CS12: Opening Celebrations!

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In today's FIRST LEGO League Oregon Update we will cover these items:

1. Congratulations Oregon Teams!
2. State Championships - Why you should be there!
3. Tournament Photos! Please share. 
4. Feedback - Please Check Your Email
5. Qualifier Awards are Posted

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CS11: What Was I Doing?

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In today's FIRST LEGO League Oregon Update we will cover these items:

1. Mea Culpa
2. Saturday Teams Needed to Swap for Salem on Sunday, Dec 8
3. What you absolutely need for your tournament
4. Do Good with ORTOP
5. Free Table in Central Oregon
6. Letters from your Tournament Director
7. Using the Team Meeting Guide

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November Mission Model Discussion - M5: Treehouse

M5: Treehouse

Welcome to the November Mission Model Discussion! From now until November 22nd this space will feature ONE part of the FIRST LEGO League CITY SHAPER game challenge per day. The Robot Game is only 1/4th of the overall FIRST LEGO League challenge for teams this year!

This post is meant to be an aid, not a replacement for carefully reading the Game Guide and Updates!

November Mission Model Discussion - M4: Design for Wildlife

M4: Design for Wildlife

Welcome to the November Mission Model Discussion! From now until November 22nd this space will feature ONE part of the FIRST LEGO League CITY SHAPER game challenge per day. The Robot Game is only 1/4th of the overall FIRST LEGO League challenge for teams this year!

This post is meant to be an aid, not a replacement for carefully reading the Game Guide and Updates!

November Mission Model Discussion - M3: Inspection Drone

Welcome to the November Mission Model Discussion! From now until November 22nd this space will feature ONE part of the FIRST LEGO League CITY SHAPER game challenge per day. The Robot Game is only 1/4th of the overall FIRST LEGO League challenge for teams this year!

This post is meant to be an aid, not a replacement for carefully reading the Game Guide and Updates!

CS10 - Inspecting the Paperwork

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In today's FIRST LEGO League Oregon Update we will cover these items:

1. Finding Your Tournament Assignment
   
2. "Do Good"
3. Printing your Team Roster
4. Celebration of Life for the Father of Gracious Professionalism
5. Rookie Team Looking for Local Teams
6. Parents as Volunteers
7. Where is Loridee? - and a special request
8. Using the Team Meeting Guide

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November Mission Model Discussion - M2: Crane

Welcome to the November Mission Model Discussion! From now until November 22nd this space will feature ONE part of the FIRST LEGO League CITY SHAPER game challenge per day. The Robot Game is only 1/4th of the overall FIRST LEGO League challenge for teams this year!

This post is meant to be an aid, not a replacement for carefully reading the Game Guide and Updates!

November Mission Model Discussion - M1: Elevated Places

Welcome to the November Mission Model Discussion! From now until November 22nd this space will feature ONE part of the FIRST LEGO League CITY SHAPER game challenge per day. The Robot Game is only 1/4th of the overall FIRST LEGO League challenge for teams this year!

This post is meant to be an aid, not a replacement for carefully reading the Game Guide and Updates!

CS9 - Getting to Work

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In today's FIRST LEGO League Oregon Update we will cover these items:

1. Tournament Assignments
2. ORTOP in the Willamette Week Give! Guide
3. Team Needed to do Demos in Portland
4. November Mission Model Discussion - Notes from the Head Referees
5. Using the Team Meeting Guide

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CS8 - Meeting the CITY SHAPER Codes

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In today's FIRST LEGO League Oregon Update we will cover these items:

1. Malheur County Teams ONLY
2. National Registration / Tournament Registration Checkup
3. Is My Team Registered?
4. Your Best Tool - The Rubrics
5. Got Questions? - Find Answers
6. Using the Team Meeting Guide x2

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CS7 - Cutting the Ribbon, Officially Underway

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In today's FIRST LEGO League Oregon Update we will cover these items:

