NYC FIRST UPDATE: Sept 19 Kickoff Postponed Until October 3; 217 Paid Teams and Counting

Sept. 13, 2015

Dear Teams,

Due to a scheduling conflict with our usual space at NYU/Poly in downtown Brooklyn on Sept. 19 we have postponed the Kickoff until October 3. Look for an update on the exact schedule - tentatively 10-1PM.

As of today we have 217 paid teams and another 21 teams that haven't completed the registration process.

All Team Details by Region
Team Number	School Name	Coach Name
356	Metropolitan Montessori School	Catherine Harrison
760	Jhs 67 Louis Pasteur	Ruta Dave
907	Ps 76 the Bennington School	Russell Heath
1082		Veryl Greene
1318	Ps/Ms 194	Cynthia Khadaran
1551		Grant Chappell
1725	Eltingville Lutheran School	Peter Hansen
1995	Ps 8 Robert Fulton	Brandie Hayes
1996	Ps 8 Robert Fulton
2149	Ps 49 Dorothy Bonawit Kole	Noah Schumacher
2445	Ps 94 David D Porter	Michele Pangburn-Frey
2449	Ps 11 William T Harris	Hector vazquez
2476	Ps 11 William T Harris	Hector vazquez
2495	Jhs 278 Marine Park	Bruce Gamsey
2547		Max Weissman
2561	Is 119 the Glendale	Chris Dudin
2562	Is 119 the Glendale	Chris Dudin
2571	Is 119 the Glendale	Chris Dudin
2642	Salve Regina Catholic Academy	Francis Belizario
2653		Lisa Sechy
2762	Resurrection Ascension School	Michael Mesa
2793	Jhs 278 Marine Park	Bruce Gamsey
3071	Sacred Heart School	Joanne Gangi
3263	St Clare School	Mary  Lee
3264	St Clare School	Mary  Lee
3265	St Clare School	Mary  Lee
3412	Packer Collegiate Institute	Aya Takemoto
3427		Iffat Mai
3429		David Smith
3430		Iffat Mai
3431		Iffat Mai
3432		Iffat Mai
3433		Iffat Mai
3526	Ps 503 the School of Discovery	Brooke Precil
3780	Ps 28 Wright Brothers	Denise Tinsley
3786	Ps 57 Hubert H Humphrey	Patricia Lockhart
4426	Ps 94 the Henry Longfellow	Alfredo Pelaez
4427	Ps 94 the Henry Longfellow	Alfredo Pelaez
4518	Horace Mann School	Glenda Guerrero
4621		Samuel  Leung
4647	Trinity School	Stanislav  Roslyakov
4648	Trinity School	Stanislav  Roslyakov
4839	Dalton School	Robert Quatrone
4843	Dalton School	Robert Quatrone
5355		Dennis Chan
5357		Dennis Chan
5485	Garden School	John Hale
5678	Transfiguration School	William Lee
5891	the Science and Medicine Middle School	Sean Nadel
5892	Fort Green Preparatory Academy	Saranii Muller
5893	Is 318 Eugeno Maria De Hostos	Russ Holstein
5895	Madiba Prep Middle School	Jerib Carson
5896	Brooklyn Brownstone School	Deborah Paul
5898	Ps 399 Stanley Eugene Clarke	Sharon Holliday
5997	The Chapin School	Jack Cooley
6000	the Chapin School Ltd	Jack Cooley
6392	Ps 3 the Bedford Village	Lynette McCord
6593	Rodeph Sholom School	Eric Castro
6735	Brooklyn Amity School	ozkan yagan
7079	LREI	Jeremiah Demster
7080	LREI	Jeremiah Demster
7399		Matthew McGlennen
7611		Joanna  Daley
7620		Andrea Taylor
7638		Cynthia DeLeon
7651	Grace Church School	Daniel Rufer
8008		Nora McCormick
8376	Cathedral School	Christopher Jung
8472	Blue School	Maureen Reilly
8648	Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School	Qiuyue Xu
8796	Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School	Qiuyue Xu
8798	Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School	Qiuyue Xu
8799	Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School	Qiuyue Xu
