Kickoff Specifics

Greetings FRC Teams,

Are you ready?! 4 Days, 6 Hours and 29 minutes to kickoff!!!

I for one, am VERY excited and can’t wait to see all of you.    If you are receiving this email it is because I show you attending the Mountlake Terrace Kickoff.  Your kit has been shipped to our location and we are planning on you. 

A few quick reminders about kickoff….

21801 44th Ave W
Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043

Doors open at 6:30.  There is PLENTY of parking at the high school (around the back of the building if needed) but PLEASE DO NOT park in the visitor parking (it will be coned off)  We are leaving that area open for when you load your kits.  PLEASE remember to bring a cart of some sort.  One adult and 2 students will be allowed to pick up the kits.

We will be offering donuts, coffee, chocolate milk and other breakfast like items for reasonable prices.  Please do not take food into the gym or classrooms.

When you arrive, there will be a team registration table.  Please have ONLY ONE mentor/coach check in for your entire team.    Teams MUST bring their TIMS-generated roster of students and mentors that have signed-up using the electronic consent form OR the signed paper consent form for each student and mentor at the event. No consent form means no admittance. See TIMS for details.

You will receive your kit pick up time when you register.

Opening ceremonies start at 7:10.  Live kickoff feed is at 7:30.

After the live feed is over, we will go to classrooms for brainstorming.  If you are NOT a rookie team coach, I will be asking each of you to get the brainstorming going in your classroom.  To make sure I have an experienced mentor in every class room, you will receive a class room number for yourself when you check in.  *Please note, this is NOT a classroom for your team to go brainstorm….Students will take numbers as they enter the gym that will give them their breakout room number. This will hopefully ensure a good mix of veterans and rookie students and ensure an experienced mentor in each room.

***Do we have any ROOKIE teams interested in a kit bot build class?  It would run from 11-4 and would cost your team $40.00 (due in cash that day)  lunch would be ordered for those attending at the cost of $5.00 per person.  I need to hear from you VERY SOON if you are interested in this!!

Please feel free to email me with any questions. 

GO TEAMS!!

~Lindy Baker

FIRSTWA Program Coordinator

206-418-6679 Office

425-239-9010 Cell

P.S. Does your team have a chant they are known for? Ie; “What time is it?...488!!” or “CHILL….OUT!!”?  Please let me know.  ~thank you