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In CENTERSTAGE presented by RTX teams are raising the curtain on how design, creativity, and precision play a role in creating all new experiences. FIRST Tech Challenge teams (up to 15 team members, grades 7-12) are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format in this district qualifier.

For Teams

Atlee High School

Name: Mechanicsville Mayhem FTC Qualifier
Start: 2023-12-09T07:30:00-05:00
End: 2023-12-09T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Atlee High School

Concessions

Concessions will be available onsite.

Outside food is allowed and must be eaten in designated areas- Cafeteria and Pits.

Meal Pre Order

Lunch Pre Orders are available. Please use the button to order your pizza lunch.

Parking

Please use map to park in designated areas.

Coaches:

Be sure to bring a paper copy of your roster to your event to turn into pit admin. Paper rosters can be printed from your Dashboard at FIRST Inspires. Your roster should have a green checkmark next to every team member AND coach/mentor.

This indicates that all people associated with the team have signed a Consent and Release form. You may not compete without Consent and Release forms on file. FIRST Inspires does not want to manage paper and encourages teams to use these resources to register their children and sign the Consent and Release.

Competing Teams: Stage Left

Team Number	displayTeamNumber	nameFull	Team Name	schoolName	City	State	country	website	rookieYear	robotName	districtCode	homeCMP
2930	2,930	St Catherines School	Saint Servos		Richmond	VA	USA		2,008	Daisy 2.0
4634	4,634	CSCI/Gisselquist Technology, LLC/Heaven Scent Farm/Country Chevrolet/Matrix/NOVEC/Miller Toyota/Unconventional Concepts&Neighborhood Group	FROGbots		Gainesville	VA	USA	https://frogbots.net	2,010	Mr. Frogetti
6158	6,158	Steward School	Spartabots		Henrico	VA	USA		2,012	Sparty
7080	7,080	Charlottesville High School	BACON		Charlottesville	VA	USA	https://chsbacon.com/	2,013	BACON
8095	8,095	Norfolk Academy	NAnobots		Norfolk	VA	USA		2,013
9064	9,064	Albemarle High School	Firefly		Charlottesville	VA	USA	http://nerdsofthenorth.ahsrobotics.org/	2,014
12838	12,838	Lancaster County Virginia Educational Foundation&Lancaster High School	LHS Kinetic Storm		Lancaster	VA	USA		2,017
15167	15,167	Family/Community	Robo Troopers		Herndon	VA	USA	http://robotroopers.org	2,018
16537	16,537	Family/Community	LOGICoyote		Lanexa	VA	USA	http://newkentrobotics.org/	2,019
17682	17,682	Woodberry Forest School	TimberX		Woodberry Forest	VA	USA		2,019
19630	19,630	Family/Community	Watt Bots		Chesterfield	VA	USA		2,021
22254	22,254	Veritas School	Veritech		Richmond	VA	USA		2,022
22777	22,777	Gar-Field High School	GFHS Redwolves		Woodbridge	VA	USA		2,022
23648	23,648	Family/Community	Hypersonic		Gaithersburg	MD	USA		2,023
23669	23,669	Family/Community	Fiery Phoenix		Midlothian	VA	USA		2,023
24225	24,225	Goochland Middle School	The GMS Cool Ranch Doritos		Goochland	VA	USA		2,023
Team Number	displayTeamNumber	nameFull	Team Name	schoolName	City	State	country	website	rookieYear	robotName	districtCode	homeCMP