8971	Churchill School & Center	Elizabeth Gallo
9026	Ps 256 Benjamin Banneker	Jeffrey Utz
9109	Xaverian High School	James Schreiner
9112	Xaverian High School	James Schreiner
9113	Xaverian High School	James Schreiner
9114	Xaverian High School	James Schreiner
9145		Eri  Noguchi
9577	Is 318 Eugeno Maria De Hostos	Russ Holstein
9582	New Heights Academy	Joshua Andrade
9786		Amy Jacobsson
9788		Jeffrey Drew
9841	Dwight School	Matthew Moran
10005		Joshua Ralske
10016	Ps 213 New Lots	Sandra Ruiz
10053		richard palacios
10083		David Frackman
10827		Lucia Rutter
10871	Collegiate School	Adam Romary
10885	Riverdale Country School	Andrew Abate
10936	Carroll Gardens School for Innovation	Delmy Sanchez
11107	Jhs 278 Marine Park	Bruce Gamsey
11169	Ms 260 Clinton School Writers & Artists	Matthew Grant
11237	Is 192 the Linden	Eric Greene
11238		Deja Flynn
11337		Marc Hayem
11486	School of the Future High School	Peirs Droms
11487	School of the Future High School	Lisa Sechy
11597	Ps 66 School of Higher Expectations	Christopher Blades
11645	Jhs 185 Edward Bleeker	Kerry Grella
11701		Kevin Doyel
11709		Theseus Roche
11757	Ps 161 the Crown	carlos varas
11765	Is 27 Anning S Prall	Bryan Kilgallen
11766	Intermediate School 27	Bryan Kilgallen
11916		Matthew McGlennen
11917		Kimberly Ludwig
12063	Intermediate School 27	Bryan Kilgallen
12127		oscar lemus
12279	Jhs 50 John D Wells	Nehal Shah
12375	Columbia Grammar-Prep School	Christopher McLaughlin
12433	The Brearley School	James Karb
12437	Bronx Dance Academy School
12443	Bronx Dance Academy School	Maria Walsh
12477	The 30th Avenue School	Scott Waldman
12478	The 30th Avenue School	Scott Waldman
12479	The 30th Avenue School	Scott Waldman
12480	The 30th Avenue School	Scott Waldman
12498	the Michael J Petrides School	Cindy Forkowitz
12671	Jhs 223 the Montauk	Erel Pilo
13285	Trevor Day School	Stan Golanka
13309	Manhattan Country School	Albert Davis
13425	Frederick Douglass Academy	Henry Encarnacion
13435	Fort Green Preparatory Academy	Saranii Muller
13452	Ps 199 Maurice a Fitzgerald	Patrick Murphy
13453	Ps 199 Maurice a Fitzgerald	Patrick Murphy
13584		Albert Davis
13641	Cambria Center for the Gifted Child	sheryl liles
13705	Ps 21 Crispus Attucks	Donna Johnson
13712	East New York Middle School of Excellence	Val Hernandez
13716	Ps 11 Purvis J Behan	Rasheda Rand
13808		Chuks Okoye
13899	Ps 282 Park Slope	Robert Underwood
13938	Ps 22	Nancy Crespo
14003	Garden School	John Hale
14153	Ps 1 Alfred E Smith	Seung Lee
14154	Ps 1 Alfred E Smith	Seung Lee
14173	Jhs 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne	antonio montalvo
14201	Benjamin Banneker Academy	Imani Fischer
14294	Ps 134 George F Bristow	Edward Taveras
14327	Sunset Park Prep	Jose Santiago
14330	Sunset Park Prep	Jose Santiago
14368		Constance Tarbox
14443	Staten Island School of Civic Leadership	Joseph  Chirchirillo
14482	Ps 33 Chelsea Prep	Jaime Quinonez
14483	Ps 33 Chelsea Prep	Elizabeth Morash
14681	Nyc Lab Ms for Collaborative Studies	Suzanne Dwyer
14682	Nyc Lab Ms for Collaborative Studies	Suzanne Dwyer
14683	All City Leadership Secondary School	Nancy Azcona
14687	Jhs 88 Peter Rouget	Nancy Azcona
14719	Ms 137 America'S School of Heroes	Nicholas Lamberto
14724	Jhs 88 Peter Rouget	Nancy Azcona
