FTC BIOBUZZ Blog: Volume 14

FIRST Washington registration payment was due Friday, 10-16 

Invoices were sent to the contact listed on the registration form on Tuesday, 10-6. 

If you did not receive an invoice, please email me. Include your team # and I can let you know who should have received the invoice and work with our finance team to get a new one sent if needed. 

Inovice can be secured by Credit Card, PO or Check 

Teams must pay their registration prior to their first League Meet 

If you are unsure if you have paid the FIRST Washington registration fee.  You can check your status here:  https://firstwa.org/ftc-registration/  This report is updated manually once a day so it won’t reflect a payment immediately after it occurs. 

Make sure you are prepared for your first league meet 

You want to make sure you go into your first meet prepared so you can focus on your students and the competition and make sure everyone has a great time!  Here are a few reminders so you can come to your event prepared: 

• Make sure your team is Event Ready (Two coaches listed who have passed Youth Protection screening as well as signed their consent forms and completed any necessary trainings 

• Team Roster Printed – You will need to turn in a team roster at every event you attend 

• Make sure you pack: 

• Safety Glasses 

• Your robot (it will be a short day if you forget it 😊 ) 

• Extension cord and power strip.  Power is sometimes further away and you need an extension cord to get to it.  It is also shared so having a power strip helps ensure you have several plugs if you need them 

• Tools 

• Snacks and drinks/water  

• Safety Glasses (don’t forget these!) 

• Gracious Professionalism – Remember everyone at your league event is a volunteer so make sure to be kind and gracious to volunteers and the other teams at your event. 

Week 0 event in Olympia 

Hello Teams, 

Team 9876, The Countdown from Olympia, will be hosting a week zero competition on the 24th of October at Saint Martins University. This event is for all teams at all stages of their robot. From nothing to a full robot you are welcome to attend. At the start of the day we will have two hours of building and testing. Then a break for lunch where colleges will be speaking about their engineering programs. After that, there will be game matches refereed by Scott Smith an official FIRST Head Referee. We would love to see you there. 

If you have any questions, email Brenda Diettrich  badiettrich@osd.wednet.edu  

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