EVENTS 2022-2023

2022-2023 SEASON – FIRST TECH CHALLENGE

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2022-2023 Events

Spring Events – Traditional Rollout
Name Venue Location Dates
Gibraltar Spring Showdown Carlson High School Gibraltar May 5-6
Kingsford Spring Kingsford Middle School Kingsford May 12-13
Jackson Spring Jackson College Fieldhouse Jackson May 12-13
Reed City Spring Reed City Middle School Reed City May 12-13
Freeland FTC Gear-Up Freeland Middle/High School Freeland May 19-20

*Events are one day, usually 7am-6pm. The Friday before the event day, there is an optional timeframe available to teams for early load-in/inspections.

Off Season Events – Traditional Rollout

Off season events do not satisfy the competition requirement that accompanies grants as they do not include all event components.

Name Venue Location Dates
All Girls FTC Rudolph Steiner High School Ann Arbor May 6
Fall Events
  • Event Placements (link; all rounds)
Name Venue Location Dates
Week 0
OCCRA League Meet 1 Marian High School Bloomfield Hills Oct 22
Metro Detroit League Scrimmage Riverside Middle School Dearborn Hts. Oct 22
South Central League Meet 1 Mason High School Mason Oct 27
OCCRA League Meet 2 Clarkston Jr. High School Clarkston Oct 28
Metro Detroit League Meet 1 Plymouth Christian Academy Dearborn Oct 29
South Central League Meet 2 Chelsea Robotics Center Chelsea Oct 29
Week 1
South Central League Meet 3 Jackson College Jackson Nov 01
Metro Detroit League Meet 2 Riverside Middle School Dearborn Hts. Nov 05
OCCRA League Meet 3 Walled Lake Western HS Commerce Charter Twp Nov 05
Freeland Qualifier Freeland Middle/High School Freeland Nov 04-05
Hartland Qualifier Hartland MS at Ore Creek Hartland Nov 04-05
Kentwood Qualifier E. Kentwood Freshman Campus Kentwood Nov 04-05
Week 2
Metro Detroit League Meet 3 Riverside Middle School Dearborn Hts. Nov 10
South Central League Meet 4 Mason High School Mason Nov 10
OCCRA League Meet 4 International Academy Okma Bloomfield Hills Nov 10
South Central League Meet 5 Jackson College Jackson Nov 11
Avondale Qualifier Avondale High School Auburn Hills Nov 11-12
Kingsford Qualifier Kingsford Middle School Kingsford Nov 11-12
Lakeview Qualifier Lakeview Middle School Battle Creek Nov 11-12
North Branch Qualifier Ruth Fox Middle School North Branch Nov 11-12
Rochester Hills Qualifier Rochester High School Rochester Hills Nov 11-12
South Central League Meet 6 Chelsea Robotics Center Chelsea Nov 12
Week 3
Metro Detroit League Meet 4 Unis Middle School Dearborn Nov 16
South Central League Meet 7 Mason High School Mason Nov 17
South Central League Meet 8 Jackson College Jackson Nov 18
Bedford Qualifier Bedford Senior High School Temperance Nov 18-19
Fruitport Qualifier Fruitport High School Fruitport Nov 18-19
Howell Qualifier Parker Middle School Howell Nov 18-19
Novi Qualifier Novi Middle School Novi Nov 18-19
Lake Orion Qualifier Walden Middle School Lake Orion Nov 18-19
OCCRA League Meet 5 Birmingham Seaholm HS Birmingham Nov 19
South Central League Meet 9 Chelsea Robotics Center Chelsea Nov 19
OCCRA League Meet 6 Baker Middle School Troy Nov 22
Week 4
Detroit Qualifier University of Detroit Mercy Detroit Dec 02-03
South East League Tournament Riverside Middle School Dearborn Hts. Dec 02-03
South Central League Tournament Mason High School Mason Dec 02-03
Pellston Qualifier Pellston Middle/High School Pellston Dec 02-03
Troy Qualifier Athens High School Troy Dec 02-03
Grosse Pte. Woods Qualifier (Sunday) University Liggett School Grosse Pte. Woods Dec 03-04
Week 5
Big Rapids Qualifier Big Rapids Middle School Big Rapids Dec 09-10
Coloma Qualifier Coloma High School Coloma Dec 09-10
Kettering Qualifier Kettering University Flint Dec 09-10
MI FTC State Championship-SE Macomb Community College Warren Dec 08-10
Week 6
MI FTC State Championship-NW Calvin University Grand Rapids Dec 15-17
Kickoff Events

Sign up is done with the event host.

Name Venue Location Dates/Times
Bedford Kickoff Smith Road Elementary Temperance Sept 10; 10am-2pm
Bloomfield Hills Kickoff Bloomfield Hills High School Bloomfield Hills Sept 10; 8am-1pm
Detroit Kickoff Detroit Cristo Rey Detroit Sept 10; 11am-3pm
FAMNM Kickoff STAMPS Auditorium Ann Arbor Sept 10; 10am-2pm
Freeland Kickoff Freeland Elementary School Freeland Sept 10; 9am-2pm
Fruitport Kickoff Fruitport High School Fruitport Sept 10; 10am-3pm
Houghton Kickoff Houghton Middle School Houghton Sept 10; 11am-2pm
Howell Kickoff Parker Middle School Howell Sept 10; 11:30am-1:30pm
Kettering Kickoff Kettering University Flint Sept 10; 10am-2pm
Kingsford Kickoff Kingsford Middle School Kingsford Sept 10
Macomb Kickoff Velocity Center Sterling Hts. Sept 10; 9am-1pm
North Branch Kickoff North Branch Area Schools North Branch Sept 10; 11am-4pm
Novi Kickoff Novi Middle School Novi Sept 10; 8am-1pm
Troy Kickoff Troy Athens High School Troy Sept 10; 9am-5pm

Past Seasons

All FIRST Tech Challenge events are free and open to the public.