It is great to see so many girls in the
lab!
Here are the competitions that we are signed
up for. Please check your calendars and let me know tentatively which
events you plan to attend. Be sure to check when your school's prom (and
other big events) takes place and consider if you are willing to miss it if
there is a conflict.
March 13-15 (Thursday -
Saturday). Silicon Valley Regional (SVR) at San Jose State. Everyone
should plan to attend if at all possible.
March 20-22 (Thursday -
Saturday). Davis Regional at UC Davis. We are signed up, but have
not paid our entrance fee. Fee is due next week so we need to decide right
away if we want to participate. Advantages include the fact that the
competition won't be quite as intense as SVR so we have more chance of winning
and it is nearby and we can go without spending a lot of money and without
endless Girl Scout paperwork. Team could decide to make this sort of a JV
event and encourage younger team members plus any who can't attend Championships
in April to take the lead.
April 17-19 (We would
fly on 16th and 20th, so realistically Wednesday - Sunday). We are signed
up and our entrance fee is paid! Hotel rooms are reserved. We need a
parent to arrange group flights -- please ask yours if they would be willing to
do this. Last month, Delta had cheap non-stop flights on Wednesday and on
Sunday morning but we certainly were not in a position to purchase
non-refundable tickets. The Championship is an amazing experience and a
chance to see lots of cool robots and thousands of kids having fun making them
work -- it is well worth making the effort to get there.
Please look at your calendars and
get back to me right away!
Thanks.
Diane
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