How much does your school support your FIRST Team?

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by mayde

Unfortunately, living in a redneck podunk town results in a very sports-centered school district.

The most "funding" our school will give us is permission to sell ice cream at lunch and we even get complaints from teachers about that because kids eat ice cream during lunch.

(facepalm.)
North Idaho sucks.

Many teams start off like this. Don't let social conventions get you down. Keep at it, and eventually things do change. We started off in a town full of farmland, we're now the most respected program in our district. It takes time, but you will live through wonderful changes in your town.

We started off with 6 students and a shop teacher in an unheated wood shop room. No tools, no heat, and no power lead to strong efforts. We now have upwards of 100+ students, teachers, and mentors on our team, access to a robotics lab, metal shop, and a wood shop in the school. The district also funds our first regional and kit. They also support our team's districtwide robotics curriculum for K-12 students.