Competing Teams: Stage Right

Team Number	displayTeamNumber	nameFull	Team Name	schoolName	City	State	country	website	rookieYear	robotName	districtCode	homeCMP
293	293	Cape Henry Collegiate School	Phantom of the OpMode		Virginia Beach	VA	USA		2,007
965	965	Coyote Robotics/Lindner Family Foundation&Gw Community School	The League of Incompetent Gentlemen		Springfield	VA	USA		2,007
3749	3,749	Coyote Robotics & Gw Community School	while(e()) {coyotes()}		Springfield	VA	USA		2,009
7039	7,039	Pierian Spring Foundation, Inc./Homeschool Resources Group/Farmer Machine&Home School	Lord of the Bricks		Mechanicsville	VA	USA	https://lordofthebricks.org	2,013
7278	7,278	Chesterfield County Public Library - MakerSpace/DuPont/Gerdau&Chesterfield County Public Library	LibraryBots		Chesterfield	VA	USA		2,013
7953	7,953	Albemarle High School	Vertigo		Charlottesville	VA	USA	http://vertigo.ahsrobotics.org/home	2,013
8395	8,395	The Doug and Betsey Schwab Family Foundation/AES Warrior Run/LaVale Lions Club/Sheetz/Northrop Grumman/Allegany High School Academic Endowment&Bishop Walsh School&Allegany High School&Fort Hill High School&Mountain Ridge High School&Frankfort High School	The A-Team		Cumberland	MD	USA	http://www.alleganyrobotics.weebly.com	2,014	Doug
8630	8,630	Showbest Fixtures Corp&J R Tucker High School	Sparky Jr.		Henrico	VA	USA		2,014	SPARKY 1 Junior
11534	11,534	Family/Community	Bot Brigade Quartic		California	MD	USA		2,016
13804	13,804	Powhatan High School & Powhatan Middle School	Powhatan SPEAR		Powhatan	VA	USA	https://www.PowhatanSPEAR.com	2,017
15304	15,304	DoDSTEM/NASA/Atlee Robotics Booster/DuPont&Atlee High School	CircuiTree		Mechanicsville	VA	USA	https://www.atleecircuitree.com	2,018
15360	15,360	Albemarle High School	Paradigm Break		Charlottesville	VA	USA		2,018
17774	17,774	William Monroe High School	Monroe Robotics		Stanardsville	VA	USA	https://monroerobotics.org/	2,019
18835	18,835	Albemarle High School	Deep Blue Robotics		Charlottesville	VA	USA		2,020
20005	20,005	Family/Community	Bucket Bots		Mechanicsville	VA	USA		2,021
20342	20,342	Charlottesville High School	BACON 20342		Charlottesville	VA	USA		2,021
23218	23,218	Family/Community	Glory		Poquoson	VA	USA		2,023
23263	23,263	Family/Community	The Prototypers		Clarksburg	MD	USA	https://theprototypers.wixsite.com/home	2,023
23928	23,928	Family/Community	Double Quarter Pounders		Mc Lean	VA	USA		2,023
Team Number	displayTeamNumber	nameFull	Team Name	schoolName	City	State	country	website	rookieYear	robotName	districtCode	homeCMP

Judging

Team judging begins at 8:00 a.m. Please be prompt. Each Team will have a ten to fifteen minute “fact-finding” interview with a panel of two or three judges. At the start of the interview, Teams will have a maximum of 5 minutes to present to the judges. After the Team’s five-minute presentation, the judges will have the opportunity to ask questions about the Team, the Robot, and outreach efforts.

Engineering Portfolios
This year the teams should submit an Engineering Portfolio (not an Engineering Notebook). This is outlined in the Game Manual.
The Engineering Portfolio should be on paper (not electronic) and should be given to the Judges during the judging interview.

Control Award Submissions
Control Award Submissions, which are optional, should be on paper (not electronic) and should be given to the Judges during the judging interview.

Official Q&A Forum
If you have not already, make sure you check out and review the questions and answers on the FIRST Tech Challenge Official Q&A Forum. More questions and answers are added weekly!

Awards

STAGE LEFT:

Award Name	Team Number	Winner
Inspire Award	8395	The A-Team The Doug and Betsey Schwab Family Foundation/AES Warrior Run/LaVale Lions Club/Sheetz/Northrop Grumman/Allegany High School Academic Endowment&Bishop Walsh School&Allegany High School&Fort Hill High School&Mountain Ridge High School&Frankfort High School
Inspire Award 2nd Place	11534	Bot Brigade Quartic Family/Community
Inspire Award 3rd Place	23928	Double Quarter Pounders Family/Community
Winning Alliance – Captain	11534	Bot Brigade Quartic Family/Community
Winning Alliance – 1st Team Selected	23928	Double Quarter Pounders Family/Community
Finalist Alliance – Captain	23263	The Prototypers Family/Community
Finalist Alliance – 1st Team Selected	20342	BACON 20342 Charlottesville High School
Think Award	11534	Bot Brigade Quartic Family/Community
Think Award 2nd Place	13804	Powhatan SPEAR Powhatan High School & Powhatan Middle School
Think Award 3rd Place	23263	The Prototypers Family/Community
Connect Award	15360	Paradigm Break Albemarle High School
Connect Award 2nd Place	7278	LibraryBots Chesterfield County Public Library – MakerSpace/DuPont/Gerdau&Chesterfield County Public Library
Connect Award 3rd Place	7039	Lord of the Bricks Pierian Spring Foundation, Inc./Homeschool Resources Group/Farmer Machine&Home School
Innovate Award sponsored by RTX	23263	The Prototypers Family/Community
Innovate Award sponsored by RTX 2nd Place	7953	Vertigo Albemarle High School
Innovate Award sponsored by RTX 3rd Place	15360	Paradigm Break Albemarle High School
Control Award	7039	Lord of the Bricks Pierian Spring Foundation, Inc./Homeschool Resources Group/Farmer Machine&Home School
Control Award 2nd Place	11534	Bot Brigade Quartic Family/Community
Control Award 3rd Place	23263	The Prototypers Family/Community
Motivate Award	23928	Double Quarter Pounders Family/Community
Motivate Award 2nd Place	20342	BACON 20342 Charlottesville High School
Motivate Award 3rd Place	7953	Vertigo Albemarle High School
Design Award	17774	Monroe Robotics William Monroe High School
Design Award 2nd Place	15360	Paradigm Break Albemarle High School
Design Award 3rd Place	7039	Lord of the Bricks Pierian Spring Foundation, Inc./Homeschool Resources Group/Farmer Machine&Home School

