Pre-Season BB1 - More Ways to Build

Greetings FIRST LEGO Leauge Jr Oregon,

In this update you will find:

1. 50 States of Math - Summer Fun!
2. WeDo, MINDSTORMS, or SPIKE PRIME?
3. Introducing FIRST LEGO League Jr Discovery
4. Getting Started with FIRST LEGO League Jr

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MM4: INTO ORBIT and On To The MOON

Greetings FIRST LEGO Leauge Jr Oregon,

In this update you will find:

1. FIRST LEGO League Jr tour of the FIRST LEGO League Championship!
2. Volunteers NEEDED for FIRST LEGO League Championship - get the behind the scenes!
3. Expo Registration Will Open in 3 weeks!
4. New Teams Welcome!
5. International Expo Opportunity at LEGOland California

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MM2: Making Tracks

Greetings FIRST LEGO Leauge Jr Oregon,

In this update you will find:

1. September Information Sessions
2. I-84 Stops and Talks
3. What to do with Bag 3
4. ESA Videos for Your Team

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Season Celebration for all FIRST teams, friends, and family

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Jr Oregon,

In this update you will find:

Your invitation to the Season Celebration at OMSI!  All teams, coaches, mentors, family, and friends are invited to join us on June 4 from 6-8pm at OMSI for a fun-filled night exploring the museum and the Robot Revolution special exhibit!

We hope you will be able to join us!  Sign-up for your free tickets here!  

To continue to offer FIRST programs to ALL students, we need your help! Please consider donating to help us continue expanding our training, outreach, student support, and tournament expansion. When you order your tickets please consider contributing $5-20 per ticket. Don't want to use the Eventbrite payment system? You can use the ORTOP donation page, or contribute at the event!

See you on June 4th!

Best Wishes,
Loridee

FIRST Fun to End the Year and Welcome 2017!

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Jr Oregon!

In this post you will find:

1. Request tickets to join FIRST Oregon teams at the Winterhawks (December 28th game)
2. Signup to Attend Juniors Day at the Intel Oregon FIRST LEGO League Championship (January 14)
3. Expo Registration will open in January

1) Request tickets to join FIRST Oregon teams at the Winterhawks (December 28th game)
Join Oregon FIRST teams as the Winterhawks take on TriCity! Winterhawks have donated several ticket vouchers for our teams to enjoy. Please use the form below to request a voucher (which you will need to take to the ticket office to turn into tickets). Where your team shirts, if you have one, so teams can find each other!
Request your ticket vouchers here

We also are happy to be able to include our volunteers in this activity! If you volunteer with ORTOP, please join us at the game.

2) Signup to Attend Juniors Day at the Intel Oregon FIRST LEGO League Championship (January 14)
If your team is starting to look towards FIRST LEGO League (the 4th-8th grade competitive LEGO robotics program) please sign up to attend the Juniors Day at the Intel Oregon FIRST LEGO League Championship.  FIRST LEGO League Jr teams should who sign up will receive a tour at Liberty High School in Hillsboro on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 2:30pm.

Sign up with this online form

Teams will get to ask questions about FIRST LEGO League and meet competing teams in the secure pit area after competitions have concluded for the day. Teams should come early to see the robot game competitions in the gymnasium arena.
The Intel Oregon FIRST LEGO League Championship Tournaments are free and open to the public from 9am-5pm on Saturday, January 14 & Sunday, January 15, 2017.

3) Expo Registration will open in January

Registration for the March 18 & 19 FIRST LEGO League Expos as OMSI and the May 6 Expo at Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum will open in the second half of January.  To register for an expo your team MUST have a national registration (4 digit team number) through FIRST.

To register your team for the CREATURE CRAZE season, please register your team online at www.firstinspires.org

If you need any assistance navigating the FIRST registration system I am happy to help!

Best Wishes & Happy New Year,
Loridee