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Congratulations to Ken Wah, SoCal FTC Committee Member, in receiving the Volunteer of the Year for Los Angeles FRC! He was instrumental in establishing the sponsorship with XYZ Printing where all of our FTC teams received a 3D printer! Congratulations to Patrick Brophy, the winner of the SoCal FTC Volunteer of the Year Award! Year… Read more ...

Teams, If you lost an item at Championship this past weekend, please call Brian Bugert (626-905-1261). We will hold the lost and found tub at Brian’s house in Monrovia until March 29th. You will need to make arrangements with Brian to pick up your items from his house. After March 29, the bin will be put… Read more ...

Commemorative Champs T-shirts! Do you want to order a shirt from today’s championship event? Go here to purchase: Fine Designs – Official Event Apparel ...

Are you an FTC alumni looking for a part time position teaching high schoolers life skills through building robots? See Job Opportunity attached. ...

Leagues B and O1 (Saturday 1/27) and Leagues A2 and W (Sunday 1/28) are the first to play. See when your Compass, Promote and Engineering Portfolio are due here: https://socalftc.org/calendar/Check here for your Welcome Letter and details for the day: https://socalftc.org/ilts/ ...

Teams – Tournament play is coming soon! Our first events are January 27th at Diamond Bar HS for Leagues B and O1, and on Jan 28th for Leagues A2 and W. Check here for your Welcome Letters: https://socalftc.org/ilts/ Each of you are invited to one of the 7 SoCal Tournaments. Check here to see when and where you… Read more ...

Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarships opened today. Due April 1st. There’s money for College and Vocational school. https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/who-we-are/communities/stem-education.html ...

**ALL TEAMS!** Tournament play starts in late January! All teams are invited to an event. See here: https://socalftc.org/calendar/ WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! It takes 75 people to run the event, and we need 2 volunteers from each team to have a successful day. In the trained roles – referee, inspector, scorekeeper – please request the same jobs… Read more ...

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: 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) ...

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 ...

The SoCal FTC Kickoff will be in-person on Saturday, September 9th, from 9am-12pm at three locations: (1) Monrovia High School (main site) located at 845 W. Colorado Blvd, Monrovia,  (2) Liberty High School (satellite site) located at 32255 Leon Road, Winchester, CA 92596 and 3) Ojai Valley School (satellite site)  – Littlefield Student Commons, 10820 Revees Road, Ojai, CA 93023. Doors… Read more ...

Teams! Interleague dates are now set!  As part of your registration fees, all teams are invited to 4 League Meets and your InterLeague Event.  The committee does their best to limit the drive times for teams, but as you can imagine, our region is very spread out, so some longer drives are necessary.  More details… Read more ...

BAE Systems has opened their grant application for the 2023-24 season for all of the USA – check the grants page (https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/team-grants) Grant Details:The FIRST®/BAE Systems Team Grant Application period is now open for FIRST Lego League (FLL), FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) and FIRST Robotics Challenge (FRC) teams. Interested teams may apply via this ...

Teams! We have 2 new Leagues this year – brings us to 14! New is League G – in the Carson/ Long Beach CA area hosted by Ted Harder of CAMS high school. Coming back is League O2- in the Fountain Valley/ OC area and hosted again by Ryan Pham at Fountain Valley HS.  Rookie… Read more ...

We already have 24 teams registered/paid with FIRST and 31 teams in the registration process. We are expecting 190 teams this year and are well on our way!  Once you complete the annual registration with FIRST® (firstinspires.org), you are ready to register your team with SoCal FTC.  From our website socalftc.org,  go to “Season Info” on the menu bar, and… Read more ...

The SoCal FTC Kickoff will be in-person on Saturday, September 9th, from 9am-12pm at three locations: (1) Monrovia High School (main site) located at 845 W. Colorado Blvd, Monrovia,  (2) Liberty High School (satellite site) located at 32255 Leon Road, Winchester, CA 92596 and 3) Ojai Valley School (satellite site)  – Lower Campus 723 El Paseo Road Ojai, CA… Read more ...

Teams – we are open for registration! Once you complete the annual registration with FIRST® (firstinspires.org), you are ready to register your team with SoCal FTC.  From our website socalftc.org,  go to “Season Info” on the menu bar, and click on How to Register. Don’t forget to confirm which League you’re competing in by viewing the League List. Welcome… Read more ...

We will be structured the same way as last year, with Leagues, pre-assigned Inter-League Tournament and a Championship. see link:  https://socalftc.org/leagues/league-information/ Each of the 14 Leagues will be assigned one of the seven Inter-League Tournaments (ILT) that will be held on one of the Saturdays or Sundays in late January or February. We will do our best to match… Read more ...

Hello SoCal FTC Teams, Thank you ALL for a great in-person event on Saturday! Even with rain, traffic accidents and 42 teams, we did a great job completing matches in record time. I appreciate all of you who provided volunteers – we had over 130 people to run the event. It made a real difference… Read more ...

The SoCal FTC Championship goes live beginning at 8 AM, Saturday, March 11th. To watch the matches, please click: https://www.laftc.live/RC-Saturday.html ...

It is expected to rain this Saturday, but the SoCal FTC Championship will take place rain or shine! Most activity will be in the main gym (pit area, competition fields, and audience) . However, please make sure your team(s) bring rain protection for their robots (ie. plastic cover) because teams will need to walk outside… Read more ...

Hello Teams competing in the SoCal FTC Championship, To view your team’s assigned times for judging, robot inspection, and field inspection, click here . Please remember that your mentor must submit through their FIRST dashboard your team’s Engineering Portfolio, Control Form, and Feedback Request Forms by this Thursday, March 9th, at 9 PM. If you… Read more ...

