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Alberta V5RC MS Provincial Championship

Hosted by STEM Innovation Academy

Date
27-Feb-2026 - 28-Feb-2026 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-V5RC-25-3119
Program
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Event Type
Open Tournament
Event Format
In-Person Invitational
Field Control System
Smart Field Control
Capacity
16
Spots Open
1
Event Region
Alberta/Saskatchewan
Standard Registration Opens
22-Oct-2025 19:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
20-Feb-2026 19:00 EST
Payment Deadline
27-Feb-2026 19:00 EST
Price
CA$200.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

Live Stream Link.

The V5RC Middle School Alberta Provincial Championship tournament event will be held in the main atrium at STEM Innovation Academy High School, in Calgary.

You are on the event page for the Middle School event, but please be aware that this event will be run in parallel with a High School event. The middle school event capacity is 16 teams and will have one competition field, at least one skills field, and at least one practice field.  

Event Features:

  • Seating area and balcony will be available for spectators to view the fields.
  • Classrooms will be used as team pit areas.
  • The event will be live streamed. Please go the Webcast tab on event day fo find the link.
  • All teams are scheduled to have 8 qualification matches.
  • Elimination rounds will consist of 8 alliances of 2 teams.
  • Skills and Judging will be available on a queuing system up until the end of the qualification round

Grade Level: Middle School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 27-Feb-2026 - 28-Feb-2026

Venue/Location:
STEM Innovation Academy
3636 Research Road Northwest
Calgary, Alberta T2L 1Y1
Canada

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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

The following schedule represents the order of events, a detailed one will be released in February.

Friday, February 27, 2026

  • 5:00pm - Doors, Check-In, Pit Areas, & Inspection opens
  • 6:00 to 8:00pm - Skills and Practice Fields open
  • 8:00pm - Venue closes

Saturday, February 28, 2026

  • 7:00 am - Doors, Check-In, Pit Areas, & Inspection opens
  • 9:00 am - Inspection closes, Opening Ceremony and Driver Meeting begins
  • 9:30 am - Judging and Skills Open
  • 10:30 am - Judging Closes and Qualification Begins
  • noon - Lunch break
  • 12:45 pm - Qualifications and Skills resume
  • Qualifications Finish. Skills closes at the end of the last qualification match
  • 4:00 pm - Alliance selection starts
  • 5:30 pm - Elimination Round Begins
  • 7:00 pm - Closing Ceremony, Awards, & Cleanup
  • 8:00 pm - Venue closes

Please note, judging for Middle School Teams is only open from 9:30am to 10:30am. All teams that wish to complete judging must do so at this time.

Volunteer

Interested in joining the team?  We are always looking for volunteers to join the crew to help in the following areas:

  • Friday setup
  • Skills score keeping, field reset, and match queuing.
  • Saturday evening and/or Sunday morning clean up.

Please contact Andre Shoucri if interested. [email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event that the venue is closed, the tournament will be cancelled or postponed to a later date. Refunds will be processed after the fees of hosting the event have been paid.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: Refunds will be given 

 

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: Refunds will be given if the spot is filled by another team. Refunds will not be given if the spot is not filled by another team.

 
Date: 27-Feb-2026 - 28-Feb-2026
STEM Innovation Academy
3636 Research Road Northwest
Calgary, Alberta T2L 1Y1
Canada

Travel Info

STEM Innovation Academy
3636 Research Rd NW
Calgary, Alberta T2L 1Y1

Webcast

Webcast link will be live at the start of the opening ceremony on Saturday, February 28.

Judging Format

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. The submission deadline for digital notebooks will be 7 days before the event, which is 5:00 PM MST, February 20, 2026. Any notebook entries after this date will not be considered by the judges.