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Cherokee Elementary Vex IQ Robotics Competition : Rapid Relay

Date
15-Feb-2025 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VIQRC-24-7920
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
30
Spots Open
14
Event Region
Oklahoma
Standard Registration Opens
27-Sep-2024 12:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
7-Feb-2025 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline
16-Nov-2024 12:00 EST
Price
$70.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

Welcome to Cherokee Elementary's Rapid Relay Competition 

Join us for an exciting and fun-filled time with Tiger Robotics and Vex IQ's Rapid Relay competition. We are excited to showcase the brightest young minds in robotics from around Okahoma. Spectators and participants will be able to enjoy STEM showcases and an exciting robotics tournament. We look forward to seeing all of the teams shine! Make sure you remember batteries, chargers, and license plates!

Important Team Information:

All teams MUST have their consent forms updated and uploaded to robotevents no later than 1 week prior to the event.

Digital Engineering Notebooks! Physical notebooks will not be judged. Notebooks will be judged remotely and must be submitted by Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 7:00 pm to give judges enough time to look through them.

Skills Challenges will be available to all teams, with 3 Max Driver attempts and 3 Max Programming attempts per team.  The Skills Challenge will run through qualifying matches. All robots must have inspection stickers to use the skills fields. Robots must also have the inspection sticker to use the practice fields. 

The top ten (10) teams from the qualification rounds will participate in the Finals.  These ten (10) teams will be automatically paired into 5 Alliances.  The top-scoring alliance (two teams) in the Finals will earn the Teamwork Champion Award. 

 

Wifi/Internet access will not be available. Please plan accordingly. 

Grade Level: Elementary/Middle School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks

 


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: No

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 15-Feb-2025

Venue/Location:
Cherokee Elementary School
800 Goingsnake St
Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464
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

Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location:      Cherokee Elementary

800 Goingsnake Street

Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464

Date & Time: Saturday, February 15th @ 7:30 a.m.

What to bring: Sack lunch, Snacks, $$ for concessions

 

February 8th, 5:00 pm - engineering notebook links should be posted to robotevents.com

 

7:30 a.m. Venue opens; Team Check-in

7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Inspection

8:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Skills Fields are open

4:30 p.m. award ceremony

9:45 a.m. - Event Meeting

11:30 a.m. - lunch

12:00 P.M. Skills Fields close

12:15 p.m. qualification matches

3:30 P.m. Finals Matches

 

*Your robot must be inspected BEFORE you are able to practice or run Skills.

 

**Parents need to transport and remain at the tournament at all times

Event times are subject to change. There will be little downtime for lunch. If parents want to get something and bring it back for their student/team, there are plenty of choices around the school. This will ensure the student/team are on time for their next event.

Volunteer

All volunteers are welcome! Please contact Heather Zimmer : [email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of weather, we will reach out to teams. 

Refund and Payment Policies

Teams have 3 weeks after you register to pay. In the event that you have not paid by the end of the three weeks, teams will be moved to the waitlist.

No refunds.

Payment deadline is Saturday, November 16, 2024. 

 

Judging Format

This year, we are requiring digital engineering notebook submissions. Please have notebook submitted by February 8, 2025, by 5:00 p.m. Cental.

  •  Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / 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. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date.