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3rd Annual Black and Blue GHMS VEX IQ Robotics Competition

Elementary and Middle School Teams

Date
8-Feb-2025 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VIQRC-24-8196
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
32
Spots Open
0
Event Region
South Carolina
Early-Bird Registration Opens
1-Oct-2024 12:00 EDT
Standard Registration Opens
28-Dec-2024 12:00 EST
Registration Deadline
28-Jan-2025 00:00 EST
Payment Deadline
1-Feb-2025 00:00 EST
Price
$40.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • This event currently has no spaces available.
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

Welcome to the 3rd Annual Black and Blue GHMS VEX IQ Tournament (ES/MS)!

The 3rd Annual Black and Blue GHMS VEX IQ Tournament (ES/MS) will be a qualifying event for the SC VEX IQ State Championship.  If teams wish to be judged and in the running for Design and Excellence awards, teams should upload their Engineering Notebooks to their RobotEvents account by February 1, 2025.  This will allow the judges more time to review the notebooks and to prepare for interviews that will take place on the day of the event.

  • When teams arrive at Gold Hill Middle School they will enter through the side of the school by the bus loop and gym. SEE TRAVEL INFO FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PARKING
  • Only registered team members and one coach will be allowed in the pit area in the cafeteria.  Tables will be set up and labeled with team numbers.  All other people associated with the teams including parents, siblings, and other spectators must remain in the stands or hallway.
  • As of right now, we plan to offer lunch, and snacks throughout the day.

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 8-Feb-2025

Venue/Location:
1025 Dave Gibson Blvd
1025 Dave Gibson Boulevard
Fort Mill, South Carolina 29708
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 is tentative and subject to change at this point.

8 am:  Doors Open

8:15 am:  Inspection Beings

8:30- 10:30am:  Skills Competition

10:45-12pm: Qualification Matches

12 -12:30pm: Lunch

12:30-1:30: Qualification Matches

1:30-2:30: Finals and Awards

Volunteer

If you would like to volunteer please email [email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

If bad weather forces us to cancel the event, it will be rescheduled for the following weekend.

All information regarding inclement weather will be communicated via the coach's provided email address and posted here.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels/postpones the event and you are unable to attend then a refund minus $5 will be administered to the teams. 

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event and then chooses to withdraw or not attend then a refund will not be administered.

 

Date: 8-Feb-2025
1025 Dave Gibson Blvd
1025 Dave Gibson Boulevard
Fort Mill, South Carolina 29708
United States

Travel Info

School Address: 1025 Dave Gibson Blvd, Fort Mill, SC 29708

The school address will take you to the front of the school and parking.  If you want to access the back of the school/bus loop you must continue to Dam Road and then follow the fork to the left.  There is parking in both places but they are only connected by a sidewalk.  Please see the linked images for more information about getting to GHMS and parking.

View Maps/Images Here

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. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date.