Expo Extravaganza! Sign Up Before it Evaporates

Greetings FIRST LEGO Leauge Jr Oregon,

In this update you will find:

1. OMSI Expo Registration Closes February 21
2. Two new expos added for Oregon - how to sign up!
3. Bend Expo Practice March 2nd
4. High School Volunteers Needed for Expos
5. Junior Model needed for Girl Scout demonstration

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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.

1) OMSI Expo Registration Closes February 21

This is the final week to register for your team to attend the expos at OMSI on March 17 and 18. Registration for these 4 events will close on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2018. This will be the day that assignments are made. If an event does not have the minimum number of participants it will be canceled and the teams who requested it will be placed in a different OMSI expo. 

Please make sure your team is registered and paid before the Wednesday. Use this link for both.

2) Two new expos added for Oregon - how to sign up!

We are happy to announce two FIRST LEGO League Jr Expos for May 19, 2018! 

• The Flush Expo will happen as part of the STEM Fair at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg. The expo will run inside the college from 10am to 2pm during the public fair! It is sure to be a very fun day for all who chose to attend.
• The Greywater Expo will be at The Dalles Readiness Center from 10am to 2pm. We will be working with some local groups to make this event just as fun and exciting!
  
  *Remember the names Flush and Greywater are just more fun than calling the Expos F & G and are not intended to limit your team's creativity in the AQUA ADVENTURE CHALLENGE

Registration for either event is open to any nationally registered FIRST LEGO League Jr team. There is still plenty of time to register your team and attend a May event!  Register your team at www.firstinspires.org by creating a FIRST account.

To register for an Oregon Expo you will need to complete a survey monkey survey AND pay for the expo using one of the payment options on our website. Please use this page to register for an Oregon expo.

If your team is registered in a different state you are still welcome to participate in Oregon if there is space available.

3) Bend Expo Practice March 2nd

Lauren, the coach of the Creative LEGO Constructors has arranged with the East Bend Library to hold a mock-expo on Friday, March 2nd from 3-5pm. All teams are welcome to attend this fun FIRST LEGO League Jr event. Please contact Lauren at llbreslin@hotmail.com for more details.  Thank you, Lauren and your co-coaches for organizing this event!

4) High School Volunteers Needed for Expos

Volunteers in the FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST Robotics Competition programs are needed to serve at reviewers at all of our upcoming expos. If your team has siblings who would like to volunteer in this role, please have them complete this form. It is fine if the sibling is not currently on a team.

5) Junior Model needed for Girl Scout demonstration

ORTOP is looking for a FIRST LEGO League Jr model and Show-Me Poster to put on display during Girl Fest on March 24. If your team would like to volunteer your model for the weekend please contact Loridee-Wetzel@ortop.org  Please let us know if it is using WeDo 1.0 or WeDo 2.0 or a robotics system.

I will be out of the office until February 20th. Please have patience if you email with a question it will take a while to catch up.

Best Wishes,

Loridee