Semifinal Competitions are This Weekend!
The Asimov and Capek Semi-Finals will be held at Tahoma High School in Maple Valley this weekend (Jan 11/12).
The events are open to the public so even if your team is not competing, feel free to stop by and check out the competitions.
We will also be streaming the competitions. You can view them via the buttons below:
Compass Award Submissions
All teams are eligible to submit for the Compass award whether they are moving on to the State Championship or not.
For more information on the requirements for submitting for the compass award, see the game manual here: https://ftc-resources.firstinspires.org/file/ftc/game/manual-06
You can submit for the Compass award by filling out this form. The deadline for submission is Friday, January 24th. No late submissions will be accepted.
We Want Your Feedback!
FIRST Washington strives to support coaches in building sustainable and supported teams. We’d love to hear from you how we’re doing.
Please take time to fill out THIS SURVEY to let us know how this season is going and how you feel about your team’s sustainability. The survey is anonymous and will not collect your name/email or team number. All questions are optional, and any that you complete will help. Thank you for supporting an improved experience for all teams!
Dean’s List Interviews will take place Remotely via Teams January 13 – 26
Dean’s List nominations are closed! Coaches! If you nominated a student(s), you should have received an email with their interview time(s)/date(s). It’s your responsibility to share that information with your student(s). We are not granted access to contact information for nominees, so it has to come from one of the two primary coaches.
If you nominated a student(s) and have not received the interview schedule, search your inbox and spam folder for an email from FTC and FRC Program & Mentor Support Alida Mendes McCracken – alidam@firstwa.org.
Below are some tips for interviewers to keep in mind. Please do not reach out to your Program Director with questions about Dean’s List! : )
- Interviews will be no less than 6 minutes and no longer than 15 minutes per student
- Students will be interviewed remotely by a panel of 3 interviewers
- All students should have 1 adult (coach, mentor, parent, guardian, etc.) present for the interview. They can either be in the physical room with the student, or they can log on to the Teams chat via the remote meeting link. If you are having an adult tune in to the meeting via the link, please only have one adult join. Adding lots of extra attendees to the meeting remotely can slow down the interviewing process.
- If there is no adult present with the student (either in their room physically or in the Teams meeting remotely) the student cannot be interviewed.
Important Dates & Deadlines
- January 11-12: Semi Final event window
- January 13-26: Dean’s List Interview window
- Jan 24: Compass Award Submission Deadline
- February 1: FTC State