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VIQC, White Mountain Apache Southwest Native American Showcase Event,(In Person), Blended ES & MS

Date
18-Nov-2022 - 19-Nov-2022 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VIQC-22-8626
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Capacity
40
Spots Open
1
Event Region
Arizona
Max Registrations per Organization
12
Standard Registration Opens
6-Sep-2022 09:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
3-Nov-2022 11:00 EDT
Price
$125.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • This event has reached capacity. Teams on waitlist may still be added.
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

Welcome to the 3rd annual Native American VEX IQ Showcase Event, hosted by the White Mountain Apache Tribe of Whiteriver, Arizona, the Whiteriver Unified School District and Apache Behavioral Health Services.

This event is designed to allow Native American VEX IQ teams from the across North America to come together to enjoy a fun robotics competition and showcase their culture.  Teams are encouraged to prepare a PowerPoint (or similar) presentation on their local culture, that can be shown online.    Please contact Bruce Goode at [email protected] for instructions on any cultural presentations or exhibits your team may bring. 

Teams must be either a Native American Reservation School Team,  Tribal School Team,  or Native American/ First Nations Team (defined as at least 50% or more of the students on that team are recognized as Native or Indigenous) to be eligible to compete.  Teams wishing to participate but have not yet registered for the event may send an email to [email protected] and your Native Amrican team will be manually added to the event.

Interviews for Judged Awards will begin Friday morning, November 18.  Engineering Notebook submission must be hard copy. Please print if currently electronic.  

This event will qualify 4 spots to Worlds, as follows:

     Excellence Award - Middle School - 1 spot

     Excellence Award - Elementary School - 1 spot

     Tournament Champions - 2 spots

We plan to continue this tradition each year.  This year's in-person tournament event includes full alliance competition and awards. 

Scheduled Judging Time Slots:  Teams will be given times for interviews after check in Friday morning with the first interview starting at 8:30 am

 

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Message from REC Foundation:

All approved events and event attendees are required to follow all local, state, federal, or any other government ordinances regarding COVID-19 safety procedures, social distancing, and best hygiene practices. Event hosts should continually assess, based on current government guidelines, whether to postpone, cancel, or significantly reduce the number of attendees when necessary.

 


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 18-Nov-2022 - 19-Nov-2022

Venue/Location:
Canyon Day Junior High School
4621 South 9th Street
Whiteriver, Arizona 85941
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

Agenda      (all times are Arizona Timezone Please be aware of Daylight Savings Time changes)

Friday November 18, 2022  and Saturday November 19th, 2022

Friday
7:30 am  Doors Open and check in begins
8:00 am  Robot inspections will begin with an inspector coming to your pit. Please have your robot ready for inspection as soon as possible upon arrival.
9:00 am  Driver's meeting
9:15 am  Qualifying matches begin
12:00 pm  Lunch Break
1:00 - 3:00  Skills Challenge/ Team Interviews
3:00 pm Fort Apache Tour
5:00 pm Tribal Introductions at ABHS
5:15 pm Crown Dancers Performance
5:30 pm Team Videos
5:45 pm Dinner
 
Saturday
7:30 am  Doors Open
8:00-9:30  am Skills Challenge/ Complete Qualifying Matches (if needed)
9:30 - 10:00 am Practice with Alliance Partners
10:15 - 10:45 am VIQC Finals
10:45 am  - 12:00 pm VRC Finals
12:00  pm Lunch
1:00 pm Awards for both IQ and VRC
 
Skills include:
Up to 3 attempts at Driving Skills
Up to 3 attempts with Autonomous 

Cultural Posts and Sharing

Teams are encouraged to post prepared materials (presentations, videos) featuring their community's culture! 
 
We desire for Native American teams to learn more about each other's culture.  Each subsequent year, as COVID risks are reduced and we are together in person, this aspect of our event will be a highlight of our time together. 
 
Awards
Excellence Elementary and Middle School
Alliance Champions
Skills Champion
Skills 2nd place
Skills 3rd place
Design
Judges
Think
Energy
Build
Inspire
 
 

Volunteer

If you'd like to help, please contact

Rodney Clause, [email protected], 928-245-0563

Bruce Goode, [email protected], 928-221-1934

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

The event will continue unless an emergency occurs.  If an emergency disallows the event to proceed on the scheduled date, other dates may be considered; however, likely it would be cancelled and payments refunded.  With it being indoors and limited travel required, there should not be an issue with weather.

Refund and Payment Policies

Refunds will be offered if teams provide 72 hour advance notice.

Health and Safety Policies

 

Please observe all local guidelines for COVID-19 precautions

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Message from REC Foundation:

All approved events and event attendees are required to follow all local, state, federal, or any other government ordinances regarding COVID-19 safety procedures, social distancing, and best hygiene practices. Event hosts should continually assess, based on current government guidelines, whether to postpone, cancel, or significantly reduce the number of attendees when necessary.
Date: 18-Nov-2022 - 19-Nov-2022
Canyon Day Junior High School
4621 South 9th Street
Whiteriver, Arizona 85941
United States

Travel Info

The venue for the VRC Showcase is Alchesay High School and for IQ is at Whiteriver Elementary School.  They are a few hundred yards apart from each other in Whiteriver, Arizona.  Whiteriver is 25 miles south of Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona.  Show Low is immediately North of Pinetop-Lakeside.  Hon Dah Resort and Convention.

Map showing the area

The Hon Dah Resort and Casino is Tribally owned and on the northern edge of the Reservation.  The map above should have links to other hotels in the Pinetop-Lakeside.

Hotel rooms are available at Hon Dah resort (ask for the discount for attending the educational robotics tournament), as well as the nearby communities of Pinetop, Lakeside, and Show Low. 

Whiteriver is at 5164 ft elevation and Pinetop at 6, 804.  It is a very scenic drive between the two with trees in their final stages of changing color.

If you have any questions concerning travel or lodging, please contact Rodney at [email protected].

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.