Weekly Oklahoma FTC newsletter - 1/12/2026

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Mary Jo Othon

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Jan 12, 2026, 9:00:32 AMJan 12
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Hello FTC teams!

This weekend saw action for Carver, Hadfield and Merian.  This Saturday, we will see DaVinci and Herrington in action.  To see league results, please go to this website.   League tournaments are just around the corner.  We need help with volunteers.  Please help us find judges!  

📅  UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS:

      DECODE COMPETION MATERIALS

👩🏻‍⚖️REQUEST FOR JUDGES
  • Coaches, you can volunteer to judge at another League Tournament event and gain invaluable insight to the judges process.  You will get to see teams from other regions as well!  Make time now!
  • 1/31/2026 - Mustang League Tournament volunteer link
  • 2/7/2026 - Kingfisher League Tournament volunteer link
  • 2/7/2026 - Bishop Kelley League Tournament volunteer link

👩🏻‍💻DEAN’S LIST INTERVIEWERS
  • Do you have a former team member who would be interested in serving on the judging team for this year’s Dean List selections?  We are looking for former team standouts over the age of 21 to help on the panel with virtual interviews in January.
  • Please encourage those former students to apply.  link for intervewers

✔️ OK CHAMPIONSHIP ADVANCEMENT NUMBERS
TOURNAMENT
# of teams
Percent of total
# of teams advancing
Kingfisher
24
30
9
Mustang
27
34
10
Bishop Kelley
29
36
11
total teams
80

30

❓POST OK CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT PREFERENCING
  • For those teams advancing to the OK Championship on February 14th, you will see a new process for advancement out of the championship.  Oklahoma has been alocated eleven advancement spots out of the championship.  Rather than naming three teams for FIRST Championship and seven teams for Premier Events, teams will be ranked based on the advancement points they earn through their overall performance at the event. 
  • Advancement points are calculated as described in section 4.1 of the competition manual.
  • After the event, those eleven teams plus up to three alternates will receive an email from FIRST asking them to set their event preferences within 48 hours.  FIRST will then assign post championship events to each team based on their preferences and ranks.  
  • Teams assigned to FIRST Championship will have two weeks to pay for the slot.  If they do not pay within the time frame, that slot is lost by Oklahoma and it is returned to the general pool for assignment.  
  • Event preferencing can be set today on FTC Scores for each of your teams.  It can be changed as necessary.  FIRST is encouraging all teams to do this in advance of their regional tournament.  

🧭 COMPASS AWARD SUBMISSION
  • The Regional Championship will be here before you know it and there is one additional award to hand out: the Compass Award!
  • Teams, this is your chance to tell us about one amazing, adult coach or mentor who is a Gracious Professional! This award asks teams to create a 60 second or less video and allows you to be creative to shout out a coach or mentor!
  • Click the link for more information in the 2026 FTC OK Regional Championship Compass Award Submission Form.
  • The deadline is Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 10 PM Central. This is the Thursday before the Regional Championship.

🏈 SUPER BOWL SCRIMMAGE
  • The Tulsa Robotics Center is hosting a free Super Bowl FTC scrimmage and watch party on Sun 8 Feb. The scrimmage is scheduled to begin at 1pm and wrap up around 5. FTC teams can sign up for the scrimmage via this link!

  • Participating teams are invited to the party afterward, where we will have a number of TVs and a big projector screen set up for watching the game. You'll get an RSVP link for the party after you complete the scrimmage registration form. 
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🤔 QUESTION BOX FOR TEAMS
  • You can use this form and one of the state leads will address your concern below.

🏁 BR’s BREAKDOWNS
  • Nothing new this week.  Stay tuned!

👨🏻‍⚖️CHRIS’s CORNER
  • Nothing new this week.  Stay tuned!

📋EMILY’s EXPLANATIONS
  • Nothing new this week.  Stay tuned!


Mary Jo Othon
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