Hello teams competing in the SoCal FTC Championship, Submittal due dates are as follows: If you have any questions, please contact us at info@socalftc.org. All the best! – SoCal FTC Committee Members ...

Teams, what great performances we saw this past month for the 170 teams at the 6 SoCal FTC Inter-League Tournaments (ILT)! The Committee received a special exception to run a 42 team Championship this year. We advanced 7 teams of each 3-Team Alliance ILT and 6 teams of each 2-Team Alliance. Due to different levels… Read more ...

Thank you ALL for two great in-person events on Saturday and Sunday! We appreciate all of you who provided volunteers – we had over 85 people volunteer at each event and it made a huge difference in running smooth, efficient and FUN tournaments! To see the awards and advancements at each ILT, please click here. ...

Thank you ALL for two great in-person events on Saturday and Sunday! We appreciate all of you who provided volunteers – we had over 85 people volunteer at each event and it made a huge difference in running smooth, efficient and FUN tournaments! To see the awards and advancements at each ILT, please click here. ...

Hello League A2, C1, C2, and D InterLeague Tournament (ILT) #3 due dates: InterLeague Tournament (ILT) #4 due dates: If you have any questions, please contact your League Host here or email us at info@socalftc.org. All the best! – SoCal FTC Committee Members ...

Thank you ALL for two great in-person events on Saturday and Sunday! We appreciate all of you who provided volunteers – we had over 85 people volunteer at each event and it made a huge difference in running smooth, efficient and FUN tournaments! To see the awards and advancements at each ILT, please click here. ...

Hello League F1, F2, O1, and W InterLeague Tournament (ILT) #1 due dates: InterLeague Tournament (ILT) #2 due dates: If you have any questions, please contact your League Host here or email us at info@socalftc.org. All the best! – SoCal FTC Committee Members ...

Hello League F1 and League O1, Your InterLeague Tournament (ILT) #1 in Romoland is one week away! Please click here to view your Welcome Letter and judged times. Below are important deadlines: If you have any questions, please contact your League Host here or email us at info@socalftc.org. All the best! – SoCal FTC Committee… Read more ...

**Deans Interviews, Jan 21 and 22!** Attention Dean’s List nominated students! Dean’s List Interviews will be held remotely over Zoom on January 21st and 22nd. Once the nomination submittals close on January 15th, students will be assigned an interview time. Two judges will interview each student for 15 minutes. Below are the possible times that… Read more ...

Attention Dean’s List Award nominations! January 15, 2023, is the last day to submit Dean’s List Award nominations for ALL SoCal FTC Teams (not 12/15/2022). Dean’s List Award nominations are open to students in grades 10th and 11th. Please read the Dean’s List Award Nomination Guide for all nomination requirements and nomination instructions. To make… Read more ...

As a reminder, each Inter-League Tournament requires approximately 75 volunteers in order to be successful. We ask each team to provide two volunteers, preferably for the positions they volunteered for at the League meets so training will be complete. To volunteer, please click here:  https://socalftc.org/volunteers/Inter-League Assignments:February 4, 2023 (Heritage HS, Romoland): Teams from F2 and… Read more ...

Teams, We have had a record team turn out this year with 170 FTC teams registered in the SoCal FTC Region!  As part of your $300.00 SoCal FTC registration fee, each team is invited to 4 League Meets which are taking place now over the next 3 months. Each Meet has 5 matches per team. Your top 10 matches… Read more ...

Hello Teams, SoCal FTC Meet 0 Events have started! Check out the FTC Scores to see scores for SoCal FTC Leagues C1, D, F1, F2 and V - in addition to the rest of the USA (ftcscores.com) ...

Great News Teams! The Panasonic Foundation has generously donated funds to the SoCal FTC region to be used to support rookie and veteran FTC teams in the SoCal Region with $300 grants. In order to apply for this grant, please fill out the below survey. Recipients will be notified by the SoCal FTC Committee by November… Read more ...

Teams - make sure you register and pay with FIRST and SoCal FTC to assure your spot in Leagues. Both payments need to be received by November 5 (before Meet 0). If your team name is in pink font on the League List https://socalftc.org/leagues/ your registration is complete. ...

Just a couple of last minute announcements. The SoCal FTC Kickoff at Heritage High School has unfortunately been cancelled due to the current fires in the area. Please be aware that we are expecting rain during the Monrovia High School event. Plan accordingly. Since some of our workshops are pre-recorded, below is the link to… Read more ...

We welcome all teams and potential teams to join us for our annual SoCal FTC Kickoff and virtual/in-person workshops this Saturday, September 10th, from 8:30-12pm at Monrovia High School. There will also be a SoCal FTC Kickoff event and virtual/in-person workshops held at Heritage High School (26001 Briggs Road, Romoland) in Menifee for those who… Read more ...

We have a new website name: socalftc.org! You will find general and season information, as well as spotlight videos from other teams. We also have a new email address: info@socalftc.org. Teams – we are open for registration! Once you complete the annual registration with FIRST® (firstinspires.org), you are ready to register your team with SoCal… Read more ...

The SoCal FTC Kickoff will be in-person on Saturday, September 10th, from 9am-12pm at two locations: (1) Monrovia High School located at 845 W. Colorado Blvd, Monrovia, and (2) Heritage High School located at 26001 Briggs Road, Romoland. After the Game Reveal video, teams can see the field elements and field set-up for this year’s… Read more ...

We are back to the pre-COVID format with Inter-League Tournaments! Each of the 14 Leagues will be assigned one of the seven Inter-League Tournaments (ILT) that will be held on one of the Saturdays or Sundays in February. Two Leagues will be assigned to each Inter-League to fill a total of seven events.  We will… Read more ...