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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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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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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IO13: Lessons from Week 1 of INTO ORBIT

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

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

1. Robot Game Snaffus
2. Robot Design Judging - no table!!!
3. Practice Rounds are AWESOME!
4. Celebrating ALL Accomplishments!
5. FIRST Constellation Contest
6. Coach Spaced-Out Challenge: Hint 2

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IO12: Soaring Like the Stars We Are!

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

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

1. Welcome to Tournament Week!
2. When You Aren't Flight Ready?
3. In INTO ORBIT; ADULTS & Teens Don't Touch!
4. Weather Policy Reminder - It looks like we won't need it this weekend, but here it is anyway.
5. Coach Spaced-Out Challenge, hint 1

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IO11: DON'T PANIC! A towel isn't a bad idea either.

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

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

1. DON'T PANIC!
2. Hood River Library Project Presentation Day
3. OMSI Presentation Day
4. Coaches' Qualifying Tournament Checklist
5. Sharing Your Robot's Mechanical Design
6. Volunteering Makes a Tournament FUN!
7. State Championship Lottery???

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IO10: Landing the Robot Game and Presentation Opportunities

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

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

1. All About the Robot Game
2. Advice and Rule Reminders from Head Referee Tom
3. Kidobots host Mission to Mars event
4. Hood River Library Project Presentation Day

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IO9: Supplies and Paperwork for All!

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

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

1. Team Rosters - Everyone's Least Favorite Task
   
2. Aumsville Elementary Needs HELP!
3. Presentation Opportunity for Rural Teams!
4. Information Day at Intel
5. Presentations at OMSI
6. Presentations at Cedar Mill Libary
7. Stay up to date on the Official Updates!
8. All Qualifying Tournaments NEED Volunteers!

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IO8: Preparing for the Qualifying Tournament 1: Judging

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

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

1. Three Types of Judging - Commonalities
2. Project Presentation
3. Robot Design - MUST READ FOR ALL TEAMS!!!!
4. Core Values and the Pilot Rubric
5. Practice Makes Perfect

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IO7: In Space No One Can Hear You Scream

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

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

1. HAVE YOU PAID?
2. Tournament Assignments Are LIVE!
3. November Mission Model is LIVE!
4. Software Pilot Slack Group
5.  Tips for Picking Robot Missions
6. Upcoming FIRST Events

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IO6: Flying Through the Season

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

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

1. Verify Your Team Status!
2. Software Pilot: Are you in?
3. Presentation with NASA's Dr. Joshi - Hosted by 25099 Robotic Animals 
4. Project Resources
5. Robot Game Questions?
6. What my team should be doing right now!

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IO5: Preparing for Tournament Registration TOMORROW

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

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

1. How to Register for an Oregon Qualifying Tournament
2. How to Pay for an Oregon Qualifying Tournament
3. What is in a Name? - A MUST READ FOR NEW COACHES
4. Team Checkpoint - What you should be working on, right now.

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I04: Tournament Launch Delay

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

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

1. Where Did Loridee Go?
2. National Registration - CLOSING SOON!
3. Tournament Registration - DELAYED
4. Challenge Updates!
5. NASA Chats
6. Table Available
7. Looking for a Volunteer to Cater
8. Expert Nights with Astronaut Dr. Michael Barratt

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HD15: Splashdown into Success

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In this update, you will find:

1. Good Luck Week 2 Teams and Volunteers!
2. Week 1 Tournament Statistics
3. Take Time to Celebrate YOUR Success
4. Share your Photos!
5. Preparing for the State Championships

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HD14: Making a Big SPLASH!

Greetings FIRST LEGO League Oregon,

In this update, you will find:

1. Good Luck Week 1 Teams and Volunteers!
2. Presentations at Cedar Mill Library
3. Why No Team Is Ever Ready
4. Hands in Pockets
5. Celebrate In Success!

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