Forsyth County Schools MS Robotics County Tournament VIQRC - Full Volume
Middle School Teams Only
- Date
- 20-Jan-2024 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQRC-23-2636
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- Invitational
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 44
- Spots Open
- 0
- Event Region
- Georgia
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 4
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 31-Oct-2023 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 9-Dec-2023 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 17-Jan-2024 23:59 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 19-Jan-2024 21:00 EST
- Price
- $45.00
- This event currently has no spaces available.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Welcome to the Forsyth County Schools MS County Championship - VIQRC Full Volume. This tournament is being held at Otwell Middle School in Cumming, Georgia. We are excited to see what the brightest students in Forsyth County have come up with to solve the challenges of this year’s game.
We are requesting that any team that would like to be considered for Judged Awards such as Excellence or Design, submit their Engineering Notebook to the judges during interviews the morning of the event. For our events this season, we are asking that teams turn in a hard copy of their engineering notebook. If your team is using a digital engineering notebook, please print off a copy and bring it with you to the event.
We will be live streaming the entire event so parents can watch their students compete from the comfort and quietness of their own home if they wish.
All participants are expected to complete the participant release form . (also available in Spanish) Once per season covers all events.
If you have any questions, please contact Tony Collins at [email protected].
Grade Level: Middle School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 20-Jan-2024
Venue/Location:605 Tribble Gap Road
Cumming, Georgia 30040
United States
Contact the Event Partner
You must login to contact this Event PartnerCode 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
Doors open at 7:45
Schedule
- 7:45 Door opens for students
- 7:50-8:15 – Inspection
- 8:10 – 10:00 Skills and round one of interviews
- Teams must be in line for skills by 9:55
- 10:00 - 10:15 - Driver’s meeting
- 10:15 – 12:00 - Teamwork
- 12:00 – 12:30 - Lunch
- 12:30 – 2:00 – Teamwork
- 2:00 – 2:15 - Finals
- 2:15 to 2:30 – Awards
Please remember that we are dealing with technology that at any time can decide to completely ruin the proposed schedule. We will do our best to adhere to this schedule.
Students - Please help us stay on schedule by arriving to your matches on time.
Volunteer
Anyone interested in volunteering please contact Tony Collins at [email protected]
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
In the event of extreme weather or other emergencies that cause travel or safety issues for most teams, the event may be postponed or cancelled, as necessary. All teams will be notified and kept up to date with changes as soon as they are made.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
If an event must be canceled, every attempt will be made to reschedule the event in order to provide the opportunity for the students to compete. If the event cannot be rescheduled, a refund will be given less the $5 that the REC must keep in order to cover their processing fees. For example, a refund of $35 would be given for an event that costs $40. If you have any questions about this policy, please reach out to the event partner.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event, then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
No refunds will be given unless there is a team on the waitlist that can attend in the withdrawing teams place. In the event there is a team from the waitlist that can replace the withdrawing team, a refund will be given less the $5 that the REC must keep to cover their processing fees. For example, a refund of $35 would be given for an event that costs $40. If you have any questions about this policy, please reach out to the event partner.
Webcast
Live Stream Link will appear here the morning of the event.
Link should begin once skills rounds begin around 8:10
Judging Format
All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges. If your team is using a digital engineering notebook, please print off a copy and bring it with you to the event.