Mentors Input

[Dancin103]

Who builds robots/where?
The students build the robot with mentor input in the high school shop and practice in our team building right next to the shop on the full sized playing field. Every student on the team has input on the robot and what it should do and accomplish for the season.

Do you have dedicated space/machine shop?
Yes. See above answer.

Do you rely on corp. sponsors to build?
We do not rely on corporations and sponsors to help us build the robot, me more so rely on them to remain our business partners and fund us year after year.

Who manages the team/students?
We have three team advisors, two are teachers and one is an engineer. Then we have seven or so mentors.

How involved is your school?
The school is extremely involved, providing the team with funding and the administration comes to the competitions and comes to check things out during build season.

How involved are your students parents?
The students parents are very involved, mentoring and having a parent organization.

What is your teams operating budget?
A lot. lol Sorry for not being specific. We usually to two or three regionals, championship, and three off season events.

How do you get compensated, besides the obvious joy of watching your students grow?
Not sure what you mean here, but I get to have fun with the kids and watching learn and be proud of what they accomplished.

What is your typical build season schedule?
Everyday after school from 3 to 9 except Fridays, and then Saturday 9 to 4. If we had bad weather that year we then come in on Sundays too.

Ok, I hope this helps you. If you have more questions post them, or feel free to PM me.

Cass