Hi Friend,
Coming to you from FIRST® LEGO® League Jr. in Manchester, NH, USA.
Did your team recently register for the BOOMTOWN BUILDSM season? We send email blasts to teams biweekly – visit the blog to catch up on any emails you may have missed.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
WHAT EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT
Let’s have a chat
Join BOOMTOWN BUILD
SM Challenge Advisory Team Member and New York Times Best Selling Author Andrea Beaty and fellow coaches during our #BOOMTOWNBUILD Twitter Chat on
Tuesday, September 24 at 7 p.m. ET! This chat will provide an opportunity to learn and connect with your peers and one of the people who helped inspire this season’s Challenge. Make sure to follow
@FIRSTLEGOLeague and save the date!
The Name Game
Thanks to everyone who participated in the BOOMTOWN BUILD Name the Crane Contest! We’ll be announcing the winner on social media and in the next team blast – stay tuned!
Are your lead coaches screened?
FIRST® requires teams to have two screened lead coaches to be eligible to register for official FIRST events. Don’t delay and risk your team missing out on the fun!
To order your background screening visit
www.firstinspires.org to log into your
FIRST Dashboard; select the white triangle next to “Hello, (your name)” in the upper right-hand corner, and select Youth Protection Screening from the list. Ordering takes less than five minutes, your Social Security Number is not required, and the cost is covered by
FIRST. For more information, including step-by-step guides, please visit our
Youth Protection Policy page. If you have questions or need assistance, please send an email to
safetyfirst@firstinspires.org.
CELEBRATION and SHOUT-OUTS
This team from Ormond Beach Elementary School in Ormond Beach, FL, USA kicked off their season this week. Have a great season, team!
The fine print