Upcoming Events
1-13: FTC Midlands Scrimmage 3 - FTC Upstate Scrimmage 3
1-20: FLL East Regional
1-27: FLL West Regional - FTC East Qualifying Tournament
Upcoming Events 1-13: FTC Midlands Scrimmage 3 - FTC Upstate Scrimmage 3 1-20: FLL East Regional 1-27: FLL West Regional - FTC East Qualifying Tournament
SC FIRST Tech Challenge
East Qualifying Tournament
Date: January 27, 2024
Location: Fort Dorchester High School
8500 Patriot Blvd.
North Charleston, SC 29420
Time: Saturday January 27th 7:30am-6:00pm
Opening Ceremony 10:30am
Awards Ceremony~5:30pm
This event is hosted by Fort Dorchester High School and FIRST Robotics Competition team 342, Burning Magnetos
Live Streaming & Updates
This event will be streamed live here: https://firstsc.link/stream
Live updates are also available on the Orange Alliance website: https://theorangealliance.org/events/2324-SC-NCQ
Event Information
Volunteer to Help
Contacts
Sean Makens, Tournament Director
(smakens@gmail.com)
or
Linda Stewart, SC FTC Program Delivery Partner (linda.stewart@firstsouthcarolina.org)
Event Maps
Food Options
It is recommended that non-drive team participants/attendees purchase their food outside the team lunch break window of 12:00-12:45 pm so that Drive Team members can get their food more quickly while they have a break from matches.
Lunch Pre-Orders:
Chick-Fil-A Box Lunches - Regular Chicken Sandwich, Chips, Cookie, and Bottled Water/Soda - $10
Preorder link: https://forms.gle/YA9Ujdq78gARcwCNA
Payment by Cash, Check or Venmo on event day
Preorder Deadline: 1/24/24 at 10:00pm
Concessions:
Payment terms/options - cash only
Pizza (cheese or pepperoni) - $2/slice
BBQ Chicken or Pork sandwich - $2 each
Hot Dogs - $2
Hot Dog toppings – Chili or cheese - $1 each
Nachos w/cheese - $2
Chips, Breakfast Pastries, Candy - $2
Bottled Water, Soda or Coffee - $1
Submission Deadlines
| Submission or Event Activity |
Date | Time | Notes/Instructions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean's List Nomination Submission |
1/15/24 | 11:59 pm | Submit nomination from your Lead Coach FIRST dashboard |
| Optional Award Video Submissions |
1/17/24 | 11:59 pm | Submit links to your video submission(s) for Promote and/or Compass Award using this form: Optional Video Submission |
| In-Person Robot Competition and Judging | 1/27/24 | 7:30 am-6:30 pm | Fort Dorchester High School, North Charleston |
| Special Robot Aesthetics Award | 1/27/24 | 7:30 am-9:00 pm | See Participation Instructions, Rubric, and Voting Rules here: Robot Aesthetic Award Details |
Competing Teams
| Team # | Team Name | Location |
| 3641 | PPS Robotics | Summerville |
| 7021 | RoboEagles | N. Charleston |
| 9121 | Falcon Force | Columbia |
| 11454 | Penguineers | Myrtle Beach |
| 11841 | STEAM Punks | Latta |
| 12517 | Robo-Zombies | Latta |
| 13169 | BA Robotics | St. Helena Is. |
| 13900 | Iron Horses | Charleston |
| 14914 | Phoenix Phorge | Darlington |
| 18069 | Java Dragons | Summerville |
| 18984 | Hurricanes505e | Charleston |
| 19707 | Nanohawks | Hanahan |
| 20835 | Burg Bots | Orangeburg |
| 22199 | Ace Basin Roboticist | Walterboro |
| 23360 | Dragons Anonymous | Summerville |
| 23816 | Cyclones | Charleston |
| 23855 | Category 4 - Vortex | Summerville |
| 24099 | Kingfishers | Georgetown |
| 24103 | COBRAS | Summerville |
| 24250 | Falcon Fury | Columbia |
| 24769 | Talon Skies | N. Charleston |
| 24900 | CyBucks | Charleston |
| 24914 | ACEbots23 | Walterboro |
General Schedule
| Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | Volunteer Check-In | |
| 7:30 AM | Team Check‐In | |
| 7:45 AM | 9:45 AM | Robot Inspections |
| 7:55 AM | 10:050 AM | Judging Presentations/Interviews |
| 10:05 AM | 10:25 AM | Drivers Meeting (all drivers and coaches should attend) |
| 10:25AM | 10:35AM | Queuing for first morning matches |
| 10:35AM | 10:55AM | Opening Ceremony |
| 10:55AM | 12:00PM | Qualifying matches |
| 12:00PM | 12:45 PM | Lunch |
| 12:35 PM | 12:45 PM | Queuing for first afternoon matches |
| 12:45 PM | 3:15 PM | Qualifying matches |
| 3:15 PM | 3:45 PM | Alliance selection |
| 3:45 PM | 4:00 PM | Break |
| 4:00 PM | 5:30 PM | Elimination matches |
| 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | Awards and Closing Ceremony |
| 6:00 PM | 6:30 PM | Load Out Pit Area |
EVENT SPONSOR
Charleston Engineers Joint Council
