Over The Peninsula
Peninsula High VEX Robotics Competition - High School Only
- Date
- 15-Feb-2025 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-24-9114
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 28
- Spots Open
- 0
- Event Region
- California - Region 4
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 4
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 4-Nov-2024 20:00 EST
- Standard Registration Opens
- 4-Jan-2025 20:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 31-Jan-2025 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 31-Jan-2025 12:00 EST
- Price
- $195.00
- This event currently has no spaces available.
General Info
Welcome to the "Over the Peninsula" VEX tournament hosted by the Peninsula Panthers!
Join us for President Day Theme'd event promises to be a fast-paced and exciting experience for 32 high school teams. Alongside the rapid tournament play, we will offer both Robot and Driver Skills challenges to test your team’s driving and coding abilities.
All teams should:
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Review the rules and complete the inspection checklist about a week before the competition to allow time for any necessary adjustments. The inspection checklist can be found here:
Inspection Checklist -
Check the official VEX forums for rule updates and any changes.
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Read all information posted in the tournament listing on RobotEvents.com carefully.
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Pack for the event the day before departure. Here are some essential items not to forget:
- Goggles/Safety Glasses
- Spare parts & tools
- Batteries and chargers
- Programming cable
- Power strip
- Laptop computer
- Engineering notebook (required for Design and Excellence Awards)
- Banners and decorations for your team’s pit
- Giveaways (if available)
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Review the award descriptions and criteria for those being given during the tournament.
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Prepare for interviews with the judges. Check the awards tab to see which awards will be given.
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Prioritize safety. Avoid bringing tools that pose safety risks, as the venue is a tight fit. No grinding or activities that create sparks indoors. (An outdoor area will be set up if you need to cut or grind metal.)
LATE Arrivals
Teams must check in at least 45 minutes before the start of qualification matches to allow time for printing the match schedule. Teams arriving late must contact the event partner; otherwise, they will be removed from the team list for the event.
Grade Level: High School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Grade Level: High School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 15-Feb-2025
Venue/Location:27118 Silver Spur Road
Rolling Hills Estates, California 90274
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
8:00 am... Team Arrivals/Pits open
Team check-in and Registration
Practice Fields Open/Inspection
8:45 am... Team Meeting
9:00 am... Opening Ceremony (Please stop all work in the pits at this time)
9:30 am... Qualifying matches begin
12:00 pm. Lunch
12:45 pm. Qualifying Matches Resume
2:30 pm... Qualifying ends
2:45 pm... Alliance Selection
3:00 pm... Final Matches Begin
4:00 pm... Awards Ceremony
4:30 pm... Load Out
All times subject to change
Volunteer
Volunteers are always welcome! High School students looking for volunteer hours can use this a great local option.
Please contact event parner for Sign Up Genuis.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
This indoor event will be held rain or shine. If there is an emergency teams will be contacted by the Event Partner. Teams should make sure their contact information is up to date in RobotEvents and includes both school and non-school phone numbers.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event: A full refund will be made to the teams.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
No refund will be issued for teams canceling after January 6th, 2024. Refunds will be processed within one month following the event minus the RobotEvents.com processing fee. Refunds only issued if a team is available from the waitlist. Refunds are for the full payment minus $5.00 RECF handling fees.
If the event is full, please place yourself on the waiting list
Payment is expected at time of registration. Teams that have not paid two weeks after close of registration will be replaced by a team from the waitlist. Teams who did not pay for past events will we removed from registration until ALL events are paid for.
Please be advised that the Event Partner will review the team's participating in the tournament weekly to remove any teams that have qualified for state championships. We reserve the right to remove and fully refund teams should this be the case in order to add a team from the waitlist that has not qualified. Any teams that pay through the RECF will have their entry fee reimbursed minus $5.00 to cover the RECF handling fees.
Health and Safety Policies
We will be following the guidelines of the Los Angeles County Health Department. Please check the LA County Health Department for the most current http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/coronavirus/guidances.htm
The tournament will be held indoors in a gymnasium.
Date: 15-Feb-2025
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School27118 Silver Spur Road
Rolling Hills Estates, California 90274
United States
Travel Info
Date: 15 - February 2024
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
27118 Silver Spur Road
Rolling Hills Estates, California 90274
United States
Travel Info
PALOS VERDES PENINSULA HIGH SCHOOL
27118 Silver Spur Road,
Rolling Hills Estates,
CA 90274-2300
Webcast
Watch live on our YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOxTeWCA5e255Jy6h7EOJDw
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.
Engineering notebooks MUST be submitted digitally by Wednesday, February 12 th, 2024 @9pm PDT.
Waitlist
53 teams are on the waitlist for this event.