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FLL UNEARTHED Blog: Volume 8

by | Oct 14, 2025 | FLL, FLL Challenge, FLL Explore

In this weeks Blog-

Coaches Chat Tomorrow (10/15)

Invoices

Are you Registered?

Event Update

Make sure you read the entire blog!

Season Info

Coaches Chat Tomorrow 10/15 7pm

This months coaches chat is an informal drop in session. There will be no formal presentation or slides. If you have questions, come ask! 

 

There are no upcoming events at this time.

Are you registered?

Check the links below to verify your teams registrations and payments! 

FLL Challenge?

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Click Here to Check!

FLL Explore?

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Click Here to Check!

Invoices

Invoices for the FIRST Washington FLL Challenge ($350) and FLL Explore ($50) have started to go out.

 Invoices will be emailed out to the person you listed on your FIRST Washington registration under “person who should receive FIRST Washington invoice”

Invoices are sent out once a week, and payments are updated daily. Check the link above to see your teams status. We have also included the date your invoices were sent- if you are unable to find it and you have a date it was sent, please check any spam or junk folders for an email from ‘accounting@firstwa.org’

Thanks for your patience!

Event Update!

I still have a few locations I am waiting on confirmation. The schedule as it stands right now-

FLL Challenge-

1st weekend:

Chimacum (Saturday) Chimacum SD

Issaquah (Saturday & Sunday) Beaver Lake MS

Spokane (Saturday & Sunday) Freeman

Wapato (Saturday & Sunday) Wapato HS

Tacoma 1 (Sunday) Bellarmine Prep

2nd Weekend:

Federal Way (Saturday & Sunday)

Snohomish (Saturday & Sunday)

Issaquah (Sunday) Issaquah HS

Oak Harbor (Sunday) Oak Harbor HS

Olympia (Sunday) Jefferson MS

Tacoma 2 (Sunday) Bellarmine Prep

Still in progress: 

2-3 venues

FLL Explore-

Snohomish

Oak Harbor

Spokane

possibly 1 more

I hope to have the rest finalized by the end of the week. Fingers crossed! 

Important Dates & Deadlines

  • Open Now – FIRST Washington Registration
  • December 6/7 – First weekend of Qualifiers
  • December 13/14 – Second weekend of Qualifiers
  • January 24/25 – Semifinals
  • February  1st – Western WA State

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FRC REBUILT Blog: Volume 9

by | Oct 14, 2025 | FRC, Newsletter

Second round of preferencing opens at 9 am Thursday 

    To preference for your second event, both coaches must have passed youth protection screening and signed consents so if you were able to preference during the first round (which all of you were!) Do not change coaches unless your new coach is through screening.   

    A few things to note about your second round of preferencing: 

    • Teams are no longer guaranteed their home event.  If you did not pick your home event during the first round of preferencing, you are no longer guaranteed space at that event. 
    • Just like the first round of preferencing, the window will close next Thursday at 9 am.  You can pick your preferences any time during that window.  I recommend that you make sure you have entered your preferences by Wednesday evening. 

      Next FRC Coaches Chat, 7 PM Thursday, October 23 

      Our next coaches chat is scheduled next Thursday, October 24 at 7:00 pm.  Please make sure to have one coach attend if possible. 

      Click here for the meeting link. 

      Important Dates

      FTC DECODE Blog: Volume 9

      by | Oct 13, 2025 | FTC, Newsletter

      Coaches Chat this Thursday (10-16) at 7:00 pm 

      We will be having our next coaches chat this Thursday at 7:00 pm.  On this chat we will be going over how to make sure you are prepared for your first league event.  

      Additionally, our Development team will be giving a fundraising presentation. 

      Please make sure to have at least one adult attend the coaches chat!  Click here for the meeting link. 

       

      Final FTC Leagues have been posted 

      Just in case you missed last Friday’s communication, Final league assignments have been posted here:  https://firstwa.org/ftc-competition-info/  There is a list by team # as well as by league (you will need to scroll to see the entire list) 

      Many of you may have heard from your League Coordinators last Friday.  If you haven’t, you should be hearing from them early this week.  Feel free to email me on Friday if you have not heard from your league coordinator and I will connect you with them. 

      Invoicing and payment  

      Your team must be registered with both FIRST and FIRST Washington to participate in competitions and your FIRST Washington invoice must be secured.  

