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Dan Spak Memorial

VEX V5 Robotics Competition High Stakes

Date
2-Nov-2024 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-V5RC-24-6990
Program
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
Smart Field Control
Capacity
120
Spots Open
70
Event Region
Ohio
Max Registrations per Organization
12
Early-Bird Registration Opens
24-Aug-2024 12:00 EDT
Standard Registration Opens
21-Sep-2024 12:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
19-Oct-2024 12:00 EDT
Payment Deadline
2-Nov-2024 12:00 EDT
Price
$105.00

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General Info

The Firestone Robotics Club is proud to present the Fifth Annual Dan Spak Memorial Robotics Competition. 

Dan Spak founded our club in 2011 as an after school opportunity for students to explore engineering concepts beyond the classroom. The first robot our club ever built was powered by pulling a string. Since then, our teams have won awards at many regional competitions, States and Worlds. Dan Spak was named Ohio's VEX Robotics Coach of the Year in 2019. On April 11, 2020, Mr. Spak passed away unexpectedly. We will continue to honor his vision for our club and the VEX Robotic community throughout Ohio and beyond. Thank you Mr. Spak. We miss you.    

This competition will feature 2 divisions.

This competition will take place at: Firestone CLC located at 470 Castle Blvd, Akron, OH 44313.

There will be concessions avalible. Lunch will be provided to teams, coaches and registered volunteers.  Information about lunch will be emailed out to coaches closer to the time of the event.

This event will also be live-streamed.


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 2-Nov-2024

Venue/Location:
Firestone CLC HS
470 Castle Boulevard
Akron, Ohio 44313
United States

Contact Information

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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

7:00 am - Staff and volunteers arrive for competition

8:00 am - Doors open/teams arrive/robot inspection begins

9:00 am - Drivers meetings

9:15 am - Qualification matches begin/skills fields open

12:00 pm - Lunch served, matches will NOT break

3:30 pm - Qualification matches end/skills close

3:45 pm - Alliance selection

4:00 pm - Elimination matches

5:15 pm - Finals and Awards

Volunteer

A link for a volunteer sign up form will be posted here shortly.  If you have any questions or comments please reach out to Sheri Stallsmith at 330-414-6044 or [email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of bad weather conditions or an emergency causing delay or cancellation, all coaches will be contected by email to be informed of the situation.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event:

Coaches are welcome to request a refund but none will be issued automatically.

 

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: 

Coaches are welcome to request a refund but none will be issued automatically.

Webcast

Livestream links will be posted here closer to the start of 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

2 teams are on the waitlist for this event.

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