USTEM Push It New Year [HS Only]
- Date
- 17-Jan-2026 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-25-9923
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 30
- Spots Open
- -
- Event Region
- Texas - Region 3
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 3
- Standard Registration Opens
- 21-Nov-2025 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 16-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 9-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
- Price
- $105.00
- Registration opens at a future date.
General Info
Devin Powell contact info - [email protected]
Grade Level: High School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 17-Jan-2026
Venue/Location:6815 Rustic Street
Houston, Texas 77087
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
7:00 am . . . Team Arrivals / Pits Open, Team Check-In and Registration,
Practice Field Opens, Inspection Table Opens,
8:45 am . . . Deadline for Check-In, Deadline for Inspection
9:00 am . . . Opening Welcome - Please stop work on robots at this time. Drivers meeting
9:30 am . . . Qualifying Matches Begin, Skills Challenge Field Opens, Judging Begins
12:00 pm . . Lunch Begins
12:45 pm . . Qualifying Matches Resume
2:30 pm . . . Qualifying Ends
3:00 pm . . . Alliance Selections, Judging Ends, Skills Challenge Field Closes
3:30 pm . . . Final Matches Begin
4:30 pm . . . Awards Ceremony
5:00 pm . . . Team Load-Out
Volunteer
If you have volunteers please cantact Devin Powell at [email protected]
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
We will proceed rain or shine. In case of extreme weather please call 281-935-7742
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event: refund minus rec fee
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: No refund
Judging Format
Please review the following Judging Format options and keep the ones that apply to your event, and delete the others that do not apply. Please see the Remote Judging section of the Guide to Judging for more information.
- 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. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date.