Essential info from the Kickoff

Aloha Teams,

Welcome back for another exciting FTC season!

This post includes critical information we presented at the Kickoff. We urge every coach to review this info with the team. Also, be sure to add FTC event dates to your team calendar. As always, we welcome your questions and suggestions. FTC Partners can be reached at <ftc@hawaiifirstrobotics.org>.

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Season Schedule of events

  • League Meet #1 10/28 Sat. ‘Iolani School 1:00 pm
  • League Meet #2  11/04 Sat. Island School, Lihue 10:30 am
  • League Meet #3 11/11 Sat. Kalani High School 8:30 am
  • League Meet #4  11/18 Sat. Assets School 8:30 am
  • League Meet #5  11/19 Sun. Island School, Lihue 10:30 am
  • League Meet #6  11/25 Sat. Mililani High School 8:30 am
  • League Tournament  12/9 Sat. Le Jardin Academy 8:00 am
  • Hawaii Championship 12/10 Sun.     Le Jardin Academy 8:00 am

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3 Components of Tournament and Championship

  • Engineering Portfolio** (due 11/24/23, Midnight), a 16-page document summarizing the team’s research, planning, challenges, outreach, “Aha” moments, etc.  See Game Manual 1 for guidelines and the Judge’s Rubric. Pay special attention to the rubric as it is your guide to preparation.
  • Judge Interviews via ZOOM Sat. Dec. 2 (these will be scheduled in advance)
    • 10 minutes total
    • 5 min. Team Prepared Presentation**
    • 5 min. Q&A
  • Robot Game – competitive matches taking place in an arena. Judges observe each team in matches to assess robot performance.

**Presentation and Portfolio are required to qualify for awards.**

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