Dear Coaches and Teams: March 6, 2023
This newsletter contains several items of importance for you and your teams as the Central Missouri Regional taking place at Smith-Cotton High Schools approaches. Please take a close look at these items, forward this email to your student captains, mentors and parents, and act on the requests.
Central Missouri Regional Tournament Information
In this newsletter you will find important information for your team regarding the Central Missouri Regional, March 22-25, 2023.
Please also check the kcfirst.org website event listings for posting of new information between now and the event.
Schedule:
PUBLIC AGENDA for the CENTRAL MISSOURI REGIONAL TOURNAMENT (Competition Activities are on the left column and Special Activities are on the right column).
Note: 5 team representatives may come out Wednesday from 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm for robot load-in and pit setup as well as Thursday morning at 7:45 am if needed. No work may be done on your robot during this time. Batteries may be charged. Pits will not include a table so bring a table with you if needed.
New for 2023! We will be doing Senior Photos for post-high school from 6:30-7:30pm on the field on Wednesday, and 11:00am-Noon on Thursday. Be sure to have your seniors fill out this Student Survey so we know to expect them.
Start making your bus plans now. The Public Agenda link above can help you determine bus timing. Please make plans in your bus schedule for the Thursday evening Team Social: 5:30pm-8:00pm.
Lodging for the event: Click Here to see the hotels available through FIRST for our Central Missouri Regional.
Please Complete:
STUDENT AMBASSADOR NOMINATIONS
Each year dignitaries, sponsors and community members are given guided tours by Student Ambassadors (volunteer students from the participating FRC teams). Student Ambassadors also give tours to younger students on field trips and interact with the media at our event. Please be sure to nominate two students from your team as soon as possible. Click Here to submit names. Deadline for submitting names for the Central Missouri Regional is Monday, March 20, 2023.
ALL STUDENT SURVEY
This survey link should be sent to each student on your FRC Team to complete prior to the Regional. Survey completion status from each team will be checked at pit admin prior to taking the field on Thursday.
Click Here for the Student Survey.
If your team is attending more than one of the 3 regionals in Kansas and Western Missouri, students need to only do the survey once (prior to the first Regional you will attend).
These surveys help inform us about our students’ participation and possible future interests in mathematics and science. Knowing more about participation in FRC and student future plans assists us in strategic planning and fundraising for FIRST in our Region. At no time will students be individually identified for purposes of this study nor will individual student information be reported. Rather, the goal is to examine the overall effect of participation in FIRST Robotics Competition.
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ATTENTION: TEAMS ORGANIZING FIELD TRIPS
If you or anyone you know is planning field trips or other student group visits to any of our regionals (Heartland, GKC, or Central Missouri), please complete this form and/or forward to those who are organizing the trip.
We encourage visits by larger groups especially younger students. Help us make the event positive for all by letting us know when you will be arriving and how many are in your group. We can assist you as needed via our Student Ambassador program and assure traffic flow around the field and pits is optimum. Please plan on at least one responsible adult per 10 children. We ask that you complete the form even if you will be utilizing your own students as chaperones for the children.
VIP INVITATIONS - HELP US INVITE THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE IMPORTANT TO YOUR TEAM:
We have extended invitations to community members and would love for you and your students to do so as well. Please feel free to forward this VIP RSVP link to your school Principals and Superintendents as well as your sponsors and other community members that help your team. This link allows your VIPs to register for special tours Saturday and Sunday.
LOCAL PUBLIC INFORMATION about all 3 of our Regionals
Want an easy way to spread the word about our local tournament? Pass on the link to our calendar of events to spread the word about the three Regionals in our FIRST region.
VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED:
Coaches: Do you have so many team members that you would welcome a job for them at the regional?
Students: Does your schedule permit you to perform a half day (or full day) volunteer role?
Do you know someone who would be interested in helping out at FRC?
We need adult volunteers for:
- Field assembly & disassembly
- Field reset
- Pit admin support
- Practice field attendants
- Spare part attendants
- Team load in/out
- Team queuing
- Quiet room attendants
Please email Jenna Wright, our Volunteer Coordinator, as soon as possible at wrightjennalee@sedalia200.org.
SAFETY GLASSES ATTENDANTS:
Each team will need to designate two students for each shift assigned to their team for safety glasses attendant duty. The schedule will be sent to you prior to the event. If you need to switch your scheduled time, please let us know at check-in or Pit admin.
Fun Events:
THURSDAY
TEAM SOCIAL - Make plans to attend the pancake social on Thursday evening. We will have DJ Dave, Chris Cakes pancakes, sausage, and Tang on-site.
When: THURSDAY March 23 from 5:30pm-8:00pm
Where: Smith-Cotton High School
Cost: FREE - sponsored by the Sedalia Conventions & Visitors Bureau!
FRIDAY
SENIOR RECOGNITION
Friday, March 24, 2023 is Senior Day at the Central Missouri Regional. We plan to celebrate our seniors with a parade to start off Opening Ceremonies on Friday. Seniors should wear t-shirts and spirit wear from the college of their choice. Additionally, we are asking colleges in attendance to provide seniors with spirit wear, and hopefully – increase awareness of FIRST Robotics among our post-secondary schools in the process.
Note: The Senior Survey of past years has been combined with the All Student Survey this year, so please have your seniors complete it by March 20 so that we can alert the colleges of their interest and t-shirt size.
WOMEN IN STEM LUNCHEON
Spread the word to your female team members that they are invited to a luncheon on Friday, March 24 at 11:45 am at the Central Missouri Regional to celebrate women in STEM. Lunch, STEM mentors, and a fun time will be provided. Look for more information at the venue.
REMINDER
WE LOVE A PARADE
We are looking forward to several parades at the Heartland Regional: MASCOT PARADE, MENTOR PARADE, AND SENIOR PARADE - Walk with Colleges.
Senior Walk: Friday - Beginning of Opening Ceremony
Mentor Parade: Friday - Beginning of Closing Ceremony
Mascot Parade: Saturday - Beginning of Opening Ceremony
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More information will be coming in about a week, but until then, best of luck with your practice and outreach activities!
Robert Dumler
Western Missouri & Kansas Regional Director - Kansas City FIRST
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