Hi Friend,
 
Coming to you from FIRST® LEGO® League in Manchester, NH, USA. 
 
FIRST® Headquarters will be closed July 4-5 in recognition of the U.S. Independence Day holiday.
  
QUOTE OF THE WEEK 

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WHAT EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT 
 
Join the innovation celebration
Twenty teams from five countries will be showcasing their INTO ORBITSM Projects at the Global Innovation Award ceremony on July 2, and YOU can help us select the first-ever Global Innovation People’s Choice! Check out the semi-finalists’ pitch videos and cast your vote for your favorite innovator.
 
 
Gather your #STEMsquad and tune in to FIRSTtv on July 2 at 4:30 p.m. PT (7:30 p.m. ET) to see the winner announced during the live awards ceremony.
 
Countdown to CITY SHAPERSM
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We’re counting down the days until the global Challenge Release on August 1 at 12 noon ET! Challenge materials will be posted here – bookmark this page to have quick access to online resources all season. Teams will be receiving hard copies of the Team Meeting Guide for coaches and Engineering Notebooks for students.
 
Did you recently register your team? Email blasts are sent to registered teams biweekly. Check out any emails you may have missed on the blog and bookmark the site to have quick access all season.

YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST®
 
Guess the Missions
Have some fun while your team waits for Challenge release with our annual Guess the Missions Contest. Details will be announced in the next email blast – stay tuned!

CELEBRATION and SHOUT-OUTS 

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500+ students from 46 countries recently participated in the FIRST LEGO League Open Invitational in Lebanon. Congratulations to the teams that attended!

How’s your team celebrating the start of the new season? Tell us with a tweet to @firstlegoleague. Or, email us at firstlegoleague@firstinspires.org. Then watch this space. In the next blast, we may be shouting out to YOU. 

The fine print
Stay on the lookout for communications from your local FIRST LEGO League Affiliate Partner to keep up with the news and events nearest to you.

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