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Downey VEX Tournament November HS Only

VEX V5 : High Stakes : High School

Date
10-Nov-2024 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-V5RC-24-6864
Program
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
VEXNet Field Control
Capacity
32
Spots Open
0
Event Region
California - Region 4
Max Registrations per Organization
4
Early-Bird Registration Opens
12-Aug-2024 20:00 EDT
Standard Registration Opens
29-Sep-2024 20:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
28-Oct-2024 20:00 EDT
Payment Deadline
25-Oct-2024 12:00 EDT
Price
$165.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • This event currently has no spaces available.

General Info

This is a High School only event hosted by Downey Unified School District. The proceeds from this event are used to sustain DUSD robotics programs and to host tournaments for teams from around the Southern California area. 

Thank you for participating in our tournament and we hope you enjoy our event!

  • There are many food options in the Downey community surrounding the campus.

  • There will be two competition fields, a Skills Challenge field and a full practice field at this event.

  • Both Driving Skills and Programming Skills Challenges are open to all registered teams.

  • This event will have a four-team limit on the number of teams per school. If the event is full please place your team on the waiting list.

  • On-site parking is free.

Late Arrivals

Teams must be checked in 45 minutes prior to the start of the qualification matches so that the match schedule may be printed. Teams must contact the event partner if they are running late or they will be removed from the team list for the event. 

Team Payment

Teams must be paid by October 25th, 2024. Teams not paid at this time may be dropped at the event partner's discretion to allow teams in from the waitlist.


Grade Level: High School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 10-Nov-2024

Venue/Location:
Griffiths Middle School
9633 Tweedy Lane
Downey, California 90240
United States

Contact Information

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Agenda

7:15 am Doors Open/ Practice Field Opens

7:30 am Inspection Begins

8:45 am Driver's/Coaches Meeting

9:00 am Opening Ceremony

9:15 am Qualifying Matches Begin/ Robot Skills Fields Open

12:00 pm Lunch Break

1:00 pm Qualifying Matches Continue

2:30 pm Alliance Selection

3:00 pm Finals Begins

4:45 pm Awards Ceremony

5:00 pm Clean Up 

5:15 pm Event Closes

Volunteer

If you would like to volunteer please contact the event promoters.  We always need more judges.

Ron Legaspi: [email protected]

Tri Tansopalucks: [email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Tournament is indoors. Only under severe weather circumstances would the event be canceled. An email would be sent the day before if there is a chance of cancellation. Teams should make sure their contact information is up to date and includes both school and non-school phone numbers.

In the case of bad weather conditions or possible cancellations, please visit the event on Robotevents.com where updates about the event status will be posted as needed. Event Partners will also make every effort to reach teams directly in case of an emergency.   Make sure your team contact information is up to date in your robotevents.com account, as this is the information that will be used to contact your team.

Refund and Payment Policies

Due to fixed costs, refunds will not be provided within two weeks of the event and are made at the discretion of the event partner.

Webcast

If a webcast is available, then we will post the link here.

Judging Format

  • All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews are in-person and Digital Engineering Notebooks will be used for judged awards.

  • Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions: Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation  via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. Notebook submission deadline is November 1st.

  • Physical notebooks will NOT be accepted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waitlist

10 teams are on the waitlist for this event.

Please login to add or remove teams from the waiting list.