14733	Growing Up Green Charter School	trevor harris
14749		Logan Blouin
14763	Is 24 Myra S Barnes	Raymond Cottrell
14841	Ps 3 the Margaret Gioiosa School	Anthony McMahon
14842	Ps 372 the Children'S School	Victoria Holland
14844	Ps 372 the Children'S School	Victoria Holland
14946	PS 124	David Lisnitzer
14963		Jonathan Isidoridy
15018	Ps 9 Teunis G Bergen	Stephanie Codrington
15019	Is 192 the Linden	Eric Greene
15024	Is 24 Myra S Barnes	Raymond Cottrell
15025	Is 24 Myra S Barnes	Raymond Cottrell
15026	Is 24 Myra S Barnes	Raymond Cottrell
15029	Riverton Street Charter School	Frances Vicioso
15050	La Scuola D Italia Guglielmo Marconi	Albert Davis
15070	Is 227 Louis Armstrong	Emil Dominguez
15072	Is 227 Louis Armstrong	Emil Dominguez
15087		Kesha Townsel
15091	Brooklyn School of Inquiry	Anna Moshura
15145	Ps 121 Nelson a Rockefeller	Nicholas Covotsos
15201		luis marrero
15238	Ps 270 Johann Dekalb	Nikki Shuler
15245	Jhs 216 George J Ryan	Peter Xanthus
15256	Benjamin Frankiln Elementary School	Albert Davis
15308	Columbia Grammar-Prep School	Sumi Hagiwara-Gupta
15427	Is 5 Walter Crowley	george mccarthy
15471	Ms 224	Justin Shane
15679		Marcia Lovas
15773		Qian Zhang
15825	The Spence School	Elisa Murphy
16133	Bronx Community Charter School	Christy Crawford
16423	Brooklyn Science & Engineering Academy	Michelle Jennings
16473	ST. JOSEPH BY-THE-SEA	STEPHEN AMATO
16898		Iffat Mai
17057		Barbara King
17109	Ps 87 William Sherman	Maxwell Arnaud
17259	Jhs 278 Marine Park	Bruce Gamsey
17279	Ps 87 William Sherman	Maxwell Arnaud
17548	Ace Academic Tutoring	Johanny Creary
17917		Andy Tse
18177		Theseus Roche
18178		Theseus Roche
18180		Theseus Roche
18183		Jamie Parganos
18186		Jamie Parganos
18187		Joanna  Daley
18190		Joanna  Daley
18527	Van Siclen Community Middle School	wilbren gwin
18565	Packer Collegiate Institute	Erin Barrows
18566	Packer Collegiate Institute	Brendan Kinnell
18876	the Allen-Stevenson School	Chaplin Warren
19010	Trinity School	Hisham Touma
19011	Trinity School	Hisham Touma
19149	United Nations International School	Javier Alvez
19300		Susan Helfter
19541
19591	Bronx Charter School for Better Learning	Alison Stuart
19596		Sean Hunt
19606		Kinea Allen
19723	Jhs 194 William Carr	Kellie Fox
19725	Jhs 194 William Carr	Kellie Fox
201500663	the Michael J Petrides School	Cindy Forkowitz
201501337	Patch Elem School	Galen Tate
201501377	Garmisch Elem/Middle School	Galen Tate
201501409		Robert Calungsod
201501451	Ps 128 Juniper Valley	paul chim
201501495	St Brigid School	Joshua Anderson
201501559	Liberty Avenue Middle School	Arturo Lazaro
201501689	Al-Noor School	Noha Zawam
201502828	Jhs 278 Marine Park	Ariana  Lamberto
201502875	Jhs 14 Shell Bank	Alyssa Dreifus
201502876	Ps 207 Elizabeth G Leary	Ciro Debaz
201502878	Jhs 78 Roy H Mann	Jason Batchelor
201502879	Jhs 278 Marine Park	Nichola McNeil
201503143	Ps 147 Issac Remsen	Paula Federico
201503520		Tracy Auerbach
201503674		Alec Boccio
201504102	Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesa	Aidin Carey
201505659	Is 51 Edwin Markham	Diana Pugni
201506159		Lisa Brooks
201506234	Transfiguration School	William Lee
201506552		valerie hernandez
201506576	Ps 49 Dorothy Bonawit Kole	Noah Schumacher

