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March 27, 2023
Dear Coaches and Teams:
The competition draws near!
This is the third and final newsletter with information about our Greater Kansas City Regional Tournament. Please go to http://www.kcfirst.org and check the event listings for information on the topics of the previous newsletters.
If you have not already, please do these things immediately:
- Sign up a student or two as a Student Ambassador. Deadline has been extended till Wednesday. Thank you for the responses so far on this. Six of 36 teams have submitted students names so far: 1710, 1987, 5126, 5098, 5918, 9085. Please get your nominations in if you are not on this list. Our Student Ambassadors are invaluable to us. Student Ambassador Training will be at 1 pm on Thursday in Room 1174.
- Have seniors and all students complete the Survey. See below for a list of teams with number of seniors that have completed the survey.
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Quiet Room Available at Greater Kansas City:
We are providing a room for students who need a break from the noise and stimuli during the regional. Encourage students who may need this to visit the Quiet Room in 1167. Students are welcome with adults or without. The Quiet Room will be open the following hours:
Thursday 1 pm - 5 pm
Friday 9 am - 5 pm
Saturday 9 am - Noon
We are working on having the Quiet Room volunteer-staffed. However, we recently learned from FIRST that we must have two adults in the room per YPP. If we are short on volunteers, we may ask coaches and mentors to take shifts. We'll keep you posted!
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Team Social:
The Team Social will be Thursday evening from 5:30pm - 8:00pm in the Lee's Summit North Commons Area. Enjoy Chris Cakes and music with DJ Dave. Teams are also welcome to bring their favorite board games. Tickets are $5 cash or check and can be purchased at the event.
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TEAMS ATTENDING AND PIT INFORMATION:
Click Here for a listing of the teams attending our regional, both by team number and by high school. The right side of the document shows the pit/team arrangement.
CONCESSIONS AND BOX LUNCHES:
Concessions will be sold Thursday through Saturday in the Event Lobby. Be sure to tell your students to bring their money! Credit cards are accepted.
Box Lunches - The deadline to order box lunches from Firehouse Subs is Tuesday evening, March 28. Please use this form, and send one form for each day you would like lunches. For those that have ordered, plan to pick them up in the Falcon's Nest (cafeteria area). They will arrive 15 minutes before the official competition lunch breaks which are 11 am Thursday, Noon Friday, and 12:30 pm Saturday. Questions: contact summitspringsmo@firehousesubs.com
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Parking, Bus Parking, Team Drop-off, and Robot Load In
Note the Bus Parking location in the aerial map below. Teams may be dropped off at the Spectator Entrance. Click Here for information on Robot Load In and Pit Setup. Parking is free in all lots of Lee's Summit North High School. Due to construction at the school, Robot Load-in will be at the main entrance on the east side of the school. This is the same entrance the public will use.
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VENUE LAYOUT
You can download a copy of the important room locations ahead of the event. |
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Senior Surveys and Senior Recognition
Please have all your students complete this survey.
We have received Surveys from these teams (number indicates how many seniors completed the survey - we are looking at theirs especially before the event for our College Walk preparation to take place at Opening Ceremonies on Friday):
Team 1108 (1), 1710 (8), 1763 (3), 1764 (4), 1769 (5), 1775 (5), 1785 (3), 1810 (12), 1982 (0), 1987 (4), 2359 (5), 2457 (0), 2718 (0), 3172 (0), 4256 (4), 5098 (4), 5126 (7), 5268 (9), 5801 (6), 5809 (5), 9085 (2), 9316 (0).
If your team is not on this list or if you have more seniors, please forward your students the link to complete the survey. We will check your team's status at check-in on Thursday.
Friday, March 31 is Senior Day at the Greater Kansas City FRC Regional. We plan to celebrate our seniors with a parade with our post-secondary partners on the field at the start of opening ceremonies (8:15 AM). We encourage seniors to wear spirit wear from their college choice. Please spread the word to students and parents that Friday is Senior Day at the Regional and to wear their favorite or chosen college's garb. In addition, we are asking colleges that exhibit on Scholarship Row to provide seniors with spirit wear to represent their college choice.
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MASCOT PARADE AND OTHER STUDENT ACTIVITIES: Queuing for the Mascot Parade will be by Robot Inspection in the Pit Area Saturday at 8:15 am just before Opening Ceremonies. You do not have to have a mascot. A maximum of four students can participate.
Please check out the Public Schedule to see the other Student and Special Activities your students won't want to miss.
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EVENT FLYER:
Please forward this VIP tour sign-up as well as print this flyer to pass around so we can get your friends, family, and the general public in to this great tournament.
FACTS FOR MEDIA AND PRESS
We encourage teams to promote the Greater Kansas City Regional FIRST Robotics Competition and your team's participation through your school newspaper, school and community calendars, and neighborhood new media outlets. Please note: During the Regional, all outside media representatives are asked to check in at the event at the Student Ambassador Table in the Event Lobby area and contact Callen Zind or 816-564-9511.
AWARDS & PLAYOFFS
Be sure to plan to stay for the entirety of the event on Saturday! New this year, playoffs and the awards ceremonies will take place all afternoon, with awards being announced between matches.
WiFi:
WiFi will not be available to teams at this venue.
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T-SHIRT SALES and FIRST Store: We will be selling custom-designed T-shirts specific to this year's Greater Kansas City Regional. Look for T-shirts and the FIRST Store in the Event Lobby area.
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We look forward to seeing you Wednesday (5:30 - 8 pm for Load In and Pit Setup) or Thursday morning (7:45 - 8:30 am).
Sincerely,
On behalf of the Greater Kansas City Regional Planning Committee
Robert Dumler
- Western Missouri & Kansas FIRST Regional Director
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