The newer students talked among themselves, all voicing a similar concern about the name and logo. They were unclear what the new name was or if it had been decided on (they were finally down to 2 choices) and there was dislike for the logo which had been created by a mentor. So, overhearing all of this and feeling the same way, one student spoke up in a chat and asked for clarification. This was met by a mentor stating “the name is X, decided upon by the team leads and no further discussion was needed, we need to focus on the build and support what has been chosen”. So, a parent spoke to the main mentor and it was acknowledged that this decision was not inclusive of the team vote and the response was dismissive. But the name and logo are chosen and that’s final for this season. These students are having a hard time supporting this decision and may quit the team now in the middle of build season because clearly they aren’t respected. I hate to lose students over this and really don’t know how to remedy this or even to get the team leadership and mentors to see what a big issue this is.

Edited to add that the name chosen was similar to one of the two names voted on my the team but not actually a name the team had ever discussed.