If you are new to this email this is the place where you will find all of the Washington specificFIRSTLEGO League information. Coaches and team administrators in theFIRSTsystem for the CITY SHAPER season will be added weekly. Starting this season, every email from me will be numbered. That number lets you know which update it is, if you miss an update youcan find it on our website.

I have 2 items for you today-

1. Semifinal Switches

2. Semifinal Locations

Semifinal Switches

Teams that asked to be switched into different events were notified today that they have been moved. I had two teams willing to switch from events in Seattle to events in Lacey, so thank you to those teams! I have updated the assignment lists to reflect those changes. If you did not get an email from me unfortunately I was unable to find a switch for your team. Assignments are final with no further changes allowed at this point.

https://firstwa.org/Team-Resources/FIRST-LEGO-League-Team-Resources/Team-Status-2019-2020

Teams attending the Amazon events in Seattle will receive an additional email from me tomorrow with extra instructions specific to that event.

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Semifinal Locations

Maple Valley Semifinal- 1/19

Summit Trail Middle School

25600 SE Summit Landsburg Rd

Ravensdale, WA 98051

Lacey Semifinal- 1/19

Chinook Middle School

4301 6th Ave NE

Lacey, WA 98516

Seattle Semifinals- 1/18-1/19

Amazon Meeting Center

2021 7th Ave

Seattle, WA 98121

Upcoming Events/Dates

· January 18&19: Semifinals

· January 18: Eastern State Championships

· January 26: Western State Championships

Useful Contacts

· National Team Registration, Youth Protection, Student Registration, Challenge Information:firstlegoleague@firstinspires.orgorwww.firstinspires.org

· Tournament Registration & Participation, Local Information, Facebook:Jacque Grimm,jacqueg@firstwa.org

· Robot Game Questions: WA Regional Head Referee, Kevin Torrico,fllheadreferee@firstwa.org

· FIRSTGame Questions:fllrobotgame@firstinspires.org

· Fundraising, Grants, Advocacy:FIRSTWashington President, Erin McCallum,erin@firstwa.org

· Booster Accounts (setup or using funds), Invoices and Payments:FIRSTWashington Accounting,accounting@firstwa.org

Important Links

· Event Pages: https://firstwa.org/Team-Resources/FIRST-LEGO-League-Team-Resources/Events

· Past Coach Communications:https://firstwa.org/Team-Resources/FIRST-LEGO-League-Team-Resources/Communications-Questions-2019-20-Season

· City Shaper Challenge:https://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/fll/challenge-and-resources

· FIRST Steps:http://info.firstinspires.org/fll-first-steps-request

· Youth Registration Overview: https://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/youth-team-member-consent-and-release-form

Jacqueline Grimm

Program Supervisor,

FIRSTLEGO League andFIRSTLEGO League Jr.

FIRST Washington

p: (253) 210-0466