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Sing at Championship, 2016 Non-Hints, and WPI Survey Help
Feb 03, 2016 Written by Frank Merrick.Sing at the FIRST Championship
Think you (and maybe a friend) have what it takes to sing the National Anthem of the United States at the FIRST Championship this April in front of, oh, to a first approximation, a million people? Now’s your chance! We’re having a little contest to select the next FIRST idol. Check out the details here.
Awards, More Awards, and Medallions
Jan 27, 2016 Written by Frank MerrickAwards
Important award submission deadlines coming up!
- Chairman’s Award and Woodie Flowers Award – Thursday, February 4th at 3PM Eastern Time
- Entrepreneurship Award and Dean’s List Award – Thursday, February 11th at 3PM Eastern Time
Find all the details on these awards in Section 6: Awards of the Administrative Manual.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to FIRST STRONGHOLD…
Jan 25, 2016 Written by Frank MerrickSome folks have expressed an interest in details about how FIRST STRONGHOLD came about. I wanted to explain a little bit about that, and also explain the part our friends, FRC Team 1189, The Gearheads, from Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA, played in it.
Enter the FedEx Innovation Challenge to win big money and prizes!
Jan 24, 2016 Today’s blog post is from a special guest, Jason Baker, from the FedEx Innovation Challenge Team.Hashtags and robots and prizes – oh my!
The 2016 FedEx Innovation Challenge, an interactive social-media competition, is back and this year will be open to all FRC and FTC teams in the US. The Innovation Challenge takes place from January 9 – February 21, 2016.
Part problem solving, part creative challenge, this fun and engaging competition will consist of math and science problems, scavenger hunt activities, and more. Best of all, it’s super easy to play.
Our Mistake and Q612
Jan 21, 2016 Written by Frank MerrickThrough Q612 on the FRC Q&A we learned that we made a mistake on the drawing for the Rock Wall. The Rock Wall is actually wider than indicated on the drawing.
Stop Build Day (already?), Achievement Streamers, and the Las Vegas Venue
Jan 19, 2016 Written by Frank MerrickStop Build Day
Yep, Stop Build Day is coming, and winter (at least for those teams in the Northern Hemisphere – but we love you, too, teams in the Southern Hemisphere!) is already here.
Team Advancement, 2017 Progress, and History Patches
Jan 13, 2016 Written by Frank MerrickTeam Advancement
Kickoff and… Arnold Schwarzenegger?
Jan 11, 2016 Written by Frank MerrickKickoff
I can tell you that the atmosphere on Saturday at the ‘Mother of all Kickoffs’ in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA was electric. And at the end of game reveal, there were cheers and applause all around. I think I may have even heard a few Champagne corks being popped, though that seemed to be coming from the corner of the bleachers where the FRC Staff was sitting.
From the reaction I’ve seen in the community so far, we may have a winner!
Field Reset
Admin Manual Section 7 and the FIRST STRONGHOLD Logo
Jan 10, 2016 Written by Frank MerrickDistrict Points for Qualification Rounds
Hello teams, hope everyone had a great Kickoff! We'll have more to say about Kickoff in a later blog, but last night I got in an email from Ian Curtis, Mentor from Team 1778, Chill Out, that I wanted to respond to quickly.