2024 WV FLL State Championship

Join us at the 2024 West Virginia FIRST LEGO League State Championship – Saturday, December 7, 2024 at Fairmont State University! This event will bring together over 50 FLL Explore and Challenge teams from across West Virginia in celebration of their accomplishments this season.

Schedule

7:30 AM: Falcon Center doors open to teams
8:15 AM - 12:30 PM: FLLC judging sessions
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM: FLLC practice rounds (2 per team)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: FLLE Judging
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunch Break
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM: FLLE Team Recognition & Awards
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM: FLLC table rounds (3 per team)
4:30 PM: FLLC Awards Ceremony

FLL Challenge Robot Game & Judging Schedule

Match & Judging Schedule for Challenge Teams.pdf

Registration

A registration form has been sent via email to all teams which have registered for the season with FIRST. Registration will close at 11:59 PM on Sunday, November 24, 2024.

If you have not received the registration form, please contact john.holbrook@fairmontstate.edu.

Event Fee

The event fee for FLL Challenge teams is $50. Cash or checks made out to "Fairmont State University" will be accepted at the check-in table. If this creates a hardship for your team, or you have other questions or concerns, please contact Todd Ensign at tensign@fairmontstate.edu. If you need an invoice for this fee, please contact john.holbrook@fairmontstate.edu.

There is no event fee for FLL Explore teams.

Volunteers Needed!

We are always in need of volunteers! All volunteers will be provided with breakfast & lunch and a T-shirt, and roles are available for all ages and levels of previous experience. Sign up on FLLTournament using the link below:

Volunteer for FLL State Championship

Venue, Directions, and Parking

The event will be held in the Falcon Center and Engineering Technology Building on the campus of Fairmont State University.

Free parking is available in the campus parking garage. From the garage, take the elevator to the top floor and walk across the pedestrian bridge to the Falcon Center. The street address of the parking garage is: 1112 Bryant St, Fairmont WV 26554.

For an accessible entrance or large vehicle unloading, continue up Bryant St. to the point marked “Falcon Center Accessible Entrance and Load-In” on the map below. From there, enter the Falcon Center on the second floor and take the elevator or stairs down to the gyms. Several accessible parking spaces are located near this entrance – unless you require one of them, please move your vehicle to the parking garage after unloading. The lot above/behind the Falcon Center is for university Faculty and Staff only and you will be ticketed by university police if you park there.

School buses and other large vehicles can park in the gravel lot located across Locust Avenue/US 19 from campus.

FLLC table runs and the FLLE expo will take place in Falcon Center Gym 1. FLLC team pits and practice tables will be in Falcon Center Gym 2. FLLC judging sessions will be in classrooms on the 3rd and 4th floors of the Engineering Technology Building.

This annotated campus map highlights all relevant locations:

Hotel Discount

We've partnered with the Fairfield Inn & Suites Fairmont to offer a discounted rate for participants. Use this link for more information and to reserve a room:

Fairfield Inn & Suites Group Rate

Food

The dining hall on the third floor of the Falcon Center will be open for lunch on Saturday – buffet-style, all-you-can-eat for $8 per person. To speed up the line, you may optionally purchase tickets for the dining hall in the morning. Tickets may only be purchased using cash or checks; however, credit cards are accepted in the dining hall itself.

Additionally, the Falcon Center Starbucks and Chick-Fil-A locations will be open, and there are a number of sit-down and fast food restaurants within a short drive of campus.

Webcast

The FLLC robot game and awards will be broadcast live on our Twitch channel at https://www.twitch.tv/wvrobot.

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