2019 TMT Waiakea Hilo Honokaa (WHH) VEX IQ League

Date: 7-Sep-2019 - 18-Jan-2020
Event Code: RE-VIQC-19-9153
Program: VEX IQ Robotics Competition™
Event Type: League
Capacity: 32
Spots Open: 0
Event Region: Hawaii
Max Registrations per Organization: 4
Standard Registration Opens: 8-Aug-2019 11:33 EDT
Registration Deadline: 31-Aug-2019 11:34 EDT
Price: $125.00

This event is closed to registration because:

This event currently has no spaces available.
It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

Mission Statement

The Waiakea Honokaa Hilo (WHH) VEX IQ League's mission is to provide numerous opportunities for Hawaii Island elementary and middle school students in the Waiakea, Honokaa, and Hilo complex area to compete in local robotics tournaments.

Vision

We aspire to provide a strong organizational structure that prepares students to succeed at state-level tournaments, resources and workshops that help students to better understand the engineering and design process, and opportunities to network and develop authentic relationships that transcend the walls of a student's participating school or club.

LATE Arrivals

Teams must be checked in 45 minutes prior to the start of the qualification matches so that the match schedule may be printed. Teams must contact the event partner if they are running late or they will be removed from the team list for the event.

Team Payment

Teams must be paid in full before the first qualifying event on September 28, 2019. Teams not paid at this time may be dropped at the event partner's discretion to allow teams in from the wait list. If you are unable to meet this deadline we will work with your organization to arrange payment at a later date. Please email the tournament coordinator Jon Kitagawa.

Team Expectations / Code of Conduct

We expect the following behavior and ethical standards at all REC Foundation-sanctioned events.

Act with integrity, honesty, and reliability
Behave in a respectful and professional manner with event staff, volunteers, and fellow competitors
Exhibit maturity and class when dealing with difficult and stressful situations
Respect individual differences
Follow all rules as listed in the current game manual(s)
Student-centered teams with limited adult assistance
Safety as a top priority
Good sportsmanship, which includes supporting your alliance partners

These expectations apply to all team members and all adults associated with a team including, but not limited to, teachers, mentors and parents. Judges will consider team conduct and ethics when determining awards.

With regards to adult interference -- If confirmed by judges / inspector / event partner, the team will be disqualified from all awards.

Event Type:

Scrimmage: An unscored event geared towards helping students to better understand how the current season game is played.
The scrimmage is not counted towards the team's required participation.
Teamwork Challenge Qualification: A scored event that counts towards the team's finals standings and required participation. This event will only offer teamwork skills matches only.
Finals: A scored event that will include an additional set of teamwork matches that count towards the team's final's sedding and required participation. The event will offer autonmous and driver's skills matches. The event will inlcude the finals seeding and determine the overall league winners for teamwork and autonomous skills.
Workshops: The league will offer targeted workshop sessions after most events. Attendance to these workshops are optional and will not count towards your team's rankings. These workshops will last approximately two hours depending on the focus.

Scrimmage Schedule

(September 7)
9:00 AM - Team Inspection
9:30 AM - Opening Ceremonies
9:45 AM - Driver's Meeting
10:00 AM - Scrimmage Matches
12:00 PM - Closing Remarks / Clean up

Teamwork Challenge Qualification

(September 28, October 26, November 16, December 14)
9:00 AM - Team Inspection and Check In
9:30 AM - Opening Ceremonies
9:45 AM - Driver's Meeting
10:00 AM - Teamwork Challenge Matches
11:00 AM - Snack Intermission
11:30 AM - Teamwork Challenge Matches Continue
1:00 PM - Tournament Closing Remarks
1:00-3:00 PM - Workshop Session *Optional Attendance, Select Dates, Topics to be announced

Finals

9:00 AM - Team Inspection & Check In
9:30 AM - Opening Ceremonies
9:45 AM - Driver's Meeting
10:00 AM - Teamwork Challenge Matches
11:00 AM - Snack Intermission
11:30 AM - Driver & Autonomous Skills Matches
1:30 PM - Finals Matches
2:30 PM - Awards Ceremony
3:15 PM - League Closing Remakrs / Clean up

Questions about the agenda should be emailed to [email protected]

Volunteer

The WHH league has many scheduled events this season.
We are currently seeking volunteers for:

Field Resetter
Emcee / Announcers
Awards Judges
Referees
Robot Inspection
Set up / Clean up

Experience is not required and you can be trained on site.
Please contact Jon Kitagawa ([email protected]) if you are able to volunteer at any one of our scheduled league events.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event that we are unable to convene due to inclement/bad weather the individual event will be rescheduled.
The event partner will contact teams if the event must be postponed.

Teams should make sure their contact information is up to date in events.vex.com, and includes both school and non-school phone numbers.

Refund and Payment Policies

The Waiakea Hilo Honokaa Leauge is not able to offer refunds due to incurred costs to organize and run the league.
Once payment is recieved, we are unable to offer refunds for cancellations or no-shows at our league events.

Please be sure that your team is committed to participating in the WHH League before registering.

Webcast

Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5ssd53lEBI&feature=youtu.be

STEM Research

This season the STEM Research Project is presented as a 4-minute video plus 15 seconds of credits that the team records and uploads to SchoolTube, YouTube, or a similar online video platform. A link to the video must be submitted to the Event Partner no later than ONE WEEK BEFORE the tournament date. Follow these steps:

Please refer to the **STEM Research Project and Presentation** document from the REC Foundation. The document can be found in the VEX IQ Challenge Team Resources area at https://www.roboticseducation.org
Record the STEM Presentation as a video following the instructions in the STEM Research Project and Presentation document.
Upload the video to one of the online video resources following the instructions in the STEM Research Project and Presentation document.
Have the coach or another adult email the link to the video, including the team number and contact information for the coach, to the Event Partner no later than ONE WEEK BEFORE the tournament date:
Jon Kitagawa <[email protected]>
Teams WILL NOT be interviewed by judges at the event, unless the event qualifies teams directly to VEX Worlds. Please refer to the STEM Research Project and Presentation document for details.
Only ONE submission allowed per team. If two or more video links are sent to the Event Partner, only the first link received will be considered.
The winner of the STEM Research Project Award will be announced with the other judged awards at the event.

If you have questions about this process, please contact your REC Foundation Regional Support Manager. Refer to our website for contact information: events.vex.com/support

REC Foundation Design Award Rubric

Participant Release Form Spanish

REC Foundation Code of Conduct

Criteria for registered VEX IQ Challenge teams (Elementary and Middle School) to qualify for participation in championship events.

VIQC Qualifying Criteria

A description of this year's STEM Research Project

STEM Research Project Topic (2019-2020)

A description of this year's STEM Research Project Rubric.

STEM Research Project Topic Rubric (2019-2020)

VIQC Sqaured Away One Page Description.

VIQC Sqaured Away One Page Description

VIQC Robot Inspection Checklist.