Author: Abigail Rehard

Supporting future STEM standouts!

Dean’s List Award Nominations

Attention Dean’s List Award nominations are open now! December 15, 2024, is the last day to submit Dean’s List Award nominations for ALL SoCal FTC Teams (this is a month earlier than last year).

Dean’s List Award nominations are open to students in grades 10th and 11th. Please read the …

Teams Registered for this season so far: 203!

We already have 160 teams registered/paid all fees and are ready to play! There are 24 teams who need to register and pay with FIRST, and 43 who need to register and pay SoCal. Once you complete the annual registration with FIRST® (firstinspires.org), you are ready to register …

Kickoff Presentation Slides

Teams! Did you miss Kickoff? Look here for the slides from the presentation: https://socalftc.org/workshops/

Teams Registered for this season so far: 48!

We already have 48 teams registered/paid with FIRST and 16 teams in the registration process. We are expecting 200 teams this year and are well on our way!  Once you complete the annual registration with FIRST® (https://www.firstinspires.org/), you are ready to register your team with SoCal FTC.  From …

New Season. Registration is Open!

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 new website socalftc.org,  go to “Season Info” on the menu bar, and click on How to Register.

New WILDCARD event with Inter-Leagues Tournaments!

Each of the 13 Leagues will be pre-assigned one of the seven Inter-League Tournaments (ILT) that will be held on one of the Saturdays or Sundays in late January and February.  Top 5 teams (per advancement criteria) will proceed to SoCAL Championships. We will do our best to match a

Save the Date: Kickoff is September 7th, 2024

The SoCal FTC Kickoff will be in-person on Saturday, September 7th, from 9am-12pm at three locations: (1) Monrovia High School located at 845 W. Colorado Blvd, Monrovia, (2) Liberty High School, 32255 Leon Road, Winchester, CA 92596 and (3) Ojai Valley School – Upper Campus Littlefield Student Commons Building located

2024-2025 Season is around the corner!

2024 Season is around the corner! Save your calendars for September 7th, 2024, Kickoff of INTO THE DEEP℠ presented by RTX. FIRST Tech Challenge teams will dive their robots into the depths of the ocean to explore the unknown and reveal its wonders. Registration opens soon!

Congratulations to our Volunteers of the Year!

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 …

SoCal FTC Championship – Lost and Found

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 …