Oxford Winter Tournament: High Stakes (MS/HS)
- Date
- 1-Feb-2025 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-24-8268
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 24
- Spots Open
- 50%+
- Event Region
- Mississippi
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 30-Sep-2024 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 21-Dec-2024 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 11-Jan-2025 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 25-Jan-2025 12:00 EST
- Price
- $75.00
General Info
The main tournament will take place Saturday along with awards Saturday afternoon. Please be flexible as our agenda is tentative and subject to change. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please email [email protected].
Volunteers: Please contact [email protected] if you would like to volunteer.
Concessions: Food will be available on site for purchase.
Consent Forms: All participants must have a Participant Release Form on file. It is the responsibility of the Team’s Primary Contact to make sure this occurs. A link to the instructions on how to submit a Participant Release Form is found HERE.
Digital Notebook: A digital Engineering Notebook (or scanned copy of a written notebook) must be submitted to qualify for the Excellence Award and Design Award. 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 submitted by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, if you want it considered for judging. The notebook is only shared with event staff, including the Event Partner, Judge Advisor, and Judges, and may include the REC Foundation RSM. Details on this process are given in the Judge Guide Addendum.
Inspection: Inspection is scheduled first thing in the morning. All teams must pass inspection to be allowed to compete in either skills or qualification matches. Please be prepared and ensure that your robot will pass inspection BEFORE the competition by reviewing the INSPECTION CHECKLIST.
Interviews: All teams will be interviewed in-person at the event. Judges will come to interview teams in the morning prior to qualification matches and will leave a note at your table if they miss you. Please leave a representative at your pit area at all times so they can come get you when the judges are ready for your team.
Tournament: Teams should carefully review the GAME MANUAL. Know the rules!!
If you have any questions or issues prior to the day of the event, please feel free to contact Charley Sabtier by email at [email protected].
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 1-Feb-2025
Venue/Location:101 Charger Loop
Oxford, Mississippi 38655
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
Monday, Jan 27
- Judge's Training 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Tuesday, Jan 28
- Notebooks Due at 5:00 pm
Friday, Jan 31
- Event Setup 3:00 - 6:30 pm
Saturday, Feb 1
- 8:00 am--Doors open
- 8:30 am--Inspection & skills begin
- 10:40 am--End of Skills
- 10:50 am-- Drivers meeting
- 11:00 am--Qualification matches begin (skills
- 12:00 pm--Lunch break
- 12:45 pm--Qualification matches resume
- 3:30 pm--Alliance selection
- 4:00 pm--Finals begin
- 5:00 pm--Awards
Volunteer
Please contact Charley Sabatier at [email protected] if you are interested in volunteering.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
If weather, a local emergency, or other reasons cause us to cancel or modify the scheule for this event, all teams will be notified via email.
Refund and Payment Policies
Due to the financial commitment on the part of the event partner, no refunds will be possible. Thank you for your understanding.
Judging Format
In Person Team Interviews
Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event in the pit area in the morning during the skills competition.
Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions
A digital Engineering Notebook (or scanned copy of a written notebook) must be submitted to qualify for the Excellence Award and Design Award. 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 submitted by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 if you want it considered for judging. The notebook is only shared with event staff, including the Event Partner, Judge Advisor, and Judges, and may include the REC Foundation EEM. Details on this process are given in the Judge Guide Addendum.
Waitlist
0 teams are on the waitlist for this event.