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Clash at Kennedy - VRC Over Under Qualifier (MS/HS)

Date
10-Feb-2024 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VRC-23-4189
Program
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
Smart Field Control
Capacity
36
Spots Open
0
Event Region
New York-South
Max Registrations per Organization
5
Standard Registration Opens
8-Nov-2023 12:00 EST
Registration Deadline
26-Jan-2024 13:31 EST
Payment Deadline
20-Dec-2023 13:41 EST
Price
$85.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • This event currently has no spaces available.
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

WELCOME TO CLASH AT KENNEDY!

Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School is pleased to host our second annual VRC tournament - located in northern Westchester approximately an hour from New York City and most of Long Island. We are just off of the Goldens Bridge exit of I-684.

Location: Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School, 54 Route 138, Somers, New York 10589

GPS should get you there if you type in the school name (might come up as John F Kennedy Catholic High School).

Food and Beverage: We will have a concession stand with waters, sodas, coffee, hot chocolate and lots of snacks. We will be serving pizza for lunch. We ask that all food be consumed in the cafeteria and not in the pits.

Engineering Notebooks: We will collect hard copy/printed notebooks at check-in.

Interviews: Judges will come around the pits during the day and interview all teams. 

Spectators: Spectators are welcome and encouraged. We have plenty of seats in the bleachers.

Fields and Pits: Match and skills fields and pits will all be in the gym. Practice field will be in a common area outside the gym.

Cash and Venmo only: Please ask your team members to bring cash or Venmo.

Thanks,

Andrei, Jennifer and Carl 

Kennedy Gaels Coaches – 97140A, 97140B and 97140C

[email protected] or [email protected].

https://linktr.ee/kcrobotics 


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 10-Feb-2024

Venue/Location:
John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School
54 New York 138
Somers, New York 10589
United States

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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

  • 7:30: Doors Open 
  • 9:00: Inspection Closes
  • 9:15: Driver Meeting
  • 9:30-3:30: Qualifying Matches
  • 12:15-1:15: Lunch
  • 3:30-4:00: Alliance Selection & Prepare for Elimination Round
  • 4:00-5:00: Elimination Matches
  • 5:00: Awards Presentations

Agenda times subject to change.

Volunteer

If you would like to volunteer as a judge or in another capacity, please email [email protected].

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In case of emergency, the event will be canceled and held on a later date.

Cancelations due to such emergencies will be refunded or teams may choose to transfer registration to the alternate date.

Refund and Payment Policies

Refunds will be granted if an email is sent to the EP at least 2 weeks before the event.

Health and Safety Policies

We have no restrictions at this time. 

Date: 10-Feb-2024
John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School
54 New York 138
Somers, New York 10589
United States

Travel Info

Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School
54 Route 138
Somers, NY 10589

 

Webcast

AM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytlvHdONBQw

PM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLYDUPLeGDs

Judging Format

Hard Copy Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews:

Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted at check-in for evaluation.