St. Louis FIRST

Regional Events GET INVOLVED
Championship GET INVOLVED April 24-28, 2012 America’s Center, St Louis, MO

Volunteers -Please Click Here

Global Team registration is open for Jr.FIRST LEGO League (ages 6-9) and FIRST Tech Challenge (ages 14-18).
Regional Team registration will open based upon the timeline listed below.

Click the program name below to access the US FIRST Team registration or the Regional Team registration system:
You must register both at US FIRST and a REGIONAL EVENT to compete.

*US FIRST* Registration**	Regional Registration	Regional Info	Volunteer
Jr.FLL	Jr.FLL	Jr. FLL	Jr. FLL
FLL CLOSED	FLL CLOSED	FLL	FLL
FTC	FTC CLOSED	FTC	FTC
FRC CLOSED	(not required)	FRC	FRC

Regional Team registration will open as follows:

FRC registration: Closed on 12/1/11. FULL - CLOSED
· 3/22/12 - 3/24/12 St. Louis University Chaifets Arena.Click Here for more information.
Kickoff at the Saint Louis Science Center on January 7, 2012
Bag and Tag Information. Click Here

FTC registration is closed. Please come watch the remaining events.
· 1/28/12 at A.C. Brase Arena, Cape Girardeau, MO sponsored by Southeast Missouri State University
2/25/12 Missouri State Championship at Student Rec Center, Missouri S&T, Rolla, MO

Jr.FLL registration: 10/15/11 for the Jr.FLL Expos
· 2/11/12 MICDS, Ladue FULL - CLOSED
· 3/3/12 Wedgewood Elementary, Florissant FULL - CLOSED
· 3/10/12 Reed Elementary, Ladue FULL - CLOSED

We are working to add further JFLL EXPO events. We hope to have some specific information by early February. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Please check back here for new information.

The Eastern Missouri Region's FLL season is over. Thanks for a great season!

FIRST on T.V.

On August 14th on ABC, will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas and inventor/ FIRST® founder Dean Kamen teamed up for “i.am FIRST -- Science is Rock and Roll,” a one-hour special taking a look inside the 20th Annual FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Championship. The Championship was held in St. Louis.

Description: THE NEW COOL book cover

The New Cool

New York Times bestselling author Neal Bascomb's latest book, The New Cool, showcases the FIRST program as the pinnacle of cool. The New Cool offers an in-depth look into the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), particularly through the experience of Team 1717, “D'Penguineers” and their Mentor, Amir Abo-Shaeer. In The New Cool, Neal Bascomb tells the story of “what it means to be immersed in a real-life engineering project, complete with its conflicting constraints, limited budgets, and imminent deadlines."

EXCERPT:To start reading THE NEW COOL, go to www.scribd.com/doc/45000956/The-New-Cool-by-Neal-Bascomb-Excerpt.

FIRST St. Louis Region extends our greatest thanks to our sponsors and to the hundreds of volunteers who make our programs successful. We thank you for supporting our mission, and making a difference in the lives of our young people.

FIRST on T.V.

Gracious Professionalism

With Gracious Professionalism, fierce competition and mutual gain are not separate notions. Gracious professionals learn and compete like crazy, but treat one another with respect and kindness in the process.
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Impact

Team Members are:
More than twice as likely to expect to pursue a career in science and technology.
Significantly more likely to expect to achieve a post graduate degree.
More than twice as likely to volunteer in their communities.
read more ...

FIRST on T.V.

Gracious Professionalism With Gracious Professionalism, fierce competition and mutual gain are not separate notions. Gracious professionals learn and compete like crazy, but treat one another with respect and kindness in the process. read more ...

Impact Team Members are: More than twice as likely to expect to pursue a career in science and technology. Significantly more likely to expect to achieve a post graduate degree. More than twice as likely to volunteer in their communities. read more ...

Gracious Professionalism

With Gracious Professionalism, fierce competition and mutual gain are not separate notions. Gracious professionals learn and compete like crazy, but treat one another with respect and kindness in the process.
read more ...

Impact

Team Members are:
More than twice as likely to expect to pursue a career in science and technology.
Significantly more likely to expect to achieve a post graduate degree.
More than twice as likely to volunteer in their communities.
read more ...