St. Mary's Next Level Winter Tournament -Middle School

Agenda

• 8:15 Doors Open

• 8:15-9:15 AM Team Check-in & Inspection

• 9:00 AM Skills Open

• 9:30 AM Opening Ceremonies

• 9:45 AM Qualification Matches Begin 

• 11:30-12:30 PM Lunch Break / Judging

• 12:30: Resume Qualification Matches

• 2:30 PM Skills End

• 3:00-3:30 PM Final Matches

• 4:00 PM Awards Ceremony

Volunteer

Please provide one volunteer per team. 

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

We will follow our bad weather policy and reserve the right to cancel or reschedule for weather at the discretion of our leadership.

Refund and Payment Policies

No refunds will be issued once paid.  In the case of a weather-related cancellation, the event will be rescheduled. 

STEM Research

1. 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
2. Record the STEM Presentation as a video following the instructions in the STEM Research Project and Presentation document.
3. Upload the video to one of the online video resources following the instructions in the STEM Research Project and Presentation document.
4. 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:

   Meagan Michael <[email protected]>

5. 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.
6. 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.
7. The winner of the STEM Research Project Award will be announced with the other judged awards at the event.