by Erin Rehard | Sep 11, 2021 | Competition, Freight Frenzy, Games, News
Registration with the SoCal FTC region is now open! Registration has two main steps. An adult mentor will register their team with FIRST at firstinspires.org. Then, an adult mentor will register their team with SoCal FTC, which can be done here.
by Erin Rehard | Jul 8, 2021 | Competition, Events, Freight Frenzy, Games, News
FIRST® Tech Challenge teams may begin registering for the 2021-2022 FREIGHT FRENZYSM presented by Raytheon Technologies through your FIRST Dashboard (use the link https://www.firstinspires.org and then ‘login’ to see your dashboard). Please make sure the…
by Erin Rehard | May 4, 2021 | Awards, Events, Game Changers, Ultimate Goal
Global Season Celebration FIRST® Tech Challenge HQ will host a virtual celebration broadcast featuring special guests on Thursday, June 24, 2021, at 7:00pm ET on FIRSTtv on Twitch. During the broadcast, we’ll reveal the 2021 Dean’s List Award Winners, 2021 Volunteers...
by Erin Rehard | Apr 27, 2021 | Awards, Competition, Events, Game Changers, Games, Ultimate Goal
LAFTC Community, As we wrap up our 2020-21 robot season, I’d like to congratulate all our 35 teams for participating in a great Championship event. This year was especially hard for all of us, learning to compete remotely, six feet apart, in face masks, and without...
by Erin Rehard | Apr 17, 2021 | Competition, Events, Game Changers, Ultimate Goal
Ontario (in partnership with BC and Alberta) will be hosting a REMOTE event called the Canada Cup this year. This is just a fun event. We’ll be accepting 4-6 US teams as well so if you have interested teams please have them apply using this form.
by Erin Rehard | Apr 5, 2021 | Advancement, Awards, Competition, Events, Game Changers, Games, Ultimate Goal
Congratulations to our 24 teams who competed remotely in the Qualifying Tournament #4! We’re impressed with the creativity and resourcefulness of each of you as you figured out how to design, build and complete with limited interaction with your...