1. Oregon Qualifying Tournament Applications
2. Oregon Qualifying Tournaments
3. What to expect at a Qualifying Tournament
4. AI and Tensorflow (Computer Object Detection) seminar
5. Adding team members to the FIRST digital Roster
6. Using the Team Meeting guide

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CS6 - Getting the Permits in Order

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In today's FIRST LEGO League Oregon Update we will cover these items:

1. National Registration Closes - NEXT WEEK!
2. Am I too late to start a team?
3. What you need to apply to attend a Qualifying Tournament
4. What's in a Name? - Team Names
5. Team Led Expert Opportunity at OHSU
6. Using the Team Meeting Guide
7. Why is my mat too short? and other changes for returning teams
8. Intel Oregon FIRST LEGO League Tournaments from last update.

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CS5 - Getting this Build off the Ground

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In today's FIRST LEGO League Oregon Update we will cover these items:

1. Qualifying Tournaments
2. National Registration Closing
3. Free Table
4. Team Workshops by Teams
5. Team Support - Extended 1 week!
6. Using the Team Meeting Guide

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CS4 - Gathering the People and Resources

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In today's FIRST LEGO League Oregon Update we will cover these items:

1. How to register your FIRST LEGO League team
2. Team Financial Support Get your Application in Now!
3. Remembering Charlotte Van Valkenburg
4. Free Table / NXT items
5. Team Meeting Guide Check-in x2
6. Resources - my favorites

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CS3: Architect, Client, and Delays

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In today's FIRST LEGO League Oregon Update we will cover these items:

1. Last Chance for Coach Parent & Mentor Workshops
   
2. Team Support Still Available
3. Important Dates!
4. Free Table
5. FIRST Tech Challenge Kickoff
6. What the Wait?
7. Team Meeting Guide Check-in
8. Mac User EV3 Warning!

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CS2 - Planning and Zoning

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In today's FIRST LEGO League Oregon Update we will cover these items:

1. Document Order of Official Rules
2. Free Table, Kits for Sale
3. Last Chance for Workshops 2019
4. Volunteers Needed at Maker Faire
5. FIRST LEGO League 2019 Sweepstakes
6. ORTOP Team Financial Support - Running out Fast!
7. How to register your team for CITY SHAPER

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CS1: CITY SHAPER Blueprints

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In today's Special Edition of the FIRST LEGO League Oregon Update we will cover where to find all of the official documentation you will need this season and how to use that documentation as a coach/mentor and as a team. The items below will be presented in order of importance to the average team. I strongly recommend bookmarking the blog post for future reference.

1. CITY SHAPER Game Guide
2. CITY SHAPER Challenge Updates
3. ORTOP FIRST LEGO League Hot Topics
4. CITY SHAPER Rubrics
5. ORTOP Innovative Project Resource Page
6. CITY SHAPER Build Instructions
7. Participation Rules
8. CITY SHAPER Score Sheet
9. Team Management Resources
10. ORTOP Workshops, Tutorials, and other Resources
11. CITY SHAPER Kickoff Video
12. CITY SHAPER Table Overview
13. CITY SHAPER Challenge Doc & Branding

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Pre-Season CS7 - Preparing for Kickoff

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In today's FIRST LEGO League Oregon Update we will cover these items:

1. August Coach, Mentor, and Parent Workshops Starting!
2. Free Tables!
3. Team Financial Support is Going Out!
4. Teams Needed to Help at Maker Faire
5. How We Do Things is More Important Than What We Do.
6. What Does Kickoff Mean in Oregon?
7. Farewell INTO ORBIT

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Pre-Season CS6: Fun with the Moon and More

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In today's FIRST LEGO League Oregon Update we will cover these items:

1. ORTOP Coach, Mentor, & Parent Workshops.
2. SPIKE PRIME Update
3. Teams Needed to Share their INTO ORBIT Project on July 20!
4. Team Financial Support: Funding In = Support Out
5. Out of Office

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Pre-Season CS5 - Planning, Preparing, and Funding

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In today's FIRST LEGO League Oregon Update we will cover these items:

