Wasco Gravity Aerial Drone Competition
Middle School Tournament
- Date
- 22-Feb-2025 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-ADC-24-8143
- Program
- Aerial Drone Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 18
- Spots Open
- 50%+
- Event Region
- West
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 3
- Standard Registration Opens
- 10-Oct-2024 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 8-Feb-2025 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 8-Feb-2025 12:00 EST
- Price
- $65.00
General Info
Wasco Union Elementary School District is excited to host our first official Wasco Aerial Drone Competition for the 2024-25 season.
This event is located in the West Region which includes:
USA: Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming
Canada: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories
Please note: Only teams that are a part of the West Region are eligible to earn invitations to Regional Championships from this event. If your team is from outside this region, you may attend the event and will be eligible to earn awards and post scores to the global skills rankings, but will not be eligible to qualify for a Regional Championship from this event.
The event is in the gym of Palm Avenue Middle School at 1017 Palm Avenue Wasco, CA 93280.
This event will be limited to three teams per organization. If you have more than three teams that would like to attend, please add those additonal teams to the waitlist. After the registration deadline or once the event is full, if we are able to add additonal teams, they will be added from the waitlist with precedence first given to schools/organizations that do not have teams registered.
Doors open at 8 a.m.
Coaches, please advise your teams to check in immediately upon arrival and use their assigned pit area to set up for the day.
- Please bring all of your own power strips/extension cords, tools, parts, etc.
- We need and welcome volunteers.
- Teams should bring a physical copy of their Competition Logbook to submit to the judges at the event.
- Teams must wear safety glasses during competition events.
- Please bring cash for the concession stand and food trucks. We will have meals, snacks, and drink options to meet the needs of everyone.
- Be sure to review all the documents found under the Documents Tab.
- All participants must complete the Particpant Release form before the tournament:
- Participant Release Form.
- All participants must have a Participant Release Form on file. It is the responsibility of the Team’s Primary Contact to make sure this occurs.
See Agenda for More Details (Remember this is a tentative schedule and may be adjusted as needed)
Payment must be made before 2/08/2025 or teams will be moved to the waitlist.
Grade Level: Middle School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 22-Feb-2025
Venue/Location:1017 Palm Avenue
Wasco, California 93280
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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Subject to Change
7:30 AM - Doors Open
7:45 AM - Team Check in, Inspections Begin
8:00 AM - Piloting Missions Begin
9:00 AM - Piloting Mission Ends
9:00 Flight Team Meeting and Match Schedule Created
Note: Teams not checked in by this time will not be included in the Teamwork Match schedule for the day.
9:30 AM - Teamwork Matches, Autonomous Flight Mission and Judging Begin
12:00 PM - Lunch
12:30 PM - Teamwork Matches, Autonomous Flight Mission and Judging Resume
1:30 PM - Teamwork Matches, Autonomous Flight Mission and Judging End
1:45 PM - Alliance Selections
2:00 PM - Finals and Awards
3:00 PM - Event Ends
Volunteer
All volunteers are welcome! Please fill out the following Google Survey. Wasco Union Elementary School District thanks you for your help, and we look forward to making this a great competition season.
If you have any questions, please contact one of the Event Coordinators: Dr. Melissa Bradex ([email protected]) or Michael Polley ([email protected]).
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
Tournament will cancel only due to a natural disaster.
The Event Partner will contact teams if the event must be postponed. Teams should make sure their contact information is up to date in their RobotEvents.com account, and includes email and both school and non-school phone numbers.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event: The Event Partner will refund the fee minus $5.
If a team registers for the tournament and chooses not to attend:
- The Event Partner will issue 50% refund if notified before February 14th.
- No refunds will be available after February 15th.
Date: 22-Feb-2025
Palm Avenue Middle School1017 Palm Avenue
Wasco, California 93280
United States
Travel Info
We are located just North of Bakersfield, California. The Palm Avenue Middle School gym is located off Peter St. and Krista St.
Waitlist
0 teams are on the waitlist for this event.