Lake Monsters Fall 2024 Registration Information- DUE SEPT 27

[Kathy Jordan]

 Good Afternoon Lake Monster Team Members and Parents-

Welcome back!  I hope you all had a great summer.

I am the registration coordinator for the Lake Monsters again this year.  My daughter, Carly Jordan, is a Sophomore on this year's team.  It is time to register for the Fall 2024 Season.  Here is all the information you need to know in order to register your student.  

Although this is a long email with tons of details, registration will likely take you about 1/2 hour or less to fully complete.  As always, I will be happy to answer any questions you may have. 

Registration for the Lake Monsters is divided into 2 registration sessions: Fall 2024 Season and Spring 2025 Competition Season.  

Registration is $300 per season through LOSD Community School ($600 per year per student).  Fee waivers are available to those who qualify.  You can apply for fee waivers through LOSD Community School.

The current registration is for the Fall 2024 Season that runs through the end of December.  

The Spring Competition season will start in January.   I hope to have registration open for Spring Competition season sometime in December before Winter break.  We start competition season as soon as we get back from break so it is very important to register as soon as possible once Spring Registration is available in order for your student to participate.  More details on this in December.

Students cannot participate in the lab until the registration is complete.  I will send out an email to you individually when your registration is complete.

Please complete these steps as soon as possible, but no later than Friday, September 27th.

There are 4 Steps to the Registration Process:

1. Register for the Lake Monsters on Lake Oswego School District Community School and pay the Registration Fee - (Fee waivers are available to those who qualify.)
   
   
2. Fill out the attached Transportation, Consent and Medical Information, and Student-Parent Agreement and return them to me
   
   
3. Register as a member of the Lake Monsters with FIRST Robotics on the FIRST website
   
   
4. Complete the FIRST Consent & Release Form on the FIRST website

Here is each step in more detail:

Step 1: Registering for the Lake Monsters on Lake Oswego School District Community School

Please register your student through Community School at the following link: https://www.onlineregistrationcenter.com/register/207-7926

Step 2: Fill Out Attached Transportation, Consent and Medical Information, and Student-Parent Agreement (5 pages total)

Please fill out the attached forms. Students will NOT be able use equipment in the lab unless these Emergency Forms are filled out.  Copies of Emergency Forms will be kept in the lab for easy access in case they are needed. 

We do not always have buses to events, so if you are willing to be a carpool driver, please fill out that portion of the form.

Please return completed forms to me at katlj...@hotmail.com OR give them to the team captain, Mila Kaplan or team member Carly Jordan.  

Steps 3 and 4: Register as a member of the Lake Monsters with FIRST Robotics and complete the FIRST Consent & Release Form

All students must register through FIRST in order to participate in the FIRST competitions later in the year.  See below for detailed instructions for both NEW team members (and parents) and RETURNING team members (and parents). You are applying to Lake Monsters Team #2635. Let me know if you have any problems. I have included detailed instructions for you below..

FOR RETURNING MEMBERS:

1. Visit www.firstinspires.org and click "Register" in the upper-right-hand corner and then on the next page click “Log in” in the upper-right-hand corner 
   
   
2. Once you are signed in, a pop-up window will direct you to consent to all the FIRST policies
   
   
3. On the First Dashboard choose, the “Parent/Guardian- Youth” Tab 
   
   
4. A Consent and Release Form Notification pop-up will appear.  You must fill out the Consent and Release for your student to participate in FIRST (this will be filled out in a later step)
   
   
5. Your student should be listed under the “Parent/Guardian-Youth” Tab 
   
   
6. Use the “Youth Option” Pull down and select “Youth’s Profile” 
   
   
7. Confirm all the information is correct and click Save 
   
   
8. On the left-hand side select “School”
   
   
9. Fill out the school information and select Save 
   
   
10. On the left-hand side select “Acknowledgement Forms” 
    
    
11. Please sign the Consent and Release Form through the link on this page- your student CANNOT participate without signing this form. 
    
    
12. Please consent to all the other FIRST Policies on this page (NOTE: you should have been given the option to sign these forms when you first signed in. If you consented at that time, the screen should indicate this step has already been completed.)  
    
    
13. On the left-hand side, select “Apply to Team” 
    
    
14. Choose the “FIRST Robotics Competition (ages 14-18)” - it is the blue box, last one on the right
    
    
15. Enter the Team Number “2635” (the Lake Monsters) and click apply 
    
    
16. Once you have applied AND signed the Consent and Release Form, I will approve your application and you will receive confirmation of acceptance. 

FOR NEW MEMBERS

1. Visit www.firstinspires.org and click “Register” in the upper-right-hand corner 
   
   
2. Create an account with your name, date of birth, and email address (NOT your child’s information) 
   
   
3. You will have to verify your e-mail and then sign-in again 
   
   
4. Once you are signed-in, a pop-up window will direct you to consent to all the FIRST policies
   
   
5. Then you will be directed to fill out and confirm your User Profile (name, address, phone number, etc). 
   
   
6. Once you reach the FIRST Dashboard, click on the “Parent/Guardian- Youth” Tab 
   
   
7. Choose “Add a Youth” 
   
   
8. Enter the Student’s information and submit 
   
   
9. On the next tab choose your school and submit 
   
   
10. On the next tab review and sign the Consent and Release- Your student CANNOT participate without signing this Consent and Release form.  
    
    
11. And finally on the next tab choose the “FIRST Robotics Competition (ages 14-18)” 
    
    
12. Enter the Team Number “2635” (the Lake Monsters) and click apply 
    
    
13. Once you have applied AND signed the Consent and Release Form, I will approve your application and you will receive confirmation of acceptance 

Please let me know if you have any questions.  Enjoy your day and go Lake Monsters!

Best,

Kathy Jordan

Registration Coordinator for Lake Monster Robotics

katlj...@hotmail.com

*If you would like to be removed from or have a parent or guardian that would like to be added to the Lake Monster Parent google group, please let me know. *​​ 

[Kathy Jordan]

Good Morning Everyone-

I hope that you all are doing well.

So far we have 13 members registered on Community School's website.  I am going through the registrations I have received as of today and will have an individual update regarding registration status for those who have started registration by tomorrow afternoon before the parent meeting.

Instructions for registration in the forwarded email below.  

I would urge caretakers to please bring their student's finished Lake Monster Robotics forms to the parent meeting on Thursday.  Please note: the Lake Monster Student/Parent Agreement included in the packet must also be signed by your student.  I have attached another copy of this form to this email for your convenience.  It is a total of 5 pages and again the instructions are below.  Turning the form in at the parent meeting will make registration much smoother for our team.  

I plan to be present at the parent meeting to answer any questions you may have on registration.

Enjoy your day today and I will see you Thursday night!

Go Lake Monsters!!

Best,

Kathy Jordan

Lake Monster Registration Coordinator

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From: Kathy Jordan <katlj...@hotmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 1:49 PM
To: Parents <lakemonster_...@googlegroups.com>; Lakemonsters Team <lakemonste...@googlegroups.com>; lakemonster_2635_mentors <lakemonster_...@googlegroups.com>
Cc: John Sperry <spe...@loswego.k12.or.us>; Mila Hope <milak...@gmail.com>
Subject: Lake Monsters Fall 2024 Registration Information- DUE SEPT 27