2025 Texas Region 1 High School State Championship
VEX V5 Robotics Competition 2024-2025: High Stakes
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- Date
- 28-Feb-2025 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-24-9232
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person Invitational
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 36
- Spots Open
- 28
- Event Region
- Texas - Region 1
- Standard Registration Opens
- 2-Dec-2024 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 14-Feb-2025 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 14-Feb-2025 12:00 EST
- Price
- $180.00
General Info
Please check the website as the event date approaches for updates to the event.
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 consider volunteering at our event by clicking HERE. You are welcome to share this link with parents, family and friends.
Concessions: Concessions will be available.
Consent Forms: All participants must have a Participant Release Form on file. The team’s Primary Contact is responsible for ensuring this. Instructions for submitting a Participant Release Form can be 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 in the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. Notebooks must be submitted by 5:00 pm on Friday, February 14 at 5:00 pm if you want them 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 before 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 get to you when the judges are ready for your team.
Tournament: Teams should carefully review the GAME MANUAL. Know the rules!!
Payment is due two weeks after a team is registered or immediately after February 1, 2025, unless other arrangements are made with the EP. All teams not paid after two weeks of registration will be moved to the waitlist and may be added back IF there is still room on the roster. Clear communication will prevent teams from being moved to the Waitlist if the registration payment process takes longer than two weeks.
If you have any questions or issues before the day of the event, please feel free to contact BRIAN FLORES by email at [email protected] or by phone at 915-434-5046.
Grade Level: High School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 28-Feb-2025
Venue/Location:2001 Lee Trevino Drive
El Paso, Texas 79935
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.
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
All times are subject to change, so please be flexible.
| 7:00 AM | Doors Open |
| Pit Areas and Practice Fields Open | |
| 8:00 AM | Registration |
| Inspection Begins | |
| 8:15 AM | Opening Ceremonies |
| Team Meetings | |
| 8:30 - 11:30 AM | Qualification Matches Begin |
| Skills Challenge (Limit of 3 Runs of Each Skill) | |
| Interviews Begin | |
| 11:30 - 12:15 PM | WORKING LUNCH BREAK |
| 12:15 PM | Final Interviews, if Needed |
| 1:00 PM | Alliance Selection |
| 1:30 PM | Final Matches Begin |
| 4:00 PM | Awards Ceremony |
| 5:00 PM | Take Down for VRC |
| 8:00 PM | Facilities Close Down |
Volunteer
Volunteers are an essential part of our competitions and are greatly appreciated!! If you would like to volunteer, please sign up HERE. No experience is necessary for most positions, and we will train you. We will also provide breakfast, lunch, snacks, and drinks on competition day.
Want to find out more about volunteer roles and expectations? Visit the REC Foundation Knowledge Base at REC Foundation > Volunteers for position descriptions and volunteer training materials.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
If weather, a local emergency, or restrictions cause us to cancel or modify the schedule for this event, all teams will be notified via email.
Refund and Payment Policies
Payment is due two weeks after a team is registered or immediately after February 1, 2025, unless other arrangements are made with the EP. All teams not paid after two weeks of registration will be moved to the waitlist and may be added back IF there is still room on the roster. Clear communication will prevent teams from being moved to the Waitlist if the registration payment process takes longer than two weeks.
***Due to the financial commitment on the part of the event partner, no refunds will be possible. Thank you for your understanding.
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Judging Format
In-person team Interviews
Team interviews will be conducted in person at the event, in the pit area, and in the morning during the skills and qualification 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 in the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. Notebooks must be submitted by 5:00 pm on Friday, February 14, 2025, if you want them 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
3 teams are on the waitlist for this event.