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  

Quote 9.13.19
   
WHAT EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT
 
Let’s have a chat
Join BOOMTOWN BUILDSM 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!
Boomtown Build
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

Shoutout 9.13.19
This team from Ormond Beach Elementary School in Ormond Beach, FL, USA kicked off their season this week. Have a great season, team!
  
What’s your team working on? Let us know with a tweet to @firstlegoleague, or send us an email to firstlegoleaguejr@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 Jr. affiliate partner  to keep up with the news and events nearest to you.