act as our building site as well as an area for meetings in the spring. We're not sure where we are building this year.

What is the general attitude of people in your school toward your robotics team? Do they think it is cool or nerdy?
To be honest, not many people in our schol have an opinion either way. Most see it as neat but only for the dorks (although friends of team members know how much work we put it and see it as cool).

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?
Our adults try to get the kids to work, usually by hinting at first then straight out telling them to. In certain tasks the adults will simply take over and do the task.

Last, who works with your team, Physics teachers, mechanical engineers, math teachers, art teachers, parents, etc?
-one physics teacher, severl mech e's, one software e, one machinist, and 2 others who i'm sure what sort of engineers they are, several parents, and a 6th grade math teacher