MSA and Mercenary Robotics - KICK OFF WEEKEND

[McKinney STEAM Academy and Mercenary Robotics ADMIN]

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FRC Planning Meeting, Kick off Weekend

FTC Important Dates

FLL Competition Dates

STEM Nights Volunteer/Attend

              

	FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION FRC Planning Meeting, Kick off Weekend January 3 will be Mercenary Robotics first meeting of 2024. Our mentors and student leadership team will be laying the groundwork for a successful year. This meeting will be heavy on information and organization. Teammates, please be there! January 6 and 7 will be the official kick off weekend. This is where the team will get down to brass tacks. We will learn the format and rules of the new game and start strategizing. FRC ONLY If you have not already submitted your application and gotten your MSA log in please do so NOW. You will need this to access our collaborative workspace this year. See Livestream note in McKinney STEAM Academy section below. Important Dates: January 3 All Hands Meeting Jan 6 -7 KICK OFF WEEKEND March 7-9 FRC - Belton District Event March 28-30 FRC - Amarillo District Event April 3-6 Texas State Championship Always check the team calendar for details and changes!
	FIRST TECH CHALLENGE This Week: 21743, 20195 Your teams did great this year. Take a well deserved breath as regular meetings are over. Off season meetings will resume in June. 18121, 20166, 17011 You get to keep your nose to the grindstone as you prepare for semi regionals and regionals! Congrats! We return to regular meetings Jan 2. Important Dates: January 6 Library Outreach January 13 Library Outreach February 10 FTC Semi Regional - Teams 18121, 20166 February 24 FTC Regional - Team 17011
	FIRST LEGO LEAGUE This Week: We return back to our regular meeting times on Jan 2. Everyone has regular schedules and competitions this month! We THINK both competition days are likely to be 8am - 4pm but we are still waiting on confirmation. When we know we will let you know. Important Dates: Jan 13 - Competition 29126 Training Mercs 50491 The Mercenary Dragons 60892 BrickMercs Jan 20 - Competition 27116 Mercenary Friends 27183 Mercenaries II 28813 Curious Dream Weavers 29125 Young Mercs 51620 Mercenary Moon Stormers 54586 Brick Mercenaries 60680 Lego Masterminds 61002 Mercs Tech Tigers 61724 Mighty Mercs
	McKinney STEAM Academy MSA STEAM Nights We need volunteers from our FRC team to help staff STEAM nights and we need everyone to share the ticket information far and wide. Friday January 5, Saturday January 6 Friday January 12, Saturday January 13 Friday January 19, Saturday January 20 Friday January 26, Saturday January 27 Talk to Dan Garrison about signing up to volunteer! Also, this is a FIRST for our team, we’re live-streaming kick off weekend! Share this link with your family and friends so they can join us for the international FRC Kickoff of the 2024 Crescendo season, live from the MERCS shop at the new McKinney STEAM Academy.  We'll be featuring behind the scenes looks at our workshop and competition field, interviews with students, a preview of the season ahead, and commentary from the coaches and mentors.

 

Helpful links:
MSA Website: https://www.mckinneysteamacademy.org/
ALL Team Calendars: https://www.mckinneysteamacademy.org/calendar_members.php
FIRST in Texas: https://firstintexas.org/
FIRST Inspires (global): https://www.firstinspires.org/