Oklahoma FTC weekly newsletter - 2/2/2026

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Mary Jo Othon

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Feb 2, 2026, 9:00:41ā€ÆAMFeb 2
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Hello FTC teams!

A huge shout out to Matt Moore and Mustang High School for hosting our first League Tournament.Ā  The list of teams that advanced to the State Qualifier can be found below! Ā  To see tournament results, please go toĀ this website. Ā  Bishop Kelley and Kingfisher League tournaments will be this weekend.Ā  We are still in need of help with volunteers for these tournaments and the State championship.Ā  If you are a coach who competed this weekend, come judge at another tournament to get an inside track on your next competition.Ā  Even if you did not qualify to move on, you can get a leg up on next yearā€™s competition.

Here are the links to the remaining tournaments.Ā  Remember, if we cannot find enough volunteers, the tournaments will need to be cancelled.Ā  If your league tournament is cancelled due to lack of volunteers, those spots for the state championship will be allocated to other tournaments.


šŸ“…Ā  UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS:

šŸ‘ØšŸ»ā€šŸ« OKLAHOMA FTC COACHES MEETING
  • In years past, we have held a coaches meeting at the State competition.Ā  However, many coaches were missing and with our state competition moving to one day, we have decided to make this meeting virtual
  • Please join us in an open coaches meeting to discuss the past and upcoming season.Ā  agenda
  • February 9th, 7:30 pm video link

šŸ† TEAMS INVITED TO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Please remember to accept your invitation by tomorrow.
5395
Team Clutch
6780
Y-Not RobotsĀ²
8825
CADfish
10368
The Level Ups
13709
Null Sector
14906
Leviathan Robotics
17035
Knightmares
21901
ERR0R_405
23793
Batteries Not Included
23813
Mainframe Terminators

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā DECODE COMPETION MATERIALS

ā“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.Ā  Oklahoma has been alocated eleven advancement spots out of the championship.Ā  Rather than naming four 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.Ā 
  • 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.Ā  FIRST will then assign post championship events to each team based on their preferences and ranks.Ā Ā 
  • Teams assigned to FIRST Championship will have two weeks to pay for the slot.Ā  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.Ā Ā 
  • Event preferencing can be set today on FTC ScoresĀ for each of your teams.Ā  It can be changed as necessary.Ā  FIRST is encouraging all teams to do this in advance of their regional tournament.Ā Ā 

šŸ§­ 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 linkĀ 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.

šŸˆ 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.Ā 

šŸ’¼ JOB OPPORTUNITY
  • Boeing has a job opportunity for which they would love to have a FIRST Alumni in this position.
  • This is for a Software Engineer -Ā  Secure Networks & Protocols to join the Training Systems Software team located in OKC, working on Tinker Air Force Base. Bachelors of Science in engineering or engineering technology is preferred, but it doesnā€™t seem required. Basic qualifications is 2 years of object oriented design and programming as well as at least 1 year experience in software systems integration, network communication protocols, and Linux/Unix software development environment.
  • Mention Ingrid Law or Chris Silvanoā€™s name in the referral field
  • This req closes on Feb 2, 2026., about 10 days from now.Ā 
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šŸ¤” QUESTION BOX FOR TEAMS
  • You can use this formĀ and one of the state leads will address your concern below.

šŸ BRā€™s BREAKDOWNS
  • Nothing new this week.Ā  Stay tuned!

šŸ‘ØšŸ»ā€āš–ļøCHRISā€™s CORNER
  • Nothing new this week.Ā  Stay tuned!

šŸ“‹EMILYā€™s EXPLANATIONS
  • Nothing new this week.Ā  Stay tuned!

Mary Jo Othon
Ā  Ā  Oklahoma FTC PDP
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