Oklahoma FTC weekly update - 9/29/2025

[Mary Jo Othon]

Hello FTC teams!

Good morning teams!  Another week into the build season!  Please work to get your teams FIRST registration complete and all your students C&R forms online.  There are still a few teams that have not completed their registration and payment with FIRST.  I will be contacting those teams individually to see how I can help that process.

📅  UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS:

• 10/27/2025 - 1/24/2026 - League meets (League schedules link)
• 12/15/2025 - Dean’s List Nominations due
• 1/31/2026 - Mustang League Tournament 
• 2/7/2026 - Kingfisher League Tournament
• TBD - Bishop Kelley League Tournament
• TBD - Oklahoma Regional Championship Tournament 

💲SEASON FEES:

• Oklahoma Registration Fee - $275

In order to participate in Oklahoma events, teams pay a rgistration fee to OKSEF.   This non-refundable fee covers 3 to 5 League Meets, 1 League Tournament and the State Regional Championship (if qualified).  Teams will be receiving an invoice shortly for this.  OKSEF gives 45 days after the invoice date to pay without penalty. Teams must pay in order to compete in their League Tournament.

👀 DiscoverFest (formerly Tinkerfest) FTC "Robot in 3 Weeks" Scrimmage:

• Thank you for all who attended and volunteered this weekend!

      DECODE COMPETION MATERIALS

• Competion Manual
• Competition Manual AI Chatbot
• Team Q&A System
• Game animation
• Combined Team Updates

🤠 “OK FTC - THE LOST OBELISK”- COMING TO THEATERS NEAR YOU!!!!

• Your Oklahoma Head Referee, BR Bryan, has a fun video project for all teams to work on.  She is making a video to show at the Oklahoma Regional and she needs all teams, volunteers, mentors, and coaches help! Let’s help her have some fun with this!
• Watch the trailer for more information on how you can get involved! 

📝 DEAN’S LIST NOMINATIONS

• The Dean’s List Award recognizes outstanding student leaders (in 10th and 11th grade) in FIRST Tech Challenge. Coaches may nominate up to twostudents from their team who demonstrate leadership, dedication, and embody the values of FIRST.  Students selected as Dean’s List Finalists are celebrated during the season, and a small number of winners are honored at the FIRST Championship.
• Participating in Dean’s List is an excellent way to highlight the impact of your team’s student leaders and connect them with the broader FIRST community.
• The 2025–2026 season follows an updated nomination and interview process. Here are the key dates for this year’s Dean’s List:
• Nominations are Open!
• Nomination Deadline: December 15th
• Interviews: 1/13/2026 to 1/27/2026 (remote)
• For more information on the Dean’s List Nomination, see this link.

 

🤔 QUESTION BOX FOR TEAMS

• You can use this form and one of the state leads will address your concern below.

🏁 BR’s BREAKDOWNS

• Hey Teams, we have had 3 team manual updates so far this season. Make sure to log on to First Inspire's Decode Resource page and read over those updates! They are all important.

👨🏻‍⚖️CHRIS’s CORNER

• Nothing new this week, stay tuned!  

📋EMILY’s EXPLANATIONS

• Nothing new this week, stay tuned!

Mary Jo Othon

    Oklahoma FTC PDP