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Attending teams may now register!\u00a0<\/h3>\n

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Registration is available for the FIRST <\/em>Tech Challenge DECODE Alaska State Champioship. All FTC Teams registered before 1\/20\/26 have been invited to compete due to extrenous weather affecting transportation to our qualifiers. The Championship will be held on February 6th and 7th at Colony High School in Anchorage. If you have any questions, reach out to acooper@jedc.org<\/a> or lwild@jedc.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The registration fee of $125.00 for the Championship has been covered by IBEW Local 1547. Tremendous thanks to IBEW Local 1547 for their support of our community.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Qualifiying teams may now register<\/h3>\n

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Registration is available for the FIRST <\/em>Tech Challenge DECODE Alaska State Champioship, and the FLL Challenge UNEARTHED Alaska State Championship. The FTC Championship will take place on February 6th and 7th, and the FLL Championship will be held on February 21st. If you have any questions, reach out to acooper@jedc.org<\/a> or lwild@jedc.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Take advantage of this excellent fundraising opportunity!<\/h3>\n

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FIRST<\/em> in Alaska hosts a statewide raffle providing teams with an opportunity to fundraise for travel and other expenses. We encourage all teams to make an effort to sell Tickets! Tickets are 10$ apieace, and teams receive half the proceeds. Teams and coaches use the form below to request tickets for your teams!\u00a0 Drawing will be held on March 4th! Ticket holders need not be present to win. Reach out to acooper@jedc.org<\/a> with questions. Thank you for supporting FIRST<\/em> in Alaska!<\/p>\n

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Check the Results of our events<\/h3>\n

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Event scores are regularly being populated! Stay up to date here. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Coming Soon- FIRST LEGO League – Future Edition<\/h3>\n

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Exciting new changes are coming to FIRST<\/em> Lego League, with the transition taking place over the next few seasons. Read the official announcement with the link below. This release is an ongoing process, but teams will have an opportunity to choose from different experiences next year and we will support both here in Alaska.\u00a0 Check back weekly for updates.<\/p>\n

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The FIRST<\/em> 2025 – 2026 Season is now fully scheduled:\u00a0\u00a0<\/h3>\n

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Locations have been added for both the Southeast FTC Qualifier and the Anchorage \/ MatSu FLL Qualifier!<\/p>\n

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* Denotes a tentative date \/ location<\/p>\n

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Be sure to stay up to date on your FTC and FLL news!<\/h3>\n

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Team coaches are automatically on the blast list, so be sure to register as such if you are looking to stay up to date on FIRST<\/em> news! If you are not a coach but wish to receive the team blasts, sign up below!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Updates for FLL Challenge and FTC<\/h3>\n

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FLL Challenge has released a rules update, and FTC has announced weekly updates coming every Thursday!<\/p>\n

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