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FRC Reefscape Blog: Volume 3

by | Sep 10, 2024 | FRC

OSPI Informational Meeting is Tonight @ 7:00pm! 

If you are a Washington State public school or Tribal Compact school, you are eligible for the OSPI grant!

The process will be very similar to last year. If you are new to this process or have questions, feel free attend our meeting on Tuesday, September 10 at 7:00 pm.

Keep in mind, this meeting is for questions on the OSPI grant only, we will not be answering program specific questions at that time. For program specific questions, be sure to attend your program specific Coaches Chat.

There are no upcoming events at this time.

Upcoming Workshop: Setting your Team Up for Financial Success

Join us on October 10th from 5:00pm to 6:15pm for a webinar from our very own Director of Development, Lila Mowatt, covering the basics of fundraising and how you can set your team up for financial success this season. 

Please RSVP here! 

Questions?  Reach out to Jake Osborn at jakeo@firstwa.org  

There are no upcoming events at this time.

Important Dates

FTC Into the Deep Blog: Volume 5

by | Sep 10, 2024 | FTC

OSPI Informational Meeting is Tonight @ 7:00pm! 

If you are a Washington State public school or Tribal Compact school, you are eligible for the OSPI grant!

The process will be very similar to last year. If you are new to this process or have questions, feel free attend our meeting on Tuesday, September 10 at 7:00 pm.

Keep in mind, this meeting is for questions on the OSPI grant only, we will not be answering program specific questions at that time. For program specific questions, be sure to attend your program specific Coaches Chat.

There are no upcoming events at this time.

Register your Team with FIRST Inspires AND FIRST Washington

Get your team registered with FIRST and FIRST Washington ASAP!

There are several reasons you need to get your team registered with FIRST and FIRST Washington ASAP:

  • To be sure you are on our mailing list and receiving our regular coach blasts.
  • You MUST be registered with both FIRST Inspires and FIRST Washington to receive OSPI funding (public school teams only).
  • We will be placing teams into leagues based on registration numbers on September 27. It is that time when we will will considering schools with multiple teams and keeping them together. If you are not registered, you won’t be part of that consideration and we can not guarantee your teams will be together.
  • We work hard to place teams in leagues that are close to them, if you are not registered by September 27, you will have to enter the preferencing system when it opens up the following week and will have no guarantee of what league you will be in (other than that it will be within a 100 mile radius from your address.
  • You must be registered with FIRST Inspires and FIRST Washington to participate in events

Not sure if your team has registered? check here!

Register TODAY

Upcoming Workshop: Setting your Team Up for Financial Success

Join us on October 10th from 5:00pm to 6:15pm for a webinar from our very own Director of Development, Lila Mowatt, covering the basics of fundraising and how you can set your team up for financial success this season. 

Please RSVP here! 

Questions?  Reach out to Jake Osborn at jakeo@firstwa.org  

There are no upcoming events at this time.

Important Dates & Deadlines

  • 1-31:  State Championship 

FLL Submerged Blog: Volume 3

by | Sep 3, 2024 | FLL, FLL Challenge, FLL Explore

Additional Season details and Grant information! First Coaches Chat info! 

Make sure you read the entire blog!

Season Info

Important OSPI Grant Information- For FLL Challenge teams

OSPI informational meeting next Tuesday, Sept 10 at 7:00 pm 

If you are a Washington State public school or Tribal Compact school, you are eligible for the OSPI grant! 

 The process will be very similar to last year.  If you are new to this process or have questions, feel free attend our meeting on Tuesday, September 10 at 7:00 pm.  Click here for the meeting link: OSPI Informational Meeting  Keep in mind, this meeting is for questions on the OSPI grant only, we will not be answering program specific questions at that time.  For program specific questions, be sure to attend your program specific Coaches Chat.   

There are no upcoming events at this time.

FLL Challenge Coaches Chat

Our first coaches chat of the season will be next Thursday, September 12th at 7pm.

