Hello everybody!

Today, February 20th is the day of the Blue Twilight Mini-Regional hosted by Team 2220 Blue Twilight from Eagan High School.

There are currently 40 different teams signed up for this practice regional from various schools and organizations throughout Minnesota.

We have a slideshow of the event on the website which you can view if you click on the button to the left. Also, we will be posting various articles about the advancements of the competition right here on the front page.

If you would like to view this practice competition, come to Eagan High School and follow the signs to the commons. For the address of the High School, click on the contact information button to the left.

Don't miss the Twilight Star Mini-Regional held by Team 2220 Blue Twilight.

Two cameras will be placed with a view of the field. One of these will be taking pictures every 30 seconds and loading the pictures to a slideshow. The pictures can be viewed by clicking on the "Timelapse Slideshow" button on the left-hand menu. The second camera will be taking live video that can be viewed by clicking the "Live Event Video" button also to the left.

Thank you to the 38 teams attending for making this all happen, and a big thank you to Team 2220 for hosting this event.

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Last night, while working on our robot, one of our mentors got his hand caught in some of the moving parts.  It broke his thumb and cut his hand pretty deep.

It is not my intention to gross you out by telling you this, but rather to have it serve as a reminder to our team and others that safety is a priority.  Accidents do happen, but it is a responsibility of all of us to make sure that we are aware of the risks and the appropriate safety measures that are put in place to help us avoid them.

For reference, here is a link to the FIRST Robotics Competition Team Safety Manual.  It has a lot of useful information in it, and is important reading for all FRC participants.

We hope all of you have a safe and fun season, and look forward to seeing everyone this weekend at our FRC Practice Event!

Team 2220