NYCFIRST LEGO League 2015 Championship Award Winners

NYCFIRST FLL UPDATE - Prepping for March 14 Tournament at Javits

Dear Teams,

We are 10 days away and I'm getting some nervous emails from coaches about what they need to know. Please ask me anything and I will answer in the next email.

TEAM INFO SHEET -  ATTACHED

This must be handed in to me or an assistant at the entrance to the pit area which I will be ferociously guarding and will use offensive line blocking techniques to assure each team turns it in -- and those who forget to bring it - don't ask me for a pen to fill out another one. When you hand in your sheet you will get a folder of materials for the day with schedule, etc.

SCHEDULE -
We open the pit area at 8AM. We should be done by 4-4:30.

I have a tentative schedule in spreadsheet form of judging and performance times. I am not sending it out at this time, pending modifications. We will have copies in your folder.

Opening ceremonies are planned for 9:20am, followed by judging sessions.  Performance rounds will begin approximately at noon, with 3 rounds to be completed by each team.

Between arrival and 9:20 there will be a coaches meeting - probably near the playing field.

Also you must see Veryl Green to get your robots inspected. She will either be near the playing field or at her team pit table 9.

You should bring your mats and FSK if you want to practice.

There should be outlets to plug in laptops.

Watching your stuff

Over all my 13 years of being involved I can recall only 2 or 3 instances of something that went missing - a laptop, a tablet. But this is a free entry area with no security so you need to consider how to protect your property just in case.

Phones, tablets, laptops can be tempting targets.

There are hundreds or people milling around.

And a reminder -- few if any chairs - so bring them or bring something to put on the floor for kids to sit on.

You have room in the aisles but table space can be tight.

And share with neighbors.

CHANGES IN SOME PIT ASSIGNMENTS -

Since the last update, I received requests from people to be grouped with sister or brother teams and I tried my best. Last minute requests, with the deadline I had, put too much pressure on my aging brain. See the attached update pit table list. Check for team and school/organization names for errors and get back to me by tonight. Note pits in particular numbers 20, 53, 80 for modifications. I didn't include team names this time but will post on the Norms Robotics blog.

JAVITS GENERAL LAYOUT attached.

Our pits are to the upper right, judging on the lower right and competition area is at the bottom where you see Bleachers. Print out some copies for yourself and parents and colleagues who may be coming.

I sent out the detailed pit map in a recent update -- print that out.

Note the JFLL - ages 6-9 - exhibition area in the middle -- stop by to visit.

FRC

It is important to make this a full learning experience for the kids and having some context will help.

There is a concurrent 3 day tournament going on for the high schools and they get a good deal of space. They are the top half of the map -- their pit area is at the very top and you should try to find some time to take your team on a tour --- you will need safety glasses to get in -- they loan them out at the entrance.

Also watch a few rounds of the competition.

This is the FRC competition - with 6 robots on the field at a time.

Here is a link if you want to school your kids so they know what is happening -- http://www.nycfirst.org/programs/frc

Last year an FTC exhibition was set up in the front of the pit area -- I'm not sure if this is happening again. That competition took place separately. This is also for high schools. You can read about it here: http://www.nycfirst.org/programs/ftc

I'm  embedding the team, pit assignments and school names in this email.

