MN VEX Robotics State Championship - High School
VRC High School
- Date
- 29-Feb-2024 - 1-Mar-2024 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VRC-23-1598
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 60
- Spots Open
- 0
- Event Region
- Minnesota
- Standard Registration Opens
- 4-Sep-2023 16:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 26-Feb-2024 16:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 19-Feb-2024 16:00 EST
- Price
- $255.00
- This event currently has no spaces available.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Welcome!
This is Minnesota's State Championship for High School teams. This event is the largest event in Minnesota, with teams from high school, middle school, and elementary school competing under one roof at the St. Cloud River's Edge Convention Center.
Qualification: Teams will be sent an invite through RobotEvents as they qualify at events throughout the season. Teams will have 2 weeks to register before this invitation expires. A team must have posted a skills score -OR- have competed in a qualifying event in the current season to be eligible for an Event Region Championship invitation.
As the Championship nears, coaches please watch for additional information via email. All the most up-to-date information regarding food, reminders, etc. will be published here on RobotEvents for teams and families.
Hotel Block: We do have a hotel block at the Best Western Plus Kelly Inn - mention VEX Robotics when booking to receive the block rate.
Registration Fee: All teams must have the registration fee paid prior to attending the State Championship.
Competition Preparation: Teams should come prepared to compete. Review the Over Under Game Manual, run through the Robot Inspection Checklist, and ensure your team is running the latest programming and firmware version and your Robot Brain has your team number. We will be using the Smart Field Control.
Please note: We will be following an all in-person judging format. Only physical copies of engineering notebooks will be collected during team check-in. Teams who have digital notebooks will need to print off the most recent version for judges to review. Judge interviews will take place in-person at the team's booth in the pit area.
Participation and Consent Form: All team members, coaches and adult mentors should fill out the online consent form which is good all season and for all RECF run events. A link to the instructions for online consent form can be found here.
Lunch & Concessions: Lunch will be on your own. No outside food can be brought into the Convention Center. On-site concession information will be shared with teams prior to the Championship.
Elimination Matches: There will be 16 Elimination Alliances (32 Teams). For elimination matches, per the Over Under Game Manual, "Elimination Matches are 'Best of 1' from the Round of 16 up through the Semifinals Matches. The Finals Matches are played as 'Best of 3'".
Grade Level: High School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 29-Feb-2024 - 1-Mar-2024
Venue/Location:10 4th Avenue South
St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301
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
(Please note the Agenda is subject to change)
**Note - all teams need to be checked in by 4:00 pm on Thursday night or in contact with the event coordinator. Teams that have not checked in by that time will not be allowed to participate.
Thursday, February 29th
3:00 p.m. - Pits open and inspections - Haus C
4:00 p.m. - Check In Closes
4:30 p.m. - Drive Team Meeting - Each team should send 1 Drive Team Member to Terry Haws A
5:00 p.m. - Inspection Closes
5:30 p.m. - Opening Ceremony - Haus A all Divisions
5:50 p.m. - Qualification Rounds - Haus A
8:05 p.m. - End Qualifications
8:30 p.m. - Venue closes
Friday, March 1st
8:00 a.m. - Venue Opens
8:30 a.m. - Opening Ceremony - Parade of Teams - Haus A all Divisions
9:30 a.m. - Qualifications Rounds - Haus A
12:15 p.m. - Lunch - On your own - Concessions or local - No food brought in
1:00 p.m. - Speaker - Pete Rogers, President of Automation at Central McGowan - Haus A all Divisions
1:25 p.m. - Qualifications Rounds - Haus A
3:45 p.m. - End Qualification Rounds
***Skills closes after last qualification match****
3:45 p.m. - Alliance Selection Begins - Haus A
4:15 p.m. - Elimination Brackets Begin
5:30 p.m. - Awards and Closing
6:00 p.m. - Venue Closes - We will be looking for volunteers to help convert this to IQ after we are done with VRC. Sign up on the Signup Page (located under the Volunteer tab).
Volunteer
We need a lot of volunteers! Please consider helping out. To view the volunteer roles and to sign up, visit: https://signup.com/go/zMoztZa
If you have questions about volunteering, please contact Katie Frank at [email protected] or (320) 308-5168.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
Due to the size of this event, this event will not be cancelled. If bad weather was to occur, use your own descretion on attending the event. Some suggestions are to come a day early to get ahead of the weather, or stay a day later to avoid bad weather.
Refund and Payment Policies
No refunds will be issued for this event for any reason.
All teams will be required to pay the registration fee before arriving to the State Championship.
Date: 29-Feb-2024 - 1-Mar-2024
St. Cloud River’s Edge Convention Center10 4th Avenue South
St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301
United States
Travel Info
2024 VEX Robotics State Championship Hotel Info
Mention VEX Robotics to get the block rates.
Best Western Plus Kelly Inn
Website
(320) 253-0606
$129 for 2 Queen Beds or 1 King Bed
Attached to the River's Edge Convention Center. Includes pool, gym, and Green Mill Restaurant onsite.
Block cutoff date is January 26, 2024
Webcast
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.