Top High Schools & FIRST

[Richard Wallace]

I noticed that Davidson Magnet School in Augusta, GA made the list (84). Davidson is a fine arts magnet. It was the only school in Georgia to make the list.

My sister is a Davidson graduate. Like all Davidson students she spent most of her extracurricular time practicing performing arts (dance, in her case) -- but like many others she went on to earn a science degree (U. of Georgia) and has pursued a technical career. My mother was an English teacher at Davidson for many years.

I am dismayed to see that Davidson does not have an FRC team. Other fine arts magnets schools (1939, for example) have FRC teams.

Is anyone working to develop new FRC teams in the Augusta (Central Savannah River) area?

[David Brinza]

La Cañada HS (#95), in La Cañada-Flintridge, CA has a rookie team (FRC2429) supported by JPL.

[Jon236]

So, the question I have is what factor (s) is/are key in those schools where a FRC team cannot get traction. Students (lack of interest?), teachers , admin or school board support lacking.

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by Jon236

So, the question I have is what factor (s) is/are key in those schools where a FRC team cannot get traction. Students (lack of interest?), teachers , admin or school board support lacking.

Probably too much other stuff going on in the school.

Take CT for example. We have what? 31 (active) FRC teams for 2008 in CT alone.
Yet there are no schools from CT in the top 100 on that list.

I'd like to think that if the students on the FIRST teams were tested seperately than the other students in the schools the FIRST program is at, we would see a few in the top 100.

I know that sounds kind of that I am saying students in the FIRST programs are more "elite" than the general population overall, or outside the FIRST programs at HS's across the country, but those with the dedication needed to tackle FIRST & the time to spend with some extra curricular activities that stimulate the mind as much as FIRST does, I would expect higher rankings from them.

idk.

[Carol]

The Charter School of Wilmington (Delaware), #41, doesn't have it's own team but 14 or so of it's students are on MOE 365. They do have three FTC teams.

[Bharat Nain]

The amazing part is when some of these schools have their name up there because of a FIRST team - even if they are not listed here and they are somewhere in the top 1000. Another amazing part is when the school is doing horrible but the demographics of the FIRST team is completely opposite (i.e. amazing).

[Joe Ross]

21. California Academy Of Mathematics And Science is team 687

[Scott Carpman]

Originally Posted by Rich Wong

Bronx High School of Science (Teams 1155 and 2265)

You forgot our girls .