Student lettering in FRC

[HaleyMortensen]

Our team has these. Our school was very inviting and didn't mind it all. We just went and got them made and we have had them for quite a long time.

[EricLeifermann]

I got a letter for robotics back when I was on 93.

[jalmos]

We are a second year team and the popularity of FRC is growing leaps and bounds throughout the school and community. We are a small town so this is a big deal...

Anyway I am the team leader/teacher and I am wondering what other teams are doing for their team members/students to "letter" in FRC within their school district. I know there was some information given last year about a possible FRC patch we could get for students' letterman jackets.

Does anyone out there know.....
- Is there a standard patch and if so where I can get those for my team members that qualified within my team to earn a letter?

- what are other teams doing for students that letter.. The requirements within their team etc.

- what is the cost for a patch.

Thanks everyone out there for all the advice on this forum and for the great 2013 season.

Jalmos
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[theawesome1730]

I can't speak for all teams, but Team Driven has had letters from either the first or second year. Our requirements are that you are actively involved with the team, contributed in a significant way to the team and have taken leadership in team projects. Since our school letters are "L"s we have an L with Robotics embroidered on it. I have not seen the "standard" patch in our local area so I'm not any help there. As for cost I have no idea since I didn't purchase mine, the team provides them if you earn them.

[cadandcookies]

As part of FIRST in Minnesota, Team 2220 had the pleasure of becoming a part of the Minnesota State High School League last year, bringing a higher recognition of FRC in our state. As a part of that, there was also a competition to design a new "standard" robotics letter (though this isn't technically a part of being a part of the MSHSL). I lack a file of the current patch, otherwise I'd link it here.

Our team has done letters for several years, though the actual patch may or may not have changed. We also do "bars" for continued participation. The year I lettered, the patch was a FIRST logo with "Robotics" written in the center with school colors.

On our team, the requirements are fairly minimal-- "regular" attendance, continued contribution to the team, and a lack of any behavioral issues. It requires two full years (measured in build seasons) of participation, as well as participating in outreach events during the offseason (these range from bagging groceries for a fundraiser to mentoring an FLL team). The majority of our students letter in their second year.

As for cost, I am not privy to how much ordering the patches costs, being a student on the team. I believe they come out of a student's participation fee, as I received my patch without charge.

Have a good rest of the season!

[MrJohnston]

Team 948 was permitted to letter as of last year.... We require a high level of attendance for meetings/builds sessions, the participation in most major events and active particpation kick-off weekend.

[weberr]

Got to our website > Resources > team management. We have our varsity letter policy there for download. Our school has since adopted that policy for all club letters.

http://www.theflyingtoasters.org/#!_...eam-management

[treffk]

First of all, search can be your friend. http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...hlight=letters

Secondly, since FIRST is not recognized by all High School Athletic Associations (currently only Minnesota's does) there is not a genaric and commonly used lettering method. It is up to each individual team on how they want to define the requirements.

For 1802 out of Piper High School the team sets standards at the begining of the year on what allows a student to letter and attend the regional. The regional standards have been adjusted after build season so we can actually take a medium sized team to the Regional because we do not make the students pick one activity over another.

They get the normal school letter the first year and a pin for every year they are apart of the team.