EVENTS 2023-2024

2023-2024 SEASON – FIRST TECH CHALLENGE

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2023-2024 Events

Spring Events – Traditional Rollout
Name Venue Location Dates
Jackson Spring Jackson College Jackson May 10-11
Menominee Spring Menominee Jr/Sr HighSchool Menominee May 10-11
Freeland Gear Up! Freeland Middle/High School Freeland May 17-18
Troy Spring (Sunday) Troy High School Troy May 18-19
*Spring events are one day, usually 7am-6pm. There is often an optional timeframe available to teams for early load-in/inspections the evening before the event day.

Off Season Events
  • Sign up is through the above linked Spring Event Registration Form.
  • Off season events do not satisfy the competition requirement that accompanies grants.
Name Venue Location Dates
All Girls FTC Rudolf Steiner High School Ann Arbor May 04
Winter Events – Traditional Rollout
Name Venue Location Dates
Avondale Meet 1 GATE Magnet School Rochester Hills Dec 14
Avondale Meet 2 GATE Magnet School Rochester Hills Dec 19
Avondale Meet 3 GATE Magnet School Rochester Hills Jan 11
Avondale Meet 4 GATE Magnet School Rochester Hills Rescheduled
Avondale Meet 5 GATE Magnet School Rochester Hills Jan 25
Avondale Meet 6 GATE Magnet School Rochester Hills Jan 30
Avondale Meet 6.5 GATE Magnet School Rochester Hills Feb 06
Avondale Meet 7 GATE Magnet School Rochester Hills Feb 08
Avondale Meet 8 GATE Magnet School Rochester Hills Feb 13
Avondale Meet 4 GATE Magnet School Rochester Hills Feb 15
Avondale Meet 9 GATE Magnet School Rochester Hills Feb 22
Avondale League Tournament Avondale High School Auburn Hills Feb 24
Fall Events – Traditional Rollout
Name Venue Location Dates
Week 0
South Central Meet 1 Mason Middle School Mason Oct 26
South Central Meet 2 Jackson Prep & Early College Jackson Oct 27
South Central Meet 3 Chelsea Robotics Center Chelsea Oct 28
OCCRA Meet 1 Berkshire Middle School Beverly Hills Oct 30
Week 1
South Central Meet 4 Northwest Jackson HS Jackson Nov 01
South Central Meet 5 Leslie Middle School Leslie Nov 02
OCCRA Meet 2 Canceled Novi Nov 03
Metro Detroit Meet 1 Metro Charter Academy Romulus Nov 04
Freeland Qualifier Freeland Middle/High School Freeland Nov 03-04
Hartland Qualifier Hartland MS at Ore Creek Hartland Nov 03-04
Kentwood Qualifier E. Kentwood Freshman Campus Kentwood Nov 03-04
Week 2
OCCRA Meet 3 Bishop Foley Catholic HS Madison Heights Nov 08
South Central Meet 6 Northwest Jackson HS Jackson Nov 08
OCCRA Meet 4 Centennial Middle School South Lyon Nov 09
South Central Meet 7 Mason Middle School Mason Nov 09
South Central Meet 8 Jackson Prep & Early College Jackson Nov 10
Metro Detroit Meet 2 Riverside Middle School Dearborn Hts Nov 11
South Central Meet 9 Chelsea Robotics Center Chelsea Nov 11
Ann Arbor Qualifier Forsythe Middle School Ann Arbor Nov 10-11
Lakeview Qualifier Lakeview Middle School Battle Creek Nov 10-11
Midland Qualifier Bullock Creek High School Bullock Creek Nov 10-11
North Branch Qualifier North Branch Middle School North Branch Nov 10-11
Rochester Hills Qualifier Rochester High School Rochester Hills Nov 10-11
Week 3
South Central Meet 10 Northwest Jackson HS Jackson Nov 15
Metro Detroit Meet 3 Livonia Career Tech Chenter Livonia Nov 15
OCCRA Meet 5 Sashabaw Middle School Clarkston Nov 16
South Central Meet 11 Mason Middle School Mason Nov 16
South Central Meet 12 Jackson Prep & Early College Jackson Nov 17
South Central Meet 13 Chelsea Robotics Center Chelsea Nov 18
South Central Meet 14 Laingsburg Middle School Laingsburg Nov 18
Bedford Qualifier Bedford Senior High School Temperance Nov 17-18
Fruitport Qualifier Fruitport High School Fruitport Nov 17-18
Houghton Qualifier (UP) Houghton Middle School Houghton Nov 17-18
Novi Qualifier Novi Middle School Novi Nov 17-18
Lake Orion Qualifier Walden Middle School Lake Orion Nov 17-18
Week 4
Metro Detroit Meet 4 Unis Middle School Dearborn Nov 20
OCCRA Meet 6 Brother Rice High School Bloomfield Hills Nov 21
Metro Detroit Meet 5 Riverside Middle School Dearborn Hts Nov 28
Detroit Qualifier FLICS School Detroit Dec 01-02
Coloma Qualifier Coloma High School Coloma Dec 01-02
Flint Qualifier New Standard Academy Flint Dec 01-02
Pellston Qualifier Pellston Middle/High School Pellston Dec 01-02
Grosse Pte. Woods Qualifier (Sun) University Liggett School Grosse Pte. Woods Dec 02-03
League: Metro Detroit Tournament Crestwood High School Dearborn Hts. Dec 01-02
League: OCCRA Tournament ITA-Int'l Technology Academy Pontiac Dec 01-02
League: So. Central Tournament Mason High School Mason Dec 02-03
Week 5
Big Rapids Qualifier Big Rapids Middle School Big Rapids Dec 08-09
Goodrich Qualifier Goodrich Middle School Goodrich Dec 08-09
MI FTC States-SE (Sat-Sun) Macomb Community College Warren Dec 08-10
Week 6
MI FTC States-NW (Sat-Sun) Parker Middle School Howell Dec 15-17

