Greetings! We are contacting those who have expressed interest in or who have participated in Rocky Mountain (RM) BEST annual middle and high school robotics competition.  Our tentative 2015 Saturday event dates in Denver are: Kickoff 12 September, Practice  Day 17 October, and Game Day 24 October.  Please SAVE these dates on your calendar!

As we prepare to send out email invitations to each of you about possibly participating in the 2015 BEST PAY DIRT game, we are including some exciting information about the 2015 competition in this newsletter. View more information about the 2015 PAY DIRT game and Game Teaser video below.

We are thrilled to announce that in addition to a competition in Denver with Rocky Mountain BEST, two additional BEST Hubs will sponsor a game in their community in 2015. More details below about Front Range BEST in Douglas County and SoCo BEST at Trinidad State in southern Colorado.

At the end of this newsletter is additional information about the optional bESTology program. For the third year, Friends of BEST in Alabama provides optional educational activities for BEST competitors. This year's bESTology consists of 14 weeks of educational activities based on the PAY DIRT game theme (mining and economics). The first week's web posting is on Sunday 25 January. 
 

And finally, a request for help.  We are working with individuals in the Pikes Peak and Central Colorado areas about starting additional Colorado BEST hubs in 2016. Please contact me if you know of parents, friends, or family that are interested in working with these individuals to establish new hubs in these locations. 
 

Please look for another email in February that will explain how to be placed on a Colorado BEST hub's list for competing in 2015 - Rocky Mountain BEST, Front Range BEST, or SoCo BEST at Trinidad State.  Each hub is able to support a limited number of schools! Don't forget to reply to the invitation email coming in February to get on a hub school list.