Greetings teams,
Ready? robot all built? Project done? Core Values in place? We are putting the final touches on what we hope will be a great tournament for your team. And to do that, we need your help.
The schedule for the day is: doors open for teams at 0800, Opening ceremonies are at 0900, first matches are at 0920 and first Judging sessions are at 0930. Closing ceremonies are at 4:00pm.Depending on how the day progresses, we may be able to pull that in a little, so those teams that travel can depart a little earlier. We will have a 30 minute lunch break.
We ask your teams be prompt for their matches and judging sessions. Judging sessions will be 10 minutes, including set up time. If you are late, the judging session will end on time, so be prompt, you are only eating into your presentation time. each session is 5 minutes of presentation and 5 minutes of Q & A. NO parents or mentors are to be in the judging room! Students ONLY! If you have a special circumstance such as a hearing impaired student that needs a sign language interpreter present, please advise me BEFORE coming to the tournament. (And bring your own, please)
We ask you email (dphenry58@comcast.net) or bring with you a color print out of the Team Info sheet found here : http://firstlegoleague.org/sites/default/files/Challenge/FoodFactor/TeamInfoSheet.pdf to assist our judges in finding out who YOU are!
We ask you DO NOT bring in outside food or drinks. We depend on food sales at the lunch/snack counter to help defray the costs of the tournament. In past years, your teams have been fairly good, but we lost money last year and cannot continue bringing you FLL in Western MA if we do not cover costs.
Any questions, drop me a line and I’ll see if I can answer it for you. See you on the 10th!
Dana P. Henry
Tournament Director
FIRST Senior Mentor