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Ocean Springs High School High Stakes Mixed Tournament (MS/HS)

Last Chance

Date
8-Feb-2025 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-V5RC-24-8534
Program
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
Smart Field Control
Capacity
32
Spots Open
50%+
Event Region
Mississippi
Max Registrations per Organization
4
Early-Bird Registration Opens
4-Nov-2024 12:00 EST
Standard Registration Opens
28-Dec-2024 12:00 EST
Registration Deadline
24-Jan-2025 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline
24-Jan-2025 12:00 EST
Price
$60.00

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General Info

The Hounds of Ocean Springs are honored to host this year's Higher Stakes season last chance competition before state. This competition is open to all registered VRC teams. The competition will be held Feb 8, 2025 at Ocean Springs High School gymnasium.

Your payments must be shown in the system as paid by Jan  24 2025 in order to participate in the competition.  Please get on the waiting list if the competition has filled, or you have more than 4 teams and if any spots become available I will contact you.

Snacks will be available and we plan on selling lunches. More specifics will be available closer to the event.

Please complete all team member release forms at REC Foundation as soon as possible. Once completed, you are good for the rest of the year. Information on Participant Release form and link -- https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/w/5ab2c50d92047/web/

For those with team notebooks please have the complete and psted online by Jan 31 at midnight.

Thank you,

Cecil Murphy

Event Partner

St Martin High School

 

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Notebooks submitted online, Interview in person

 

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 8-Feb-2025

Venue/Location:
Ocean Springs High School
6701 Old Spanish Trail
Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564
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

8:00 AM Doors Open, Skills Fields Open
9:00 AM Concession Stand Opens
8:00 AM- 9:30 AM Check-In, Inspection

9:30 Team interviews
9:45 AM Driver Meeting
10:00 AM- 3:30 PM Skills  Ends and Qualification Matches Start
4:00 PM- 4:30 PM Finals
5:00 PM Awards and Closing Ceremony

**Teams will not be given a lunch break**

Volunteer

We will gladly accept people to assist with our events.

We will need readers prior to event and interviewers on the day of the competiton.

Please consider taking the Head Referee and Judge Advisor courses for this seasons game.

Contact Cecil Murphy at [email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

If there is hazardous weather we will work to reschedule the event.

For any concerns on the day of the event, please contact Cecil Murphy at 251.233.0268

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

 

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

 

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 by Jan 31 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waitlist

2 teams are on the waitlist for this event.

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