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MCPSS JROTC VEX Robotics Tournament Invitational - High School

Approved Teams Only- MCPSS JROTC VEX Robotics League, MCPSS Central Office, Cypress Room

Fecha
25-Jan-2024 Add to Calendar
Código de evento
RE-VRC-23-4371
Programa
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Tipo de evento
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person Invitational
Field Control System
VEXNet Field Control
Capacidad
20
Plazas disponibles
8
Event Region
Alabama
Max Registrations per Organization
2
Early-Bird Registration Opens
14-Nov-2023 12:00 EST
Standard Registration Opens
14-Dec-2023 12:00 EST
Registration Deadline
24-Jan-2024 08:00 EST
Payment Deadline
21-Jan-2024 11:57 EST
Precio
US$75.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • It is past the registration deadline.

Información general

Hello Teammates,

Welcome to the 2023-2024 Mobile County Public School System VEX Robotics JROTC Only Tournament for high school students only.  This is a closed event open to only MCPSS league particpants. The tournament game features Over and Under!  The tournament will be in-person judging and the interviews will be in-person.  However, Engineering notebooks are due online by 18 January 2024.  To obtain an overview of game operations click on the following video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvDqEI7qO34. Official rules and guidelines for this years game can be found at: https://vrc-kb.recf.org/hc/en-us/articles/9652912628631-Game-Manual-for-VRC-Teams

The event agenda is as follows:

1.            0830hrs --- Check-in

2.            0830hrs --- Robot Inspection

3.            0830hrs --- Journal Inspection

4.            0855hrs --- Tournament Schedule Announcement

5.            0900hrs --- Welcome and Tournament Event Commence

6.            0900hrs --- Skills Competition

7.            1100 -- Semi-Final Tournament Championship

8.            1200hrs --- Closing Award Ceremony 

8.            1230hrs --- Dismiss

Due to limited space each school can only register a maximum of two teams and a team is a maximum of 6 cadets or students.  In addition, all JROTC teams must consist of a majority of JROTC cadets. For example if you have a team of 6, at least 3-4 members must be JROTC.  If you are a part of the MCPSS JROTC league there is no event registration fee; however, please ensure you complete the consent forms. If you are not a part of the MCPSS JROTC league there is a Registration fee of $75 per team per event.  If you are behind on payment you cannot proceed to the next competition until you settle your debt.  You can pay in cash, check or money order and make it out to Murphy High School JROTC during the check-in process at the event. In addition, please ensure you have added LTC Chevelle Thomas as an alternate POC on the https://www.robotevents.com/ website and your team has completed the consent forms prior to the competition. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.  

Thank you and looking forward to seeing you Thursday, 25 January 2024 for MCPSS VEX Robotics Championship. 

 

Respectfully,

LTC (Ret) Chevelle Thomas

MCPSS VEX Robotics League Event Administrator

Murphy High School

100 S. Carlen Street

Mobile, AL  36606

Classroom 148

Phone: 251-221-3186 ext 31529

Email: [email protected]


Nivel académico : High School

Concurso de habilidades de robots ofrecido: Sí

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks

Eligible Teams: JROTC Army

Event Dates & Locations

Fecha: 25-Jan-2024

Lugar / ubicación:
1 Magnum Pass
1 Magnum Pass
Mobile, Alabama 36618
United States

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Code of Conduct

The REC Foundation considers the positive, respectful, and ethical conduct of teams to be an essential component of the competition. Participants are expected to behave in a respectful and professional manner, and to operate as student-centered teams with limited adult assistance. This includes all students, teachers, coaches, mentors, parents, and spectators associated with a team.

For more details, please refer to the REC Foundation Code of Conduct and Student-Centered Policy. If you have concerns about compliance with the Code of Conduct, please speak to the Event Partner during the event.

Agenda

The event agenda is as follows:

1.            0830hrs --- Check-in

2.            0830hrs --- Robot Inspection

3.            0830hrs --- Journal Inspection

4.            0855hrs --- Tournament Schedule Announcement

5.            0900hrs --- Welcome and Tournament Event Commence

6.            0900hrs --- Skills Competition

7.            1100 -- Semi-Final Tournament Championship

8.            1200hrs --- Closing Award Ceremony 

8.            1230hrs --- Dismiss

 

Voluntario

Hello

We are in continous need of volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering for one or all of our MCPSS JROTC VEX Compettions please contact the below individual:

LTC (Ret) Chevelle Thomas

MCPSS VEX Robotics Event Adinistrator

Murphy High School

100 S. Carlen Street

Mobile, AL  36606

Phone: 251-221-3186 ext 31529

Email: [email protected]

 

Política de emergencia/mal tiempo

If MCPSS is open the game will continue if MCPSS is closed the game will be canceled and all fees will be returned. 

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: funds will be returned.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend then cancelation must be done a minimumum of 24 hours prior for funds to be returned.

Judging Format

Please review the following Judging Format options and keep the ones that apply to your event, and delete the others that do not apply. Please see the Remote Judging section of the Guide to Judging for more information. 

  • Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions Online / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation  via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. Submission deadline is 18 Jan 2023.