STAGE RIGHT:

Award Name	Team Number	Winner
Inspire Award	15167	Robo Troopers Family/Community
Inspire Award 2nd Place	7080	BACON Charlottesville High School
Inspire Award 3rd Place	8095	NAnobots Norfolk Academy
Winning Alliance – Captain	7080	BACON Charlottesville High School
Winning Alliance – 1st Team Selected	19630	Watt Bots Family/Community
Finalist Alliance – Captain	6158	Spartabots Steward School
Finalist Alliance – 1st Team Selected	12838	LHS Kinetic Storm Lancaster County Virginia Educational Foundation&Lancaster High School
Think Award	8095	NAnobots Norfolk Academy
Think Award 2nd Place	2930	Saint Servos St Catherines School
Think Award 3rd Place	6158	Spartabots Steward School
Connect Award	12838	LHS Kinetic Storm Lancaster County Virginia Educational Foundation&Lancaster High School
Connect Award 2nd Place	15167	Robo Troopers Family/Community
Connect Award 3rd Place	8095	NAnobots Norfolk Academy
Innovate Award sponsored by RTX	16537	LOGICoyote Family/Community
Innovate Award sponsored by RTX 2nd Place	15167	Robo Troopers Family/Community
Innovate Award sponsored by RTX 3rd Place	23648	Hypersonic Family/Community
Control Award	9064	Firefly Albemarle High School
Control Award 2nd Place	12838	LHS Kinetic Storm Lancaster County Virginia Educational Foundation&Lancaster High School
Control Award 3rd Place	16537	LOGICoyote Family/Community
Motivate Award	4634	FROGbots CSCI/Gisselquist Technology, LLC/The Setauket Company/Heaven Scent Farm/Country Chevrolet/Manassas Mall&Neighborhood Group
Motivate Award 2nd Place	7080	BACON Charlottesville High School
Motivate Award 3rd Place	9064	Firefly Albemarle High School
Design Award	7080	BACON Charlottesville High School
Design Award 2nd Place	16537	LOGICoyote Family/Community
Design Award 3rd Place	9064	Firefly Albemarle High School

Advancements:

8395 The A Team

11534 Bot Brigade

15167 Robotroopers

7080 Bacon

Event Schedule
7:00 AM	Team Check-in, Pits Open
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM	Inspections, Judge Interviews, Practice
10:10 AM	Driver’s Meeting
10:30 AM	Opening Ceremony
10:45 AM – 12:30 PM	Qualification Matches
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM	Lunch Break
1:00 PM – 2:45 PM	Qualification Matches Continues
3:00 PM	Alliance Selection
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM	Elimination and Final Rounds
5:15 PM	Closing Ceremony
6:30 PM	Pits Close

Last updated November 16, 2023

Pit Size

Each team will have a 2’x 6’ table and the space immediately in front of that table. There is not a guaranteed minimum pit size, as we must keep the aisles clear for the judges and transporting equipment and robots.

Match Schedule

To be announced on site.

Health & Safety

Appropriate safety attire, including safety glasses and closed-toe shoes, are required while in the pits.

We encourage all visitors wear a masks in the pits and in the stands. Please stay home if you are experiencing symptoms of illness, especially shortness of breath, fever, cough, or congestion.

Advancement

Four teams will advance from this qualifier to the FIRST Chesapeake District FTC Championship.

Order of Advancement

Stage Left Division
1. Inspire Award Winner
2. Winning Alliance Captain

Stage Right Division
1. Inspire Award Winner
2. Winning Alliance Captain

Inclement Weather Policy for FIRST Chesapeake Events

Any changes to our event schedule will be determined by the policy of the event venue or hosting school district. Because of this, we recommend that all traveling teams make hotel reservations that are refundable.

In case of inclement weather the day of a FIRST Chesapeake event, click to call (804.404.3134) after 5am for updates.

For Volunteers

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FIRST^® volunteers are part of a global robotics community preparing young people for the future. Even if you only have a few hours to give, your contribution can make a difference. Working side by side with FIRST participants, volunteers play an important role in shaping young minds and inspiring students to achieve.

Volunteer roles range from safety attendants and field reset to judges, emcees, and referees. Volunteering at an event is a great way to share technical or professional knowledge, but you do not need special skills or expertise to volunteer.

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