      We have sent invoices for all of the FTC teams registered with FIRST and FIRST Washington last week.  We will be sending another round of invoices mid-week this week (hopefully our last round)   

      You can check your invoice and payment status here:  https://firstwa.org/ftc-registration/  

      Important Dates & Deadlines

      • 11-1:  League Events Start 
      • 11-23:  League Events End 
      • 11-20:  FTC Coaches Chat 
      • 12-6 & 12-7:  Feynman & Pasteur League Tournaments 
      • 12-13 & 12-14:  Curie, Wu, Hawking & Tesla League Tournaments 
      • 12-20:  Watt League Tournament 

      FLL UNEARTHED Blog: Volume 7

      by | Oct 7, 2025 | FLL, FLL Challenge, FLL Explore, Newsletter

      In this weeks Blog-

      Registration info!

      Invoices

      Are you Registered?

      Reminder From Finance

      Make sure you read the entire blog!

      Season Info

      Registration Info!

      Reminder- Registration in Washington is a 2 step process! 

      1. Register your team with FIRST Inspires (Team registration fee, Challenge set, Robot- if needed)

      Right now we only have 584 Challenge teams registered and paid with FIRST Inspires.

      2. Register your team with FIRST Washington (Event participation fee- $350)

      Right now we only have 479 Challenge teams registered with FIRST Washington.

      458 Challenge teams have completed both registrations! You guys are doing great! 

      Both of these registrations are required to participate in Washington for both Explore and Challenge. If you plan to participate in FLL Challenge events this season, please make sure both of these registrations are completed asap! 

      Registration and information-

      Challenge– https://firstwa.org/challenge-registration/

      Explore– https://firstwa.org/explore-registration/

       

      Are you registered?

      Check the links below to verify your teams registrations and payments! 

      FLL Challenge?

      ↓↓↓↓↓↓

      Click Here to Check!

      FLL Explore?

      ↓↓↓↓↓↓

      Click Here to Check!

      Invoices

      Invoices for the FIRST Washington FLL Challenge ($350) and FLL Explore ($50) have started to go out.

      The first round of FLL Challenge invoices went out on Friday, the first round of FLL Explore invoices should go out this week.

      They will be emailed out to the person you listed on your FIRST Washington registration under “person who should receive FIRST Washington invoice”

      Invoices are sent out once a week, and payments are updated daily. Check the link above to see your teams status. We have also included the date your invoices were sent- if you are unable to find it and you have a date it was sent, please check any spam or junk folders for an email from ‘accounting@firstwa.org’

      Thanks for your patience!

      A Reminder From the Finance Department :

      Please make sure your team number is clearly included on ALL donations sent on behalf of your team. This includes checks, volunteer matches, and ACH deposits.

      If for any reason a team number cannot be included, it’s essential that you communicate directly with the Finance Department to ensure proper allocation.(accounting@firstwa.org)

      ⚠️ Without a team number, we cannot guarantee that funds will be credited to your team’s booster account.

      Thank you for helping us keep everything organized and accurate!

      Important Dates & Deadlines

      • Open Now – FIRST Washington Registration
      • 10/3 – Invoices begin go out
      • December 6/7 – First weekend of Qualifiers
      • December 13/14 – Second weekend of Qualifiers
      • January 24/25 – Semifinals
      • February  1st – Western WA State

      More From FLL

      FRC REBUILT Blog: Volume 8

      by | Oct 6, 2025 | FRC, Newsletter

      Kickoff registration is open!

        All teams need to either register for an in person kickoff or select to be a my site.  Here are a few things to note: 

        • FIRST is asking for teams to enter a shipping address even if they are registering for an in person kickoff.   This is in case something needs to be shipped to teams after kickoff. 
        • If you select MySite, your kickoff kit will not ship to you until after kickoff which means any game piece, etc won’t be received by your team until a week or so after kickoff.  Additionally, there is a charge to have your kit shipped to you.  That charge will be included on your registration invoice. 

          Link to last weeks FRC Coaches Chat 

          If you missed last week’s coaches chat, you can view the slides and recording here:  https://firstwa.org/webinars/  

          Reminder from the Finance Department 

          Please make sure your team number is clearly included on ALL donations sent on behalf of your team. This includes checks, volunteer matches, and ACH deposits. 

          If for any reason a team number cannot be included, it’s essential that you communicate directly with the Finance Department to ensure proper allocation.(accounting@firstwa.org) 

          ⚠️ Without a team number, we cannot guarantee that funds will be credited to your team’s booster account. 

          Thank you for helping us keep everything organized and accurate! 

            Important Dates