I need everyone who recieves varsity jacket lettering to post here!

[Kelli Fultz]

234's Jackets are specifically designed for robotics. So, they aren't the same as the sports jackets..They are embroidered with the team logo on the back instead of actual "letters", too.

[clean399]

Multiple people on my team 399 have received there Varsity letters for putting in 2 years with at least 200 hours per year. I proudly wear my jacket at school with a little gear on the letter to signify robotics.

[Zoheb N]

We get to use the same jackets

[Schnabel]

We currently don't get anything, but I might look into it, so I might use your list for this too! Thanks!

[Jill1022]

I don't know if we stil do but I know one or two years we did give letters. It was back when south side was the archerGEeks 1022 and letters went to those who had put in x amount of hours and went to x competitions etc. The requirements were high but worth it. When I get home I can post a picture.

At south side letters are currently given to sports, speech team, and academic team.

Good luck on getting your school to give robotics letters! I hope it works out for you.

[legotech25]

Our team gets Varsity letters (as does our chess club and mathelete team), and we can use them on the same letter jacket as our sports. What we do is anything sports goes on the left and anything academic on the right.

[ChrisMcK2186]

Thats a great idea. We will try after VCU to get jackets.

Chris

[Cptn Patches537]

We get varsity/jv letters based on levels of participation and committment. We are definitely allowed to use the same jackets as the "athletes", however whether we buy them (they are beastly expensive) is another issue.

[fluffy]

kids on our team get a varsity letter for participating on our team and writing a nomination for the woodie flowers award.

[Taylor]

Here's a vote from Indiana. Southport High awards letters to veteran members - PM me and I'll give you a copy of our letter requirements. We mostly stole it from MOE - they've got a fantastic white paper on CD.
If the athletic director is against letters for non-sports, simply remind him that band members get letters too (as well as academic decathlon, academic super bowl, spell bowl, drama, speech team, and tons of other academic extracurriculars). Also, it helps to have a stringent letter-earning policy.
Good luck and Boiler Up!

[FunkyRatDemon]

We at 753 get letters for FIRST Robotics
I have 2 on my Lettermans jacket (Right next to my Swim Team, Water Polo, Debate/Speech and Mock Trial letters...)

[Jaime65]

Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively is the definition of “sport“. According to that definition FIRST is completely a sport. Maybe your athletic director dont know exactly what the robotics team does. Maybe he/she needs to visit a competition to see what it’s really like to play the sport of robotics. This sport should really be recognized as a sport by all schools. As far as the varsity letters, out team has them. I attend Pontiac Northern our letter is white shaped as a N with Pontiac written in red on the inside out robotics letters are a red N with Robotics in white writing it is totally possible to have letters.

[csi235]

Team 476 members get letters depending on the number of lab hours logged, number of years on the team, GPA, attendance, etc. I'm eligible for one this May.

BTW, a few weeks ago I had debates with people in several of my classes about whether robotics is a sport. According to their definition, no. According to the dictionary, yes.

[hallk]

We get the same letters as sports and other things like debate. Typically, most of the activities at my school share the same letter and jacket. Then if you were to letter again you get a pin, which are different for each activity. Our pin is the FIRST symbol. A lot of people that have letter jackets on the team also put the FIRST patch on it.

[youngWilliam14]

thanks guys! please keep the posts comming, and tell your friends to post too. i'd really appreciate it!