Team#	Pit	School/Organization
14763	1	IS 24 MYRA S BARNES
15025	2	IS 24 MYRA S BARNES
1551	3	Home Team
14482	4	PS 33 Chelsea Prep
14483	5	PS 33 Chelsea Prep
3263	6	ST CLARE SCHOOL
3264	7	ST CLARE SCHOOL
3265	8	ST CLARE SCHOOL
1082	9	Brics~2~Bots​
3427	10	FHRL (Forest Hills Robotics League)
3429	11	FHRL (Forest Hills Robotics League)
3430	12	FHRL (Forest Hills Robotics League)
4426	13	PS94K The Henry Longfellow School
4427	14	PS94K The Henry Longfellow School
4518	15	HORACE MANN SCHOOL
4843	16	DALTON SCHOOL
5355	17	RoboMindTech
5357	18	RoboMindTech
1725	19	ELTINGVILLE LUTHERAN SCHOOL
2547	20	West Siders
5997	21	The Chapin School
6000	22	The Chapin School
13452	23	PS 199 MAURICE A FITZGERALD
13453	24	PS 199 MAURICE A FITZGERALD
5892	25	Fort Greene Preparatory Academy
13435	26	Fort Greene Preparatory Academy
5893	27	I.S. 318
9577	28	I.S. 318
1995	29	PS 8 Robert Fulton School
11765	30	IS 27 ANNING S PRALL
11766	31	Intermediate School 27
12063	32	Intermediate School 27
7079	33	LREI (Little Red School House & Elizabeth Irwin High School)
7080	34	LREI (Little Red School House & Elizabeth Irwin High School)
7399	35	Manhattan Youth @ East Side Middle School
11916	36	Manhattan Youth @ East Side Middle School
12671	37	Counseling in Schools/ JHS 223
13309	38	Manhattan Country School
2561	39	IS 119 THE GLENDALE
2571	40	IS 119 THE GLENDALE
14687	41	Middle School 88
15245	42	JHS 216 GEORGE J RYAN
11107	43	Marine Park I.S. 278
4647	44	Trinity School
4648	45	Trinity School
9786	46	Independent Team
356	47	Metropolitan Montessori School
760	48	JHS 67 LOUIS PASTEUR
3071	49	SACRED HEART SCHOOL
2445	50	PS 94 DAVID D PORTER
2449	51	PS 11M William T Harris
12498	52	THE MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL
9666	53	Bronxville Home Team
4621	54	E.C.M.S.I.
5891	55	The Science and Medicine Middle School 366
5896	56	The Brooklyn Brownstone School
7620	57	DIVAS for Social Change
7651	58	Grace Church School
8472	59	Blue School
2642	60	Salve Regina Catholic Academy
13641	61	Cambria School of Excellence
12478	62	The 30th Avenue School
13716	63	Public School 11
14327	64	MS 821 - Sunset Park Prep
15070	65	IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONG
15201	66	C.S. 300 Spartans Good Shepherd Services
12127	67	Bronx Task Force
15308	68	COLUMBIA GRAMMAR-PREP SCHOOL
15238	69	The Johann DeKalb School
11645	70	JHS 185 EDWARD BLEEKER
11486	71	School of the Future Middle School
11337	72	Creative Champion Chefs
10885	73	Riverdale Country School
10083	74	Friends and family team
10053	75	East Harlem Tutorial Program
10005	76	The ROC
9841	77	Dwight School
9114	78	XAVERIAN HIGH SCHOOL
8796	79	Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School
15029	80	RIVERTON STREET CHARTER SCHOOL

