Milford VRC Middle School Qualifier; Milford, OH
- Date
- 17-Feb-2024 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VRC-23-1730
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- VEXNet Field Control
- Capacity
- 60
- Spots Open
- 0
- Event Region
- Ohio
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 15
- Standard Registration Opens
- 1-Sep-2023 08:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 3-Feb-2024 11:59 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 17-Feb-2024 08:00 EST
- Price
- $105.00
- This event currently has no spaces available.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Milford is hosting a high school tournament AND a middle school tournament simultaneously. HS and MS will not compete against each other and the awards will be separate.
The Milford VRC event aims to promote robotics education to young people in the Greater Cincinnati region. It nurtures young people’s interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) by providing an interactive competition platform with definable and programmable robots. It also reinforces students' real-world problem-solving skills and teamwork spirit by providing hands-on experience and an idea-sharing community. It provides an experience full of engagement, challenge, and passion.
The competition is hosted by the Milford Engineering and Robotics Boosters (MERB), which provides engineering and robotics support to the Milford School District. The tournament winners, excellence award winner, design award winner, and skills competition winner will go on to compete at the state competition.
NOTE: The 2023/2024 Ohio VRC Championship State Spot allocation table are events with:
16-23 teams: 2 spots (Judged awards will NOT have a state spot)
24-32 teams: 3 spots
33-39 teams: 4 spots
40-59 teams: 5 spots
60-69 teams: 6 spots
70+ teams: 7 spots
Grade Level: Middle School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Grade Level: Middle School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 17-Feb-2024
Venue/Location:1 Eagles Way
Milford, Ohio 45150
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
7:00 Staff and volunteers arrive
7:15 Doors open for teams
7:30 Robot inspections begin.
7:45 Skills begin for any team that passes inspection
8:30 Estimated time for Drivers Meeting - the meeting starts as soon as all teams pass inspection
8:45 Qualifying matches begin promptly after drivers meeting
12:00 Lunch - Qualification rounds run through lunch.
1:00 Estimated time for qualification rounds to end.
1:30 Alliance Selection
2:00 Tournament rounds begin
3:30 Awards and Closing
Volunteer
If you would like to volunteer, please contact the booster president at [email protected]
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
You will be notified by email if there is inclement weather.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
Refunds will only be issued if the event is canceled (minus the registration fee to www.robotevents.com).
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event and then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
Refunds will only be issued if the event is canceled (minus the registration fee to www.robotevents.com).
Health and Safety Policies
All local, state, and federal health and safety policies are followed.
Date: 17-Feb-2024
Milford High School1 Eagles Way
Milford, Ohio 45150
United States
Travel Info
Venue/Location:
Milford High School
1 Eagles Way
Milford, Ohio 45150
There is a lot of construction happening on our campus with the new junior high being built. For safety and ease of access, please follow the directions for entering the campus and building access.
Please park in the lot by the main entrance and enter through the eight main doors near the flagpole.
Do not use the entrance from Wolfpen Pleasant Road, only enter from State Route 131.
Entering from State Route 131:
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Follow Eagles Way, passing the soccer field/parking lot, and baseball fields on the right.
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At the 3-way stop sign, turn right and park in the main parking lot.
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If the parking lot is full, you may drop off your teams and proceed to additional parking in the soccer lot passed on the way in (walking path between the school and lot) or the parking lot on the side of the High school if you go straight through the three-way stop. (turn right out of the main entrance parking lot).
Please do not enter the building through any other doors. The check-in for both competitions will be inside the main doors with the flag pole.
Look for signs!!
Webcast
N/A
Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in person on the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.