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TN Valley Robotics Grant 2021-2022

The TN Valley Robotics group has offered to provide some support to our teams this season! Please use the following link to review the requirements and to fill out the application form! Link to the Application: https://forms.gle/WCo5YB1JWCtCSfC58 Thank you TN Valley Robotics!!

2021-2022 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) FLL Team Grant Application

Ends on December 1, 2021 This grant is open to FIRST® LEGO® League Explore teams and FIRST® LEGO League Challenge teams for the 2021-2022 season.  This grant is not eligible for a regrant and will be awarded as follows:  FIRST LEGO League Explore – $130 Registration, Inspire Set, tax and shipping FIRST LEGO League Challenge – $364 Registration, Challenge Set, tax and shipping  […]

FIRST® Senior Mentor of West Tennessee featured by FIRST® HQ

On February 28, 2021, FIRST® was also celebrating Black History Month where Mr. Randall C. Phillips was one of our African American (FIRST Senior Mentors) FSMs featured in their Social Media series. Phillips is our FSM covering Western TN, Eastern AR, & Northern MS for 3 years. On February 16, 2021, Mr. Phillips also took […]

Is Your Team On Our List?

The list of teams registered with FIRST can now be found HERE and on the menu bar under “West TN Teams”. Please check to see that your team is listed. If it is not, and you received the TVA or TVR grant, you probably need to log back into your TEAM’S FIRST DASHBOARD and look […]

TVR Grant Opened

It was just announced that the Tennessee Valley Robotics Grant is now opened. There is a limit to the number of grants that will be available, so apply quickly. To apply for the grant CLICK HERE. UPDATE: Grant application window ends SEP 12, 2019!

Starting a robot club workshop.

Please join West Tennessee FIRST LEGO League at CBU on Saturday August 24th at 9:00 at CBU for “How to start a Robot Club.” A door prize of two refurbished NXT robot kits and a mat will be given away to one lucky attendee. Space is limited and registration is required. Register here.  An email […]

Robotics Educator’s Workshop Held

The West TN STEM Hub held two Robotics Educator’s Workshops (July 15-16 and July 22-23). The workshop was sponsored by Tennessee Valley Robotics. The workshop covered Robotics Competitions, Funding and Grants Available and hands on experience with Lego EV3’s or VEX IQ robots. We would like to thank all the teachers who took their time […]

CITY SHAPER Challenge Release is next week

Next week the CITY SHAPERSM Challenge will be released, and we hope you’ll join us for a season filled with creativity and innovation as the students work together to create an innovative solution that will help shape our future. Here’s everything you need to know to get started. Assembling Your Team:  You’ll need two or more committed […]

TVA Grant Opened for 2019-20 Season

I’m pleased to inform you that we received the funds and are ready to dispense to teams.  We will be utilizing the same process we implemented last season. Please see below: Team Eligibility: All FIRST LEGO League teams in the TVA Service Area are eligible for funding, which will cover team registration and challenge set. […]