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CHENEY CARDINAL VEXcellence ( HS Only ) Tournament

Date
25-Feb-2023 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VRC-22-9097
Program
VEX Robotics Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
40
Spots Open
0
Max Registrations per Organization
7
Standard Registration Opens
30-Aug-2022 20:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
15-Feb-2023 18:18 EST
Price
$30.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • This event currently has no spaces available.
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

This event is a HIGH School Only Tournament, complete with trophies from the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation. This event is open to all registered Kansas teams. This Event will have 6 qualification rounds per team.  There will be an on-site concession stand for lunch but there is also a Subway and a Benny's Burger within a block distance. D'Marios pizza is a short bus-ride (1 mile) and China Grill is about 6 blocks downtown. 

Competition Preparation:

This event is sure to be a fast-paced and exciting event. All teams should come prepared for competition. Here are a few steps that every team should take to ensure that they are prepared...

Covid-contingencies:

After consultation with the local school district and the Regional Coordinator, the Event Partner reserves the right to make changes to the above Health and Safety Policies in order to facilitate the safest event possible for the students, coaches, and volunteers. Any changes to these requirements will be shared with registered teams as soon as possible.

1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist before the competiton so that there is ample time for adjustments. 

2. Check the official VEX forums for rule updates and changes.

3. Pack for the event the day before the day of departure. Remember: Goggles/Safety glasses, spare parts and tools, batteries and chargers, power strip, extension cord, laptop computer, engineering notebook (if you have one, helpful for Judges, Design, and Exellence Awards - yes, we will have those, banners/decorations for your team pit, giveaways if you want. 

4. Safety comes first. Tools brought with you should not pose a safety risk with sparks, etc.

5. Understand how the game will be played. VEX participants are more than welcome to watch the referee training videos before they attend a tournament. The referee videos can be found using this https://www.roboticseducation.org website.

6. Be certain you have the latest updates for all your equipment.

7. Participation and consent form - a completed form for all participants must be turned in to participate. These may be completed on-line and uploaded to the REC website and will be there all season long; contact me via email if you need help doing this. This event is a HIGH School Only Tournament, complete with trophies from the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation. This event is open to all registered Kansas teams. This Event will have 6 qualification rounds per team.  There will be an on-site concession stand for lunch but there is also a Subway and a Benny's Burger within a block distance. D'Marios pizza is a short bus-ride (1 mile) and China Grill is about 6 blocks downtown.


Grade Level: High School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Eligible Teams:

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 25-Feb-2023

Venue/Location:
Cheney High School (MS gym)
800 North Marshall Street
Cheney, Kansas 67025
United States

Contact Information

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Agenda

8:00 AM Doors open for Team Check-in and inspections begin. Engineering notebooks will be collected at the Team Check-in table when you arrive. Judging of notebooks will conclude by 1:30. Judges will visit with ALL teams in their pit areas by 1:30 as well. 

9:00 AM Drivers meeting

9:30 AM Qualification rounds begin and Skills course opens. (Each Team will get 3 Skills runs of each.) Judging begins in the pits now as well and will conclude by 1:30.

12:15 - 1:00 PM Lunch Break

1:00 PM Qualification rounds continue

1:30 PM Skills course closes

2:30 PM Alliance selection

2:45 PM Elimination rounds begin.

3:45 PM Tournament Concludes and Awards Ceremony begins.

4:00 PM Conclusion of Tournament, but hopefully sooner than this.

Volunteer

If you would like to volunteer please contact Jim Gillett at jgillett@usd268.org or call at 316-215-5256 (Jim's cell) or 316-542-3113 (Cheney HIGH School). 

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

A decision will made the day before the meet whether or not to cancel the meet. since this meet comes right before the State Tournament, there would be no time left to reschedule.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the meet is cancelled you will get a refund consisting of all but the $5 fee that the REC charges for website maintenance, etc.

Health and Safety Policies

Covid-contingencies:

After consultation with the local school district and the Regional Coordinator, the Event Partner reserves the right to make changes to the above Health and Safety Policies in order to facilitate the safest event possible for the students, coaches, and volunteers. Any changes to these requirements will be shared with registered teams as soon as possible.
Date: 25-Feb-2023
Cheney High School (MS gym)
800 North Marshall Street
Cheney, Kansas 67025
United States

Travel Info

From US-400 take the Cheney exit at 383rd St. Go south past golf course and continue south past the middle school and turn west on 6th street. Go 1 block west until Marshall St. Go north and pull into the unloading area by the Cheney High School entrance. Proceed through the high school lunchroom/commons to the middle school gym.

From MacArthur Rd (W 39th St South) turn north onto main street and follow this until 6th street. Turn west on 6th street. Go 1 block west until Marshall St. Go north and pull into the unloading area by the Cheney High School entrance. Proceed through the high school lunchroom/commons to the middle school gym.

Webcast

No webcast will be available.

Judging Format

All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.