MN VEX IQ State Championship - Middle School
VEX IQ Robotics Competition Middle School
- Date
- 1-Mar-2025 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQRC-24-5526
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person Invitational
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 48
- Spots Open
- 45
- Event Region
- Minnesota
- Standard Registration Opens
- 23-Sep-2024 16:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 20-Feb-2025 23:59 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 17-Feb-2025 16:00 EST
- Price
- $255.00
General Info
Welcome!
This is Minnesota's State Championship for Middle School teams. This event is the largest event in Minnesota, with teams from high school, middle school, and elementary school competing under one roof at the St. Cloud River's Edge Convention Center.
Qualification: Teams will be sent an invite through RobotEvents as they qualify at events throughout the season. Teams will have 2 weeks to register before this invitation expires. A team must have posted a skills score -OR- have competed in a qualifying event in the current season to be eligible for an Event Region Championship invitation.
As the Championship nears, coaches please watch for additional information via email. All the most up-to-date information regarding food, reminders, etc. will be published here on RobotEvents for teams and families.
Hotel Block: We do have a hotel block at the Best Western Plus Kelly Inn - mention VEX Robotics when booking to receive the block rate.
Registration Fee: All teams must have the registration fee paid prior to attending the State Championship.
Competition Preparation: Teams should come prepared to compete. Review the Rapid Relay Game Manual, run through the Robot Inspection Checklist, and ensure your team is running the latest programming and firmware version.
Please note: We will be following an all in-person judging format. Only physical copies of engineering notebooks will be collected during team check-in. Teams who have digital notebooks will need to print off the most recent version for judges to review. Judge interviews will take place in-person at the team's booth in the pit area.
Participation and Consent Form: All team members, coaches and adult mentors should fill out the online consent form which is good all season and for all RECF run events. A link to the instructions for online consent form can be found here.
Lunch & Concessions: Lunch will be on your own. No outside food can be brought into the Convention Center. On-site concession information will be shared with teams prior to the Championship.
Finals Matches: Per the Full Volume Game Manual sections and we will be playing Finals Matches sequentially, starting with the lowest-ranked Alliance. Each Alliance will participate in one (1) Finals Match. The Alliance with the highest Finals Match score is the Teamwork Challenge champion.
Grade Level: Middle School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 1-Mar-2025
Venue/Location:10 4th Avenue South
Saint Cloud, Minnesota 56301
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
Tentative Agenda - subject to change.
Saturday, March 1st
8:00 a.m. - Pit area opens/Teams check in - Haus C
8:15 a.m. - Inspections - Haus C
8:30 a.m. - Check-in closes, teams must be checked-in or in contact with the event coordinator
9:15 a.m. - Inspection closes
9:30 a.m. - Opening Ceremony - Parade of Teams - Haus A
10:30 a.m. - Qualification Rounds Begins - Haus B
12:30 p.m. - Lunch - on your own - Concessions or local - No outside food brought in
1:00 p.m. - Speaker - Haus A
1:30 p.m. - Qualifications Rounds - Haus B
3:15 p.m. - VEX IQ Elimination Rounds - Haus B
4:00 p.m. - Awards and closing - Haus B
5:00 p.m. - Venue Closed
Check back often as schedule may change
Volunteer
We need a lot of volunteers! Please consider helping out. A sign up link will be added at a later date.
If you have questions about volunteering, please contact Katie Frank at [email protected] or (320) 308-5168.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
Due to the size of this event, this event will not be cancelled. If bad weather was to occur, use your own descretion on attending the event. Some suggestions are to come a day early to get ahead of the weather, or stay a day later to avoid.
Refund and Payment Policies
No refunds will be issued for this event for any reason.
All teams will be required to pay the registration fee before arriving to the State Championship.
Date: 1-Mar-2025
St. Cloud River’s Edge Convention Center10 4th Avenue South
Saint Cloud, Minnesota 56301
United States
Travel Info
2025 VEX Robotics State Championship Hotel Info
Mention VEX Robotics to get the block rates.
Best Western Plus Kelly Inn
Website
(320) 253-0606
$139 for 2 Queen Beds
Attached to the River's Edge Convention Center. Includes pool, gym, and Green Mill Restaurant onsite.
Block cutoff date is January 26, 2025
Webcast
Check back closer to the event.
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.
Waitlist
0 teams are on the waitlist for this event.