Trunk or Treat Middle School VIQRC
SOAR Robotics Middle School VIQRC Tournament
- Date
- 28-Oct-2023 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQRC-23-2797
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 24
- Spots Open
- 0
- Event Region
- Texas - Region 3
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 5
- Standard Registration Opens
- 8-Sep-2023 01:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 20-Oct-2023 01:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 20-Oct-2023 19:12 EDT
- Price
- $55.00
- This event currently has no spaces available.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Thank you for registering for the SOAR Robotics Trunk or Treat Tournament!
Coaches, parents, and older siblings/students who can volunteer in any capacity are welcome...we depend on volunteers to help the tournament run smoothly! We especially would appreciate anyone trained as a judge for design and engineering notebooks. If you can volunteer to help, please complete this form: https://forms.gle/ab6qJ6VZHe1sV1GQ8 We especially need Judges.
Doors will open at 7:45 AM. While we will do as much preparation for the event the day before, there are always last minute items to attend to, so please plan to enter the venue no earlier than 7:45 am.
Prior to the day of the tournament, email is the best method of contact as we are educators who work with students all day. On tournament day, please contact Shari Hiltbrand via the provided cell number.
Tournament INFO:
Two game fields; Two Skills fields (depends on help from the community-please email Dr. Shari Hiltbrand [email protected] if you have a table to offer for skills); space for four practice fields will be available as teams are able to provide them.
Concessions for snacks only will be available, 9:00am-3:00pm. Please no bills larger than $20. Water bottle filler is available for filling water bottles. No drinks will be sold.
LUNCH: Each team or group is responsible for their lunch. A general map of local restaurants can be found here.
Shari Hiltbrand-SOAR Robotics
713-560-8263
Grade Level: Middle School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 28-Oct-2023
Venue/Location:1400 Parkway Plaza Drive
Houston, Texas 77077
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
7:45 am Team Load In-Pit Area & Registration Open
8:00 am Inspection Open/ Skills Challenge Rounds Begin
8:45 am Team/Driver Meeting
9:00 am Qualifying Rounds & Judging Interviews Begin
12:00 pm Lunch Break
1:00 Matches, Skills, & Judging Interviews Resume
2:00 Skills End; Judging ends
2:30 Qualifications End
3:00 Teamwork Finals Matches & Awards
4:00 Venue Closes
Volunteer
Volunteers are what make VEX events happen. We need Field Referees for Qualification Matches and Skills Challenges, as well as Judges. Volunteers receive breakfast, lunch, and snacks throughout the day. Contact Shari Hiltbrand at [email protected] if you would like to volunteer.
If you can volunteer to help, please complete this form: https://forms.gle/beLpUFmcCJiWmbFA9 We especially need a Judge Advisor and In-person Judges. We also need Engineering Notebook Judges to judge the notebooks online as they are being submitted digitally the week before the event.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
The tournament will be cancelled due to Emergency/Bad Weather and refunds given.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event, refunds will be given.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event and then chooses to withdraw or not attend, refunds will not be given.
After registration closes, no refunds will be given except in the case of bad weather.
Date: 28-Oct-2023
St. John Paul II Catholic School1400 Parkway Plaza Drive
Houston, Texas 77077
United States
Travel Info
We are located in the Energy Corridor in west Houston. There are plenty of places to eat and stay nearby.
St. John Paul II Catholic School
1400 Parkway Plaza Dr.
Houston, TX 77077
Directions from central Houston: Take I10 westbound towards San Antonio. Exit at Eldridge Parkway and turn left (south) under the freeway. Continue for approximately 1.5 miles to Parkway Plaza Drive. Turn right (west) onto Parkway Plaza Drive for about 0.5 miles. The street curves along the way and you will see StJII on your right after the curve. Parking is available in the lot as well as along Parkway Plaza Dr. Do not park in the Kinder Care parking lot...they will tow.
Please enter through the Cafeteria (GSC) as pits and practice fields will be located there. Game matches and Skills Challenges will be in the adjoining Bramanti Athletic Center with bleachers available for viewing the game matches. A map of the facility and area restaurants will be emailed to coaches/primary contacts the week before the tournament.
Webcast
No webcast will be available.
Judging Format
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. Notebooks must be uploaded by 4:00 p.m. Friday, October 20, 2023.
Judges will be provided notebook access on the 21st of October. Links to Notebooks may not be added after this day.