In the interest of keeping our students, mentors and volunteers safe, we are cancelling all of the NC Kick-Off events. (Several other states are in the same situation so we are not alone in our decision to cancel.)
Teams can still watch the broadcast from the safety of home here.
Teams will be able to access the game manual once it is unecrypted here.
We will be in touch with details on how/when/where to pick up your KOP as soon as we can.
Thanks for your patience and understanding.
Marie
More details will be coming about when and where teams can pickup their KOP. I’ll post details here once I know them via Marie’s emails.
How is 900 going to be meeting? We’re splitting up into house groups because we can, but I can’t imagine that you guys will be able to get the other half of your team together at the build space. Also is the school letting buses leave for extracurriculars?
And to answer your question in a previous thread,
“Durham - We are waiting for word on the likelihood of the school closing on Saturday.
Back-up plan: The KOP will be available for pick up at Durham Academy on Monday and Tuesday.”
“NCSU - We are waiting for word on the likelihood of campus closing on Saturday.
Back-up plan: The KOP will be available for pickup either at NCSU or another location on Sunday.”
We will be gathering in our secret underground strategy lair (webex and GoToMeeting) and settling in with pizza and caffeine prior to the snowmageddon.
Alt answer - Marshall’s house actually has a secret underground lair. They’ve slowly been building tunnels out under the whole region so they can carry out their plots.
Yetis have to deal with snow all the time right? Therefore I think we will meet Saturday afternoon at the Zone once the snow stops falling but we will watch the broadcast from our homes. We will also open up Sunday for nearby teams to come get their kits and see the mock field.
My FRC team’s mascot is a yeti (and the FTC team is a snowbot). But, we live in Michigan, and there’s over 2 ft of snow cover here, and about 100 inches have fallen so far this season.
And we’re hosting a kickoff during a Lake Effect Snow Advisory.
Yes, well, Michigan has a fleet of snowplows. NC has like 2 for the whole state. We don’t do snow here. Seriously, no one here should really be driving during this stuff. We just aren’t prepared for it.
Help your communities that aren’t prepared for the snow and build some robotic snowthrowers.
Also, just because you live in an area that gets a decent amount of snowfall, it doesn’t mean that everyone there knows how to drive in it. Be safe, everyone!
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