6th Annual STEM SQUAD VEX IQ Robotics Elementary Competition

Date
10-Jan-2026 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VIQRC-25-3420
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition
Event Type
Open Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
36
Spots Open
14
Event Region
Florida - South
Max Registrations per Organization
4
Early-Bird Registration Opens
11-Nov-2025 12:00 EST
Standard Registration Opens
29-Nov-2025 12:00 EST
Registration Deadline
19-Dec-2025 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline
19-Dec-2025 12:00 EST
Price
$80.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

This is a South Florida Event Region Championship Qualifying event for the 2025-2026 season.

NOTE: This is now a physical notebook event. Please bring your physical notebook on the day of competition for judging.

 

This is an Elementary School event only.

The event will be held at Howard D. McMillan Middle School. VOLUNTEERS are needed (contact [email protected])

All attendees are expected to abide by the code of conduct.

All participants are expected to complete the participant release form . (also available in Spanish)  Once per season covers all events. 


Grade Level: Elementary

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 10-Jan-2026

Venue/Location:
Howard D. McMillan Middle School
13100 Southwest 59th Street
Miami, Florida 33183
United States

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Agenda

Doors open 7:30 AM (Check in and inspections open immediately)

Check-in until 8:15 (FIRM--if you hit traffic, you MUST call to be included in match list)

Skills field opens at 9:00 AM

Inspections COMPLETE at 9:00 AM (Again, this is FIRM--bring robots ready to compete)

Coaches Meeting 9:00AM

Driver's meeting 9:15AM

Opening ceremonies 9:30AM

First 3 matches queued to fields by 9:45AM

Qualifying matches begin 10:00AM

Lunch break 12:30-1:15PM

Qualifying matches resume 1:30PM

Skills field que closes at 3:00PM

Qualifying matches end 3:30PM - Last Skills allowed.

Alliance Practice 3:30-4:00PM

Alliance Finals 4:00-4:30PM

Awards and Closing ceremonies 4:30-5:00PM

Volunteer

YES!  We do need volunteers!  Volunteers are the heart of every VEX competition--without them the event simply cannot function.  In a perfect world, every robot team would provide at least 2 adult volunteers at every event.  There are lots of different roles that need to be filled, with varying degrees of expertise and physical activity.

PLEASE have one or two of your team parents email me at [email protected] with the subject "Volunteer for STEM SQUAD Tournament" in the subject line.  I will get back to them ASAP, and thanks in advance!!

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Due to the many demands on our facilities, we will not postpone this event. In the event of extreme weather (a hurricane, for instance) the event will be CANCELLED and your registrations refunded (less the fees incurred by robotevents.com).**

Notification of cancellations will be made through the contacts provided with your registration through robotevents.com and the RECF. Please make certain all your contact information is correct and current to stay informed!!

**From Robotevents.com: There is $5.00 USD fee, per registration, that will be withheld to cover website maintenance, processing fees, reporting, accounting, and system updates.

Refund and Payment Policies

Refunds will ONLY be issued in the case of an event cancellation. Please only register robots/teams that intend to attend. Due to the limited space for events, we will not issue a refund for a 'no show.'

All payments must be recieved by 12/19/25. Teams who fail to submit payment by this deadline may be replaced by a team from the waiting list.

Judging Format

Edited 12/18/25-

 

We have shifted to Physical Notebook submissions to make sure teams have time over the break to work on their notebooks as needed.