
Below is the list of important dates and times to keep note of. All of these are subject to change, and everything is kept updated on our calendar.
Weekly Meetings
During pre-season (Fall through the beginning of Winter Break), our team meets Monday, Thursday, and Friday from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm to further our skills, work on build projects, plan events, and more. See specifics on our calendar.
Leadership Meetings
Each month, the leadership team holds a meeting where they discuss the happenings of the team and set the course for the overall year. For the 2018-19 year, leadership meetings will happen every Friday from 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm unless otherwise noted.
FRC Build Season
Our FRC Build Season is an exhilarating (and stressful) six week long season to design and build a robot to compete against many other teams in the Southern California area (and hopefully the World).
For the 2018-2019 school year, Build Season begins on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 10:30 AM Eastern Time (ET) (7:30 AM PST) with the Competition Challenge reveal - and ends on February 19, 2019 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time (ET) (9:00 PM PST).
Normal Scheduled Meetings: During regular school days between January 5th and February 19th, FRC meetings will happen according to the following schedule:
- Monday-Friday 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm
- Saturday-Sunday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
(dependent on Coach availability, please check Slack and weekly emails for latest updates)
Special Meeting Dates: Below are a list of special time alterations to the normal build season schedule:
- Saturday, January 5th – Build Season Kickoff Day
CCA 7:00 am – 4:00 pm - Monday, January 21st – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No School)
CCA 10:00 am – 4:00 pm - Wednesday, January 23rd – Finals Prep
NO MEETING - Thursday, January 24th – Finals Prep
NO MEETING - Monday, January 28th – Teacher Prep (No School)
CCA 10:00 am – 4:00 pm - Tuesday, January 29th – Teacher Inservice (No School)
CCA 10:00 am – 4:00 pm - Friday, February 15th – Lincoln Day (No School)
CCA 10:00 am – 4:00 pm - Saturday - Sunday, February 16-17th – President’s Day Weekend
CCA 10:00 am – 4:00 pm - Monday, February 18th – Washington Day (No School)
CCA 10:00 am – 4:00 pm - Tuesday, February 19th – Bag Day CCA 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Followed by our traditional trip to In-and-Out for dinner)
FRC Competition Season
Below is a list of our planned Competitions for 2019
- Competitions are open to the public and free to attend (except Houston, not really sure if that is free)
- Family and friends are welcome to attend and watch the action, visit our “Pit”, collect buttons, wristbands and other swag available from all teams competing.
San Diego Regional March 7 - March 9, 2019 (all day, every day)
- San Diego Regional FRC Competition
- Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds
- Teams scheduled to compete: SDR Teams
- March 9 after Regional - Team dinner, place TBD
NOT competing, but members may attend to watch - Del Mar Regional Feb. 28 - March 3, 2019
- Del Mar Regional FRC Competition
- Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds
Monterey Bay Regional (travel team only) March 22 - March 24, 2019
- Monterey Bay Regional
- (Thursday March 21 and Monday March 25 are travel days)
- hosted at Seaside High School 2200 Noche Buena St, Seaside, CA 93955, USA
Houston World Championships IF WE QUALIFY April 17 - 20, 2019
- George R Brown Convention Center, Houston TX link to FIRST Houston World Champs
- Rooms reserved at The Magnolia, downtown Houston The Magnolia Hotel
- Travel Team required to attend, other Team members with qualifying build season hours may attend
Additional FRC Competition Information