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In this week's blast:

⚙️ End of Season Survey 
⚙️ 2026 Season Registration Open 
⚙️ Drive Base & Black Tote Opt Out Now Available 
⚙️ Team Blast Schedule 
⚙️ FIRST^® Robotics Competition Blog Updates 
⚙️ Outreach Plan Worksheet Resource 

Program Updates and Reminders:

End of Season Survey: The end of season survey was sent out to all lead mentors and youth members and closes on Friday, June 6, 2025. Please help us by filling out the survey sent to your email and providing your team’s feedback about this season! 

Now Open! 2026 Season Registration: Registration for the 2025-2026 FIRST^® AGE™ presented by Qualcomm season is now open! Start your team registration and use your engineering skills to re-imagine the past. 

Drive Base & Black Tote Opt Out Now Available: By default, all Kickoff Kits include a Drive Base Kit & Black Tote, but veteran teams who are “event ready" can opt to receive vouchers instead of the drive base kit and/or the Black Tote by selecting “Drive Base Opt Out” or “Black Tote Opt Out” from the “Team Options” under the “Parts and Products” drop down in the FIRST Dashboard. Teams can opt out until September 23rd, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. noon ET.  

Team Blast Schedule: Starting this week, the FIRST Robotics Competition Team Blast will be sent every two (2) weeks throughout the summer. The weekly schedule will resume in early August. 

FIRST Robotics Competition Blog Updates:   

✏️ REEFSCAPE^SM By The Numbers 

Resource of the Week: Now is a great time to plan and conduct outreach events! A great place to start is our Outreach Plan Worksheet which is a worksheet that helps teams identify and plan outreach opportunities. FIRST also has additional resources available on the Team Management Resources page to help get you started! 

Upcoming Important Dates:

⚙️ Tuesday, May 20 – FIRST Signing Day