Welcome to Team #64935 the Blue Axolotls!

We are so happy you're interested in joining! Here is some important information about FIRST Lego League, our team, and what to expect this season. Get ready to have some fun!

Important Dates

• August 6, 2024: Season Launches
• August 27, 2024 5-6:30 pm: First Team Practice
• Tuesdays and Thursdays5-6:30 pm: Team Meetings and Practices
• December 7, 2024 Qualifier Event, Grants Pass, Oregon
• January 18, 2025 State Championship, Portland Oregon
• April 2025: World Championships

Age & Grade Requirements

• FIRST Lego League Challenge is open to youth between 4th-8th Grades AND 9-16* years old.
• We welcome all abilities, and ask that any special requirements/accommodations are discussed with the coaches prior to joining the team. 
• We will accept team members on a first come, first served basis and have a maximum of 10 children per team in accordance with FIRST Regulations

Costs

It costs approximately $4700.00 to run a team through a FIRST Lego League Season. This includes Registering the teams with both FIRST and with ORTOP (Our Competetion League), purchase of the robot, challenge mat, laptop or tablet for programming and research, materials, supplies, and utilities. Coaches serve on a volunteer basis and we do not have paid staff.  

• For the August 2024-January 2025 Competition Season the cost per team member is $400. 
• Options for payment include paying in full, or paying $100/month for the first 4 months. We accept cash, cards, PayPal, and Zeffy.

Coaches

Coach Juan is our Head Coach. He is a software engineer by trade and has coached an FLL-Challenge Team in North Carolina in the past. 

Coach Ciri is an Army veteran, veterinary technician, and homeschooling parent for over a decade.  She is well versed in organizing,  training, and building a values-led team.

All FIRST coaches, mentors, and volunteers must complete an annual background check, and youth protection and safety course prior to activating their FIRST Memberships. 

Meetings/Practices

Practices are 90 minutes long, 1 time per week. 

We meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-6:30pm. 

We have a few scheduled days off around holidays, and the DNUSD Schedule. If something comes up and we have to cancel a practice, we will communicate this on the Remind app. 

Location is Redwoods Wonder Forge

245 Price Mall, Crescent City, CA, 95531.

Our Qualifier event is in Grants Pass, Oregon on December 7, 2024. 

State Championships are in Portland, Oregon on January 18, 2025.

Kids are expected to attend all practices, and need to inform the coaches if they need to miss any. 

Parents and siblings are welcome to stay in our designated quiet area, or outside. We also welcome team parents/mentors, just ask how you can join!

Uniforms/Equipment

No special uniforms or equipment are needed for practice. Comfortable shoes and clothes are recommended, because we will be moving around. 

The membership fee covers the cost of competition team shirts, which the team will design and wear to all qualifiers and competitions. 

Wonder. Create. Discover

More than anything else, our aim is to have a fun, safe, and amazing rookie season. We want our inaugural FLL-Challenge team members to have a wonderful time, learning, innovating, and playing with Lego robots!