*Qualifier/League Tournament events are one day, usually 7am-6pm. There is often an optional timeframe available to teams for early load-in/inspections the evening before the event day.

Kickoff Events

Sign up is done with the event host.

Name Venue Location Dates/Times
Bedford Kickoff Smith Road Elementary Temperance Sept 9; 10am-2pm
Bloomfield Hills Kickoff Bloomfield Hills High School Bloomfield Hills Sept 9; 9am-1pm
Canton Kickoff Canton High School Canton Sept 9; 9am-1pm
Motor City Alliance Kickoff Detroit Cristo Rey Detroit Sept 9; 11am-4pm
FAMNM Kickoff U of M-North Campus Ann Arbor Sept 9; 9am-2pm
Flint Kickoff New Standard Academy Flint Sept 9;9am-2pm
Freeland Kickoff Freeland Elementary School Freeland Sept 9; 9am-2pm
Fruitport Kickoff Fruitport High School Fruitport Sept 9; 10am-3pm
Houghton Kickoff Houghton Middle School Houghton Sept 9; 11am-3pm
Howell Kickoff Parker Middle School Howell Sept 9; 11am-2pm
Lake Orion Kickoff Lake Orion CERC Lake Orion Sept 9; 9am-4pm
Mason Kickoff Mason Robotics Center Mason Sept 9; 11am-2pm
North Branch Kickoff North Branch Area Schools North Branch Sept 9; 9am-1pm
Novi Kickoff Novi Middle School Novi Sept 9; 9am-1pm
Traverse City Kickoff TC West Middle School Traverse City Sept 9; 9am-1pm
Troy Kickoff Troy Athens High School Troy Sept 9; Time TBD

Off Season Events – Traditional Rollout
Name Venue Location Dates
TBD
Past Seasons
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