Monday, December 19, 2011


Central SD US FIRST Lego League
2011-12 Season Calendar
Local events in green.  Optional statewide events in black.


Date
Time
Location
Event
Notes
Anytime – takes about 45min – 1 hour.

SD Discovery Center
Core Values Judging
Formerly known as “teamwork”.  Call Kristie when you want to have a practice judging for your team.
Sat. Nov. 5
9-11am
Axtell Park Middle School, SF
Open Practice
Register at FLL website – events.
Thursday, Dec. 1
6:30pm
Pierre Mall (unconfirmed)
Robot Game Scrimmage
Teams compete & judged on performance on field and engineering design.  Prizes awarded.
Sat. Dec. 3
9-11am
Whittier Middle School, SF
Open Practice
Register at FLL website – events.
Christmas Break (or anytime in Dec.)
Teams schedule by calling Kristie Maher, 224-8295.
SD Discovery Center
Informal judging
Teams may call to request a time to be judged on
the presentation.
Sat. Jan. 14
9-11am
Memorial Middle School, SF
Open Practice
Register at FLL website – events.
Monday, January 16, 2012
9:30am - TBA
TBA
Full Scrimmage
Prizes for all aspects of the competition will be awarded.
Sat. Jan. 28
9-11am
Memorial Middle School, SF
Open Practice
Register at FLL website – events.
Saturday, Feb. 25
9am to 4pm (estimate)
Augustana University, SF
SD Robotics  Association State Tournament
Official STATE competition – winners go to nationals.
Register at FLL website – event.  Kristie has funds to pay your registration fee.
Apr. 27 – 30
TBA
St. Louis, MO
World Festival
State Winner participates.

Sunday, December 11, 2011

We will miss you Dan Swets.

On Friday, December 9,2011 Dr. Dan Swets and three others were killed in a small plane crash in Sioux Falls.