Expectations
Overview
This handbook explains who we are, how the team operates, and what we expect of everyone involved. As a member of the team, you are expected to be responsible to yourself, your team, and your community. The rules and standards in this handbook are a guide for successful participation, not a description of punishment.
Expectations by role:
- Students: Student Expectations — membership & registration, travel team participation, competition protocols & behavior, and Varsity Letters.
- Parents & guardians: Parent Expectations — supporting your student and volunteer opportunities.
- Mentors & volunteers: Mentor and Volunteer Expectations.
- Everyone: Safety Expectations — the first rule of safety and the safety guidelines apply to all team members.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities to yourself: Being on the team provides a wealth of new experiences and learning that will benefit you far beyond high school. Actively participate in meetings and be open to working with others to grow; attend regularly and keep up with team communications; and be willing to step out of your comfort zone to support the team's goals and success.
Responsibilities to your team: We can accomplish great things together. Respect your commitment to one another by showing up on time and prepared, giving input constructively, and working out differences considerately. Encourage and support one another, and celebrate each other's successes. Proactively communicate what you can do to help, when you can and can't be present, and follow through on what you commit to in a timely manner.
Responsibilities to your community: As members of TEAM 2137 we are role models for the younger members of Oxford Robotics, the greater Oxford community, and other FIRST® teams. Represent the team and school effectively through how you present yourself (the team shirt is our uniform at meetings and events), adhere to all school codes of conduct and behavior, and embody Gracious Professionalism and Coopertition in all interactions.
The younger students in Oxford Community Schools are watching you. They know who you are and what you do — you are the role models for the students who will one day replace you on our team. Make them proud and be a positive example: they will copy your positive attributes and your negative ones. Don't let them down.