In this meeting we will be going over-

  • the season timeline
  • registration and changes
  • Washington specific event rules
  • volunteer needs

We will not be talking about the robot game or robot game specific questions in this meeting. 

This meeting will be recorded. Coaches unable to attend should watch the recording or check the slides for important information.

Additional Coaches Chat dates- October 10th, November 14th, December 3rd, January 14th

 

There are no upcoming events at this time.

Event Dates

 

Festivals for FLL Explore will take place in December and March. Specific dates to be announce soon!

Qualifiers for FLL Challenge will take place the first two weekends in December- 12/7-12/8 and 12/14-12/15. Locations to be announced soon!

Qualifier Registration process for FLL Challenge may be changing! Tune in to the first coaches chat on September 12th to find out more!

Venues locations for FLL Challenge*-

Everett, Snohomish, Bellevue, Issaquah, Federal Way, Spokane, Tacoma, Seattle, Pasco, Olympia, Chimacum, Oak Harbor

*Subject to change until confirmed

FIRST Washington Registration

 

Registration with FIRST Washington is now open for both FLL Explore and FLL Challenge teams!

  • FIRST Washington runs the FIRST LEGO League Explore and Challenge Events in the state of Washington.
  • FIRST Washington charges an additional fee of $50 for Explore and $350 for Challenge to participate in events, and those fees are set and collected by FIRST Washington.

All teams are required to fill out the FIRST Washington team registration form in order to participate. FIRST WA registration will CLOSE September 27th.

Explore Registration
Challenge Registration

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FTC Into the Deep Blog: Volume 4

by | Sep 3, 2024 | FTC

The Bellevue Kickoff is now Full

Auburn kickoff only has 3 teams currently attending and is in danger of being cancelled.  If you plan to attend the Auburn Kickoff, you need to register by the end of the day tomorrow. 

If you plan to attend any of the other kickoffs around the state, please take time to register.  It helps the coordinators with planning to know how many are in attendance.  It is not gracious or professional to just show up. 

Register Here

OSPI informational meeting next Tuesday, Sept 10 at 7:00 pm 

If you are a Washington State public school or Tribal Compact school, you are eligible for the OSPI grant! 

 The process will be very similar to last year.  If you are new to this process or have questions, feel free attend our meeting on Tuesday, September 10 at 7:00 pm.  Click here for the meeting link: OSPI Informational Meeting  Keep in mind, this meeting is for questions on the OSPI grant only, we will not be answering program specific questions at that time.  For program specific questions, be sure to attend your program specific Coaches Chat.   

There are no upcoming events at this time.

Register your Team with FIRST Inspires AND FIRST Washington

Right now, we only have 60 teams registered with FIRST Inspires 21 teams registered with FIRST Washington.  Because we are allowing teams to preference into another league this year it is Imperative that you get registered with both FIRST and FIRST Washington right away.  We have to know how many teams we need to accommodate so we can meet the tight window that we have by opening up an opportunity for teams to preference into another league.  Please help us help you by getting registered with both FIRST and FIRST Washington right away. 

Register TODAY

Important Dates & Deadlines

  • 1-31:  State Championship 

FRC Reefscape Blog: Volume 2

by | Aug 28, 2024 | FRC

Boeing Grant is Open

If you have a Boeing mentor, you are eligible to receive the Boeing registration grant.  Please have your Boeing mentor reach out internally to find out how to submit for this grant. 

Bunny Bots in Washington and Oregon this Season!

Now entering its fifteenth year, Bunnybots is a centerpiece of Oregon team’s fall.  It gives members a chance to bond and learn essential skills building a fun, whimsical FRC-class robot before FIRST build season starts.

Rules and registration posted September 1. Register below or email dale@yocum.com with any questions. 

OR Registration

Now, for the first time ever, Bunnybots is expanding to Washington thanks to Panther Robotics 3218 of Bonney Lake!

Rules and registration posted September 1. Register below or email Jason_vander_hoek@sumnersd.org with any questions. 

WA Registration

Important Dates