Championship Information, Phoenix Results & Happy Holidays!

AZ & NM Championship Information!

Congrats to the teams that have qualified for the AZ & NM Championship so far! A couple of reminders for you:

• Remember that driver and coach meetings will be Friday evening 2/22 so we can start judging early. Remember that it can snow in Flagstaff in February, and please plan your travel accordingly. 
• Teams who qualify for the Championship MUST play in the other qualifiers they are registered for...think of this as bonus practice without the pressure of trying to qualify. 
• Payment for Championship is due by February 16. 
• Division assignments will be announced the week of Championship after the last qualifier, and will be assigned randomly. 

Team didn't qualify this year? Consider volunteering!

• We especially need judges, referees, robot inspectors, and qualified CSAs. 
• Inspection will begin Friday evening, along with judge and referee training. Please plan to be in Flagstaff Friday 2/22 if you plan to volunteer for any of these roles. 
• We need a good count of all our volunteers by February 10. We will not be able to accommodate any last-minute or walk-on volunteers because of the catering requirements for this event. All volunteers MUST register through their FIRST Dashboard. Contact Christine if you're interested in volunteering. 

Phoenix Event Results

Congrats to all the teams that competed in Phoenix, and thank you to FRC Team 2375 Dragon Robotics for putting on such an awesome event!

Inspire Award: 15430, ACE Robotics
Winning Alliance: 12901, Project: Cobra & 12767, Catholic Master Builders
Finalist Alliance: 10111, Herberger Javelinas & 13968, Herberger Howlers
Think Award: 10984, Beep Patrol
Connect Award: 12901, Project: Cobra
Rockwell Collins Innovate Award: 12767, Catholic Master Builders
Design Award: 13910, Voltage
Motivate Award: 10111, Herberger Javelinas
Control Award: 14886, Cobra Strike
Judges Award: 12604, Tiger Blue

Teams Advancing to the Championship: 
15430, ACE Robotics
13309, ISTA botCatz
13968, Herberger Howlers
12901, Project: Cobra


Apple Engineering Camp
Applications are now available for the Apple Engineering Camp! Please encourage your students to apply by December 28. Find out more information here.

And now: A Holiday Wish from the Arizona & New Mexico FIRST Tech Challenge Planning Committee...

Photo courtesy of cheezburger

Have a safe and relaxing Holiday! We'll see you for more exciting Rover Ruckus action in 2019!!