School/Organization	Team Name
IS 24 MYRA S BARNES	Knights of 24
IS 24 MYRA S BARNES	Rogue Knights
Home Team	Sonic Gears
PS 33 Chelsea Prep	Lightning Blades
PS 33 Chelsea Prep	BlizzardBots
ST CLARE SCHOOL	St. Clare's Transformers 1
ST CLARE SCHOOL	St. Clare's Transformers 2
ST CLARE SCHOOL	St. Clare's Transformers 3
Brics~2~Bots​	OptiBotz
FHRL (Forest Hills Robotics League)	N3RDY B1RD13S
FHRL (Forest Hills Robotics League)	GirlBot
FHRL (Forest Hills Robotics League)	NEUROBOTS
PS94K The Henry Longfellow School	Dinobots
PS94K The Henry Longfellow School	Master Blasters
HORACE MANN SCHOOL	Basement Cubs
DALTON SCHOOL	Plasma Penguins
RoboMindTech	RoboTron1
RoboMindTech	RoboTron2
ELTINGVILLE LUTHERAN SCHOOL	Eagles
Bronxville Home Team	The Bronxville Bookworms
The Chapin School	GatorBots
The Chapin School	EduGators
PS 199 MAURICE A FITZGERALD	Team Omega Ruby
PS 199 MAURICE A FITZGERALD	Team Alpha
Fort Greene Preparatory Academy	FGPA Ladywolves
Fort Greene Preparatory Academy	Nanowolves
I.S. 318	Blood, Sweat, & Gears
I.S. 318	I.S. 318 Bytes
PS 8 Robert Fulton School	Mission Masters
IS 27 ANNING S PRALL	Mustangs
Intermediate School 27	Mustangs 3
Intermediate School 27	Mustangs 2
LREI (Little Red School House & Elizabeth Irwin High School)	LREI 7th/8th
LREI (Little Red School House & Elizabeth Irwin High School)	LREI 5th/6th
Manhattan Youth @ East Side Middle School	East Side Middle School 1
Manhattan Youth @ East Side Middle School	East Side Middle School 2
Counseling in Schools/ JHS 223	Real Steel
Manhattan Country School	MCS Robotics
IS 119 THE GLENDALE	TopGearz
IS 119 THE GLENDALE	SkyTekz
Middle School 88	Masterminds 1
JHS 216 GEORGE J RYAN	Ryan Robo-Lions
Marine Park I.S. 278	Marine Park Robotics 3
Trinity School	Trinity Gold
Trinity School	Trinity Blue
Independent Team	The Automators
Metropolitan Montessori School	Thunderbots
JHS 67 LOUIS PASTEUR	BoogieBots
SACRED HEART SCHOOL	FLLASH
PS 94 DAVID D PORTER	Galactic Pandas
PS 11M William T Harris	Lego Eruption
THE MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL	Robo-Panthers
RIVERTON STREET CHARTER SCHOOL	The Owl-Matics
E.C.M.S.I.	Team Ecmsi
The Science and Medicine Middle School 366	Lego Legacy 366
The Brooklyn Brownstone School	Smartbots
DIVAS for Social Change	6 Robo Rebels
Grace Church School	Grace Gremlins
Blue School	Work in Progress
Salve Regina Catholic Academy	SRCA Royal Sages
Cambria School of Excellence	Warbots
The 30th Avenue School	Atom Smashers
Public School 11	Mission 11
MS 821 - Sunset Park Prep	Robo Panthers
IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONG	Old Schoolers
C.S. 300 Spartans Good Shepherd Services	Luia Marrero
Bronx Task Force	Bronx Task Force
COLUMBIA GRAMMAR-PREP SCHOOL	CGPS Lions II
The Johann DeKalb School	ROBO WARRIORS
JHS 185 EDWARD BLEEKER	Bleeker All-Stars
School of the Future Middle School	SOF Alpha
Creative Champion Chefs	Creative Champion Chefs
Riverdale Country School	The Millenium Falcons
Friends and family team	Flying Bison
East Harlem Tutorial Program	The Little Warriors of East Harlem
The ROC	The ROCbotics
Dwight School	Dwi Sci
XAVERIAN HIGH SCHOOL	X-Men
Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School	Neon Wolves
West Siders	West Side Robsters

NYCFIRST NEEDS YOU TO VOLUNTEER AS A JUDGE AT UPCOMING EVENTS

A message from Norm Suteria, NYCFIRST Director of Communications:

I was struck by the post-game interview with rookie New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler last night. 

Though completely overwhelmed with emotion and the impact of his accomplishment, he said this: 

"I just had a vision that I was going to make a great play and it came true....it all comes down to preparation." 

Butler's Super Bowl-winning interception at the goal line was a direct result of his hard work and dedication to continuous improvement, both on and off the field. 

He practiced day in and day out and studied game film to decipher and anticipate the offensive moves of the Seahawks.  (This video clip, from a November 2014 visit to Vicksburg High School, also captures his philosophy.) 

