Howdy folks, Hope you are all getting prepared for the upcoming FIRST season. I just got back from New Hampshire where I was at a meeting at FIRST national...
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Kevin Ross
kevinwross
Sep 13, 2006 10:36 pm
Hi Folks, Just wanted to let you know that we are still working on setting up an official FIRST VEX Challenge (FVC) event for March 17th. This is a great ...
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rcsteele06
Sep 19, 2006 11:32 pm
Just a short note to introduce myself to this group. My name is Robert Steele and I am an instructor in Flight II at Aviation High School in Seattle. I was...
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Kevin Ross
kevinwross
Sep 21, 2006 9:55 pm
I have an FLL team in need of coaches/mentors. Any FRC teams interested in looking good on yoru chairmans award this year? Contact Patty Spear ...
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Cathy Saxton
yahoogroup@...
Sep 22, 2006 2:03 am
The Seattle Robotics Society's robot competition and exhibition, Robothon, is next weekend, September 30 and October 1. Information on schedule and contests is...
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Kevin Ross
kevinwross
Sep 25, 2006 3:43 am
Hi Teams, In case you didn't know, I am the WA State FLL (FIRST LEGO LEAGUE) partner, which means I get to organize all FLL activities in our state. I have a ...
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Cathy Saxton
yahoogroup@...
Sep 26, 2006 6:42 am
FIRST Team 1318, Issaquah Robotics would love to host an event at Issaquah High School on Saturday, December 2. We have the "commons" (cafeteria/stage area)...
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Tom Saxton
saxton_tom
Sep 28, 2006 6:16 pm
This is probably a dumb question, but are you hip to the whole NASA grant for rookie teams deal? I just want to make sure you're not leaving any low-hanging...
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Kevin Ross
kevinwross
Sep 29, 2006 8:30 pm
I just had a nice conversation with our new FIRST regional director, Paul Woloshin. We discussed many things about FRC in our state. He seems like he will be a...
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Cathy Saxton
yahoogroup@...
Sep 30, 2006 5:45 am
... Yes. ... No. ... Recruit for what? new members? mentors? other teams? I'm sooo confused! Thanks for helping to organize the FIRST competitions! Cathy...
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Kevin Ross
kevinwross
Oct 1, 2006 1:41 am
Clarification: Would your team be willing to try and recruit new FRC teams in our area? Kevin...
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Robert Steele
rcsteele06
Oct 3, 2006 6:05 pm
We are a new team... We would be happy to help in any way that we can. I am fairly experienced in FIRST (from the MidWest) but it is a new region for me... I...
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ihs_robotics
Oct 15, 2006 12:04 am
Hello, We are a second year team at Interlake High School and need a mentor. Any suggestions on where to look? Thanks, Jim Cooney...
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Cathy Saxton
yahoogroup@...
Dec 5, 2006 5:48 pm
Is there a plan for the regional FRC kickoff? We keep assuming that it will be at the International School again this year, but I haven't heard any specific...
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Erik Thulin
erikthulin
Dec 7, 2006 1:38 am
Hello fellow Washington State FIRSTers, I am going to fill you in on all the details surrounding the upcoming Kickoff event at the International High School,...
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Cathy Saxton
yahoogroup@...
Dec 7, 2006 3:11 am
Hi Erik. Thanks for the kickoff info. Do you have an invoice that you can send to teams that need documentation to give to their school ASB for expenses? ...
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Erik Thulin
erikthulin
Dec 8, 2006 12:50 am
Ok, so a few new things of importance to address: Firstly RSVP: We need all teams who plan on attending the Kickoff and picking up their kit or just picking up...
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DeVine, Craig (MTHS)
silverpagdoa
Dec 8, 2006 3:57 pm
School Name: Mountlake Terrace HS Team Number: 1778 Address: 21801 44th Ave W., Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 Contact Phone: 425.431.5728...
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DeVine, Craig (MTHS)
silverpagdoa
Dec 8, 2006 3:58 pm
Cathy, Glad you've begun some discussion about the Kickoff. We're excited about it. I have a question for the group too. Can we bring more than 10 people? I...
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silverpagdoa
Dec 8, 2006 3:59 pm
Glad you're starting a discussion about this, Cathy. We're coming from Mountlake Terrace HS. Question for the organizers... would it be okay if we bring 15...
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Erik Thulin
erikthulin
Dec 8, 2006 10:08 pm
Fellow FIRST teams of the greater Seattle area, One prominent discussion after the 2006 season was how can the Pacific Northwest really push it's potential and...
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Erik Thulin
erikthulin
Dec 9, 2006 2:44 am
Looking purely on seating availability the MAX per-team we can sustain is 15. That being said that is assuming maximum attendance. Once we get confirmation...
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Ryan Cahoon
arkother
Dec 9, 2006 4:04 am
School Name: Tahoma Senior High School Team Number: 2046 School Address: 18200 SE 240th Street, Covington WA 98042 Contact Phone#: (425) 413-6200 ext. 8053 We...
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sevans34@...
sevans342000
Dec 9, 2006 10:04 pm
Eastlake Robotics Team 1294 would be very interested. Does the expense include the cost of the materials to build the practice field. It would be great if we...
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Donna Lew
lewc5racer
Dec 10, 2006 5:36 am
Team #488 teamXBOT would be interested and if the expense could be held under $500 -- that is even better. Location is key. I have practice field parts from...
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Eric Stokely
ericstokely
Dec 10, 2006 9:46 pm
One thought that occurs to me is the following (although it may have been addressed in the proposition and I simply misread it) Let's say 6 teams participate...
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Erik Thulin
erikthulin
Dec 10, 2006 11:05 pm
Eric, The way I see it is that it is all dependant on what the consortium of teams wants to do with the field. At that point it is not "one team's" field, but...
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Tom Saxton
saxton_tom
Dec 10, 2006 11:50 pm
We're still thinking about whether or not we'd be interested, but I have a suggestion for the lottery. I think each team should only be able to spend one...
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Cathy Saxton
yahoogroup@...
Dec 11, 2006 12:04 am
Hi Erik. What about running the video feed in several overflow classrooms? IIRC, the gym where the field was set up last year had plenty of space, so there are...
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Erik Thulin
erikthulin
Dec 11, 2006 12:18 am
Well maybe I was a bit unclear. Each time a team picks they may only book ONE date at a time. This means that no one can horde everything good. As for going...
