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FTC Dean’s List Nominations Countdown

Nominations are open for sophomore and junior students (max 2 per team) in the SoCal organization! Due no later than DECEMBER 15th. Our interviews will be January 20th & 21st, 2024. See the September 5th posting on FIRST BLOG for details: https://firsttechchallenge.blogspot.com/

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CENTERSTAGE

As part of the FIRST ® FIRST IN SHOW season, FIRST® Tech Challenge students in CENTERSTAGE will raise the curtain on the power of design, creativity, and precision to create all new experiences.

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Tournament Changes

Tournament Changes! ILT #1, Jan 27 at Diamond Bar will now host Leagues B and O1. ILT #7, Feb 24 at Fountain Valley will now host Leagues O2 and G. All other assignments stay the same. This adjustment was made to assure each ILT has +21 teams each and will have 3 team alliances. ...

Team Rankings

Team Rankings: starting with Meet 1, your scores will now count. Check out your ranking (and rankings across the USA) here: FTC Event Web : Home (firstinspires.org)    (Note – FTC Scores is no longer in operation) ...

Dean’s Award Nominations

Deans Award Nominations are open for sophomore or junior students (max 2 per team) in the SoCal organization. Due no later than DECEMBER 15. Our interviews will be January 20th and 21st, 2024. https://www.firstinspires.org/sites/default/files/uploads/resource_library/ftc/deans-list-nomination-guide-us.pdf ...

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Important Information

For the upcoming season, we have launching event registration, with invitations going to mentors. Watch your email!

For new teams, please email info@socalftc.org to get oriented, connected with your League, and welcomed. Want to connect with other SoCal FTC teams? Join us on Discord!

FIRST®

Through a progression of team-based robotics challenges, FIRST® helps young people discover a passion for STEM.

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FTC

FIRST® Tech Challenge students learn to think like engineers. Teams design, build, and program robots to compete.

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Volunteer

It takes many people to run each competition. We are always in need of volunteers from committee members to referees and judges.

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Sponsor

It costs over $500,000 to run the region and all of our teams for a year. Do you want to help support our SoCal FTC program?

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