1. SPIKE PRIME, my 1-hour review
2. Team Financial Support Update
3. Arizona July event still has space
4. Adult Workshops - ORTOP and SuperQuest
5. What to expect from the New Team Meeting Guide
6. INTO ORBIT Project Share at OMSI
7. Castilla Project Camps
8. FIRST Tech Challenge Adult Training through SuperQuest

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Pre-Season CS4 - Connecting Community

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In today's FIRST LEGO League Oregon Update we will cover these items:

1. Connecting with FIRST Robotics Competition for Summer
2. Table in Salem
3. Workshops! Workshops! Workshops!
4.  Team Financial Support - Apply Now!
5. Southern Oregon Robotics Camps*

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Pre-Season CS3 - Building Up Support

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In today's FIRST LEGO League Oregon Update we will cover these items:

1. WiSci Middle School Girls Camp
2. Coach, Mentor, and Parent Workshops
3. Information Night - Corvallis
4. Table Available
5. Team Financial Support is OPEN
6. Team Looking for 2 new Members in the 97229 area
7. The Importance of Good Parent Communication

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Pre-Season CS2 - Building A Prepared Season

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In today's FIRST LEGO League Oregon Update we will cover these items:

1. Help for FIRST Robotics Team 4418 and Kendrick's Family
2. Out of state tournament opportunity in July
3. Registration for CITY SHAPER is OPEN
4. Team Financial Support - COMING SOON
5. Coach, Mentor, and Parent Workshops
6. Planning your team for the coming season - DON'T WAIT!
7. I'm hearing a lot of names, what do they mean?

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Pre-Season CS1 - Get Ready to RISE!

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In today's FIRST LEGO League Oregon Update we will cover these items:

1. Congratulations Oregon World Festival/Championship Teams 
2. Intel Ronler Acres Open House
3. Welcome SPIKE PRIME®
4. Summer Coach, Mentor, and Parent Workshops! 
5. Table Needs New Home
6. FIRST RISE Powered by Star Wars!
7. First Look at CITY SHAPER

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IO17: Your Help is Needed!

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In today's FIRST LEGO League Oregon Update we will cover these items:

1. Coach End of Season Survey - Closes April 11! (Required for team support coaches)
2. Share FIRST LEGO League at the Junior Expo!
3. Ronler Acres Open House
4. Summer Workshop Requests! 
5. IMPORTANT - Next Blast UPDATES

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IO16: It's Not Over Until It's Documented in Triplicate.

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In today's FIRST LEGO League Oregon Update we will cover these items:

1. Coach End of Season Survey (Required for some coaches)
2. FIRST Tech Challenge State Championship
3. What the Theme Contest?
4. FIRST Robotics Competition in Oregon
5. Stories of the Season!
6. Share FIRST LEGO League at the Junior Expo!
7. Lents Fair August Outreach

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IO15: Celebrating a Successful Mission!

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In today's FIRST LEGO League Oregon Update we will cover these items:

1. Congratulations Champions!
2. What the Theme?
3. Coach End of Season Survey
4. February Secret Missions
5. Stories of the Season!
6. FIRST Tech Challenge Jumpstart!

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CONTEST: What the Theme??? - ENDS April 11!!!!!

FIRST is being uncharacteristically secretive about next year's Challenge Theme. Since we have FIRST LEGO League teams.
nothing to research and team members are already citing boredom in their quest for the next thing, ORTOP has decided to have a little contest for the OREGON teams!

IOChamps3: Into High Orbit

Congratulations Champions!

Mission Topics:

1. DO NOT FORGET YOUR ROSTER!
2. Kids Do the Work
3. Everyone Needs Core Values
4. Parents/Teens Needed to Volunteer!
5. It's all on the Tournament Website
6. Leave your kit at home, bring the rest!

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IOChamps 2: All Systems Running

Congratulations Champions!

Critical Topics:

1. Payments are due TODAY!
2. All the INFO to Overwhelm Your Senses
3. Parent/Teen Volunteers Needed
4. PAPERWORK!!!! 

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