Greetings FIRST LEGO League Jr Oregon,In this update you will find:
- Tour FIRST LEGO League at the Championship Tournament
- Oregon Expos - When and Where
- Volunteering with other FIRST programs
Welcome to AQUA ADVENTURE! All coaches in Oregon are automatically added to this mailing list. Teams in neighboring communities are welcome to participate in Oregon Expos provided there is space. If you have missed an email from Oregon you may read the archive on our blog, or see the important links on our website. Official updates and program materials can be found on the FIRST LEGO League Jr Challenge website.
2) Oregon Expos - When and Where
We have 5 expos currently planned for Oregon.
1) Tour FIRST LEGO League at the Championship Tournament
If your team is in 2nd through 4th grade it is time to start looking into FIRST LEGO League, the competitive LEGO robotics program that happens after FIRST LEGO League Jr. To facilitate that we will be providing an exclusive tour for FIRST LEGO League Jr teams on Saturday, January 13 at 1:30pm. To join our tour please sign-up using this Google Form OR just show up at the VIP table by the West entrance at Liberty High School in Hillsboro.
The tournament begins at 9am on both Saturday and Sunday. The top 155 teams from around Oregon will be competing in the robot game and three closed-door judging sessions. While the tour provides a behind the scenes look for teams, anyone may come to the tournament on either day, as it is free and open to the public. For more information please see the FIRST LEGO League Championship website.
We have 5 expos currently planned for Oregon.
- Morning, Saturday, March 17, 2018 at OMSI in Portland
- Afternoon, Saturday, March 17, 2018 at OMSI in Portland
- Morning, Sunday, March 18, 2018 at OMSI in Portland
- Afternoon, Sunday, March 18, 2018 at OMSI in Portland
- Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Hood River County Historical Museum
We are still hoping to add at least one more expo this spring.
Registration for events will open in late-January (~January 24). Each team will need to pay $80-40 per event they wish to attend. Tournament registration fees are on a sliding scale with sponsors willing to match up to $40 per team!
3) Volunteering with other FIRST programs
FIRST LEGO League - State Championships
Adult volunteers are needed for both Saturday, January 13 and Sunday, January 14 for the FIRST LEGO League Championship Tournaments. As a FIRST LEGO League Jr coach you are more than qualified to help as a Core Values Judge, Security - a great role for someone looking to stay out of the noise, or help with scorekeeping and be in the heart of the event! Anyone over 13 can sign up to volunteer, although judges must be over 18 years old.
Sign-up through the www.firstinspires.org website by logging in with your FIRST account (or creating one) and using the following link:
To Volunteer on Saturday
To Volunteer on Sunday
FIRST Tech Challenge - Qualifying Tournaments and Beyond!
Adult volunteers are needed for FIRST Tech Challenge Qualifying Tournaments around the state. Especially needed are critical thinkers to serve as judges, both in technical and non-technical judging categories. These events are a high school level competition and a lot of fun for everyone involved.
Log in with your FIRST account at www.firstinspires.org and choose one of the following events.
Bend - January 13 - Central Oregon League Qualifying Tournament at Summit High School
Hillsboro - January 20 - SiliconForest League Qualifying Tournament at Hillsboro High School
Roseburg - January 20 - SOAR League Qualifying Tournament at John C Fremont Middle School
Pendleton - January 20 - Columbia Basin League Qualifying Tournament at Pendleton Convention Center
Gresham - January 27 - FIRST Tech Challenge Qualifying Tournament at Gresham High School
Corvallis - January 27 - FIRST Tech Challenge Qualifying Tournament at Oregon State University Kelly Engineering
Salem - Januayr 27 - Capitol & MidWestern League Qualifying Tournament at Chemawa Indian School
Tigard - January 27 - Tualatin Valley League Qualifying Tournament at Tigard High School
Hood River - January 27 - MidColumbia League Qualifying Tournament at Hood River High School
Corvallis - January 28 - FIRST Tech Challenge Qualifying Tournament at Oregon State University Kelly Engineering
Hillsboro - February 10 - FIRST Tech Challenge Delta Super-Qualifier at Evergreen Middle School
Hillsboro - February 11 - FIRST Tech Challenge Theta Super-Qualifier at Evergreen Middle School
Portland - February 11 - FIRST Tech Challenge Pi Super-Qualifier at Benson Polytechnic High School
Hillsboro - February 24-25 - FIRST Tech Challenge Championship at Liberty High School
If you are able to help out, I hope to see you at an event!
That's all for this week. Look for another update in two weeks!
Best Wishes,
Loridee
3) Volunteering with other FIRST programs
FIRST LEGO League - State Championships
Adult volunteers are needed for both Saturday, January 13 and Sunday, January 14 for the FIRST LEGO League Championship Tournaments. As a FIRST LEGO League Jr coach you are more than qualified to help as a Core Values Judge, Security - a great role for someone looking to stay out of the noise, or help with scorekeeping and be in the heart of the event! Anyone over 13 can sign up to volunteer, although judges must be over 18 years old.
Sign-up through the www.firstinspires.org website by logging in with your FIRST account (or creating one) and using the following link:
To Volunteer on Saturday
To Volunteer on Sunday
FIRST Tech Challenge - Qualifying Tournaments and Beyond!
Adult volunteers are needed for FIRST Tech Challenge Qualifying Tournaments around the state. Especially needed are critical thinkers to serve as judges, both in technical and non-technical judging categories. These events are a high school level competition and a lot of fun for everyone involved.
Log in with your FIRST account at www.firstinspires.org and choose one of the following events.
Bend - January 13 - Central Oregon League Qualifying Tournament at Summit High School
Hillsboro - January 20 - SiliconForest League Qualifying Tournament at Hillsboro High School
Roseburg - January 20 - SOAR League Qualifying Tournament at John C Fremont Middle School
Pendleton - January 20 - Columbia Basin League Qualifying Tournament at Pendleton Convention Center
Gresham - January 27 - FIRST Tech Challenge Qualifying Tournament at Gresham High School
Corvallis - January 27 - FIRST Tech Challenge Qualifying Tournament at Oregon State University Kelly Engineering
Salem - Januayr 27 - Capitol & MidWestern League Qualifying Tournament at Chemawa Indian School
Tigard - January 27 - Tualatin Valley League Qualifying Tournament at Tigard High School
Hood River - January 27 - MidColumbia League Qualifying Tournament at Hood River High School
Corvallis - January 28 - FIRST Tech Challenge Qualifying Tournament at Oregon State University Kelly Engineering
Hillsboro - February 10 - FIRST Tech Challenge Delta Super-Qualifier at Evergreen Middle School
Hillsboro - February 11 - FIRST Tech Challenge Theta Super-Qualifier at Evergreen Middle School
Portland - February 11 - FIRST Tech Challenge Pi Super-Qualifier at Benson Polytechnic High School
Hillsboro - February 24-25 - FIRST Tech Challenge Championship at Liberty High School
If you are able to help out, I hope to see you at an event!
That's all for this week. Look for another update in two weeks!
Best Wishes,
Loridee
Hello,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Suman. I lead LegoKids #11182. We have Nik, Evrett, Gabi and Hayes in the team.
This is our first time taking part. The little ones are 6-7Y old.
In order to sign up to getting updates on the Expo registration, do you have any advice?
I thank you for giving some clarity on dates and such.
Suman. You should already be getting the emails as you have a registered team. If not please come to our website www.ortop.org and request to be added to the mailing list.
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