Team Makeup?

[Pavan Dave]

What is the makeup of your team?

Are most of them band/orchestra/choir students, are most of them jocks, or are most of then neither of the above or part of another group?

[Otaku]

Everybody on our school is at least a second degree Geek. I'm probably a 4th or 5th.



Our school has no band people, no jocks, etc

but then again it's a 240 student "alternative" public school that focuses on technology (Hence, Tech High).

[Koko Ed]

Our team is mostly IB kids. We try to attract the "regular" students who make up the majority of the school but they are mostly just not interested.

[Deacon Blues]

Primarily honors students. The engineering side is made up primarily of honors kids who will go on to do engineering or something similar in college, PR is honor kids who hang out at gas stations and will end up being lit and/or business majors. No one is legitimately popular or anything, but most of us are known decently throughout our classes.

[Athleticgirl389]

well my team has to be different here... we are actually made up of mostly athletes. they split their time between the shop and their sport (i was one of them when i was in high school). and they do a great job at keeping up with both and they have a lot fun doing both too.

[GaryVoshol]

Where is "well rounded" on the list?

I guess that would be "a group not mentioned".

[Pavan Dave]

Originally Posted by GaryVoshol

Where is "well rounded" on the list?

I guess that would be "a group not mentioned".

Actually that is an option. "No group has a majority its pretty even."

[FourPenguins]

Hmm. We've got our share of band kids. Very few jocks. However, I'd say the majority are known as robotics kids. MORT is their top priority.

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by GaryVoshol

Where is "well rounded" on the list?

I guess that would be "a group not mentioned".

Originally Posted by Pavan

Actually that is an option. "No group has a majority its pretty even."

Actually I meant kids that fit into more than one group. For example, we have band kids that are also athletes or are on Quiz Bowl.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by GaryVoshol

Actually I meant kids that fit into more than one group. For example, we have band kids that are also athletes or are on Quiz Bowl.

This a quiet opinion of mine. Students that make up robotics teams are interested/curious in many areas. They want to know why and why not and what if. They aren't too interested in no, that won't work, or it's good enough. That's a big part of why the engineers and teachers stick with FIRST. (Because they are the same way.) It's a talented, richly diverse, and challenging group - a robotics team. That's what makes it cool.

[Alan Anderson]

Our team makeup is red and blue face paint.

...

Hmm? What's that you say?

Oh, that's very different! Never mind.





Seriously, we have all kinds. I don't think there's any overlap with the football team, but some members haven't been able to attend meetings yet this year because of marching band.

[Mark Pierce]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

Our team makeup is red and blue face paint.

My first thought on seeing the title was a memory from WMR a few years ago: As a local TV camera was coming down our aisle, I warned those in our pit areas "The camera is coming, check your hair and makeup!". A girl from team 74 replied "Who has time to worry about stuff like that?". In a later year, I saw her on TV enthusiastically talking about robotics and her team.

Back to the topic, BOB has always had a good mix of kids interested in all kinds of activities. The current team has students in band, on the golf, soccer, tennis, cross country teams, and proably many other groups I'm unaware of. There also are many who are very active in activities such as church groups, scouts, etc.

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

Students that make up robotics teams are interested/curious in many areas. ... It's a talented, richly diverse, and challenging group - a robotics team.

I'm not sure why this should be a quiet opinion Jane. I think many of us would agree with this statement. It should be part of mentor training to understand that, in general, these kids are different in exactly the way you described.

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

Our team makeup is red and blue face paint.

...

Hmm? What's that you say?

Oh, that's very different! Never mind.

You must spread around some Reputation before giving it to Alan Anderson again.

On 1293, I'd say most (but by no means all--you're looking at one of the exceptions) of the team overlaps with the science teams of the schools. On 1618, it's more spread out; student council gets underrepresented, mainly because that's a large time-consumer there, but we seem to get the whole spread.

[vivek16]

ours is about half cross country runners. half non-athletic nerds (for any of you reading this its a good thing )

-vivek

[njamietech]

Our team is made up of mostly band kids.

But we also get theater kids, and football videographers (only 1 which is me )