FTC BIOBUZZ Blog: Volume 6

Coaches Chat’s 

  We will be having our next coaches chat on Tuesday, 9-8 at 7:00 pm.  It is important to have at least one adult mentor attend.   

Click here to attend 

FTC Kickoff Registration  

Kickoff is Saturday, Sept 12th at 9 am PDT! Our wonderful hosts are working hard to plan for a great kickoff for all of you!  Please help them by filling out the registration form (link below) so our hosts can see how many teams and people will be in attendance at their event.   

Woodinville High School 

19819 136th Ave NE     

Woodinville, WA 98072 

• 8:30 am: Doors open 

• 9:00 am: Game reveal with Q&A and workshops to follow 

• 2:00 pm: Event ends 

Saint Martin’s University- Cebula Hall 3rd Floor 

5000 Abbey Way SE 

Lacey, WA 98503 

• 8:30 am: Doors open 

• 9:00 am: Game reveal with Q&A and workshops to follow 

• 12:30 pm: Event ends 

Ridgeline High School  

20150 E. Country Vista Dr. 

Liberty Lake, WA 98019 

• 8:30 am: Doors open 

• 9:00 am: Game reveal with Q&A and workshops to follow 

• 11:30 am: Event ends 

Kennewick High School  

560 W 6th Ave 

Kennewick, WA 99336 

• 8:30 am: Doors open 

• 9:00 am: Game reveal with Q&A and workshops to follow 

• 12:00 pm: Event ends 

BrickCon 2026- Meydenbauer Center  

11100 NE 6th St.  

Bellevue, WA 98004 

• 8:30 am: Doors open 

• 9:00 am: Game reveal with Q&A and workshops to follow 

• 12:00 pm: Event ends 

To register for a kickoff, fill out this form   

More details will be sent out closer to kickoff (schedule, workshops being offered etc…) to those who have registered for the event. 

FIRST Washington Grant will open 9-14 

As we said in communications over the summer, FIRST Washington Grants will be handled a bit differently this year.  Here are the important changes to note: 

• You will have to fill out a grant application to be considered for any funding that FIRST Washington manages 

• The grant form will need to be filled out for each team you would like to be considered for funding 

• Grants will no longer be deducted from your FIRST Washington registration, they will be issued separately based on the info you submit in the grant application as well as your school requirements (if you are a school based team) 

The grant will open 9-14 and will close 10-5.  As stated above, if you want your team to be considered for any funding that FIRST Washington handles, you will need to fill out this application. 

We will post the application link and information on the application on the FIRST Washington website once the grant is open as well as send that information out in the blog on 9-15. 

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