Now I think I know what you're thinking: 

What does this have to do with a robotics competition?

Simply this:

We need your time and talents to help NYC FIRST teams have their defining moment as the emerging scientists, engineers and technology leaders of tomorrow. 

As a competition judge, you help participants learn that hard work, preparation and perseverance are valued and rewarded. 

No experience is needed, we welcome all volunteers both non-technical and technical, and training is provided. Breakfast and lunch are, of course, served. 

Upcoming volunteer opportunities for competition judges: 

FIRST Tech Challenge Qualifier

Saturday February 14th

7 a.m.-4 p.m. 

Murry Bergtraum High School 

411 Pearl St. 

New York, NY 

FIRST Tech Challenge Qualifier

Saturday February 21st 

7 a.m.-4 p.m. 

Dalton School Athletic Complex 

200 E. 87th St. 

New York, NY 

FIRST Tech Challenge NYC/LI Championship

Sunday March 1st

7 a.m.-4 p.m. 

NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering

6 MetroTech Center 

Brooklyn, NY 

NYC FIRST Lego League Championships

Saturday March 14th

7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Javits Convention Center

655 W. 34th St. 

NY, NY

Please email me if you're interested in any of these opportunities and I'll send you more information.

Warm regards and with much appreciation, 

Norm Sutaria

Director of Programs 

NYC FIRST 

(646)580-9749

norm@nycfirst.org

www.nycfirst.org

Coach Needed for Brooklyn Middle School to Prep Team for Javits, March 14, 2015

Hello Coaches/teachers,

We are looking for a coach for our Middle School in Brooklyn. The school is located close to the F train at Ditmas Avenue, Brooklyn.

 We need a coach with teaching experience in Lego Robotics, Mindstorm. The team has just won the First Lego League competition and will need to be prepared for the next competition level.  There is a minimum requirement of a BA for this position.  Compensation is $40 per hour.

The schedule is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday from 2:30 to 5:00 pm and Friday from 2:30 to 4:00 until the end of June 2015. 

If you are interested please submit your resume and cover letter tobeatrice@counselinginschools.org

Thank you,

Beatrice Nanty

Program Director

Looking for Mom/Daugher FIRST LEGO League Participants

We need your help! FIRST is looking for a mom/daughter team who participate on a FIRST Lego League team, with the mom as a volunteer or coach and the daughter as participant.

Do you know of anyone?

Why are we asking? FIRST is lining up a day of one-on-one interviews with editors at national women and teen/tween magazines slated for Tuesday February 10th in NYC.

The mom/daughter pair would be interviewed in conjunction with Don Bossi, the President of FIRST.

Please email Norm Sutaria, NYC FIRST Director of Programs, at norm@nycfirst.org or call him at (646)580-9749 if you're interested.

FLL Queens 2015 Qualifer - Jan. 24th, 9-3PM

January 24th, 9:00 - 3:00 at George J Ryan MS 216 in Fresh Meadows, I will host the 4th annual Queens Borough Qualifier.  30 Schools and organizations from Queens will converge on Ryan Middle School for an all day competition focused on Science, technology and Sportsmanship. ... -----Peter Zanthus, pxanthus@gmail.com

FLL 2015 Bronx Qualifier, Feb. 7, 2015, at Horace Mann School

To All Bronx Qualifier FLL Coaches and their Assistant FLL Coaches:

The Bronx FLL (FIRST Lego League) Qualifier is Saturday, February 7th, 2015 @

Horace Mann School 

Fisher Hall Arts and Dining Center

231 W. 246th St. New York, NY 10471

8:30-3pm (doors open 8am).  

Registration is now open.  Due to space considerations the Bronx Qualifier is limited to 20 teams with preference given to Bronx-based teams.

To register follow this link to tekintellect.com.  From the tekintellect.com home page click on the FLL Qualifier link at the top of the page (or manually scroll down to the bottom of the page).  Clicking the Bronx Qualifier 2015 Register Now! button at the bottom of the page will take you to the registration form.

Looking forward to seeing you on February 7th.