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Stratford VEX IQ Level Up Tournament 1

VEX IQ Robotics Competition

Date
6-Dec-2026 Add to Calendar
Event Code
VE-IQ-26-65830
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition™
Event Type
Open Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
40
Spots Open
50%+
Event Region
California - South
Max Registrations per Organization
6
Priority Registration Opens
6-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
Standard Registration Opens
20-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
29-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline
12/1/2026
Price
$185.00

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General Info

Welcome to our VEX IQ Robotics Competition on December 6, 2026! Stratford School, San Marino Robotics Lab, and JS Education Foundation are pleased to host this event together. We look forward to welcoming teams for a day of teamwork, problem-solving, and competition.

Please review the current season’s Game Manual and make sure your robot is ready for inspection. Arrive on time so your team can complete check-in and robot inspection before matches begin.

Teams wishing to have their engineering notebooks considered for judging should follow the digital submission instructions and deadline on the RobotEvents event page.

Food and Refreshments

Pizza lunches will be available by preorder, and snacks will be sold at the venue. Pizza ordering details will be shared before the event. Teams and families are also welcome to bring their own food and water.

Spectators and Event Updates

Families and friends are welcome to attend and support the teams. Please respect the competition areas and follow the directions of event staff and volunteers.

Coaches and team contacts should check this event page before the tournament for the final schedule, parking information, and other updates.

We look forward to seeing your teams compete!

 


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Initial Team Interviews / In-Person Engineering Notebooks

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 6-Dec-2026

Venue/Location:
Stratford School
2046 Allen Ave
ALTADENA, California 91001
United States

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Agenda

  • 7:30 AM: Volunteers Check-in
  • 8:00 - 8:45 AM: Team Check-in & Inspection
  • 9:00 - 9:15 AM: Drivers Meeting
  • 9:15 AM - 12:15 PM: Tournament Qualifying Matches
  • 12:15 - 1:00 PM: Lunch Break
  • 1:00 - 3:00 PM: Tournament Qualifying Matches (continued) 
  • 3:15 - 4:15 PM: Finals & Awards
  • 4:30 PM: Event Concludes

Skills matches will be available during the qualification matches period (Closed During Lunch).

Volunteer

Students and adults volunteers are needed and welcome! Please contact [email protected] for volunteer details.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Bad weather should not affect this event. In case of a cancellation, the event partner will contact you as early as possible. Teams should make sure their contact information in events.vex.com is up to date and includes both school and non-school phone numbers.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

Full refunds will be available. 

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:

Full refund will be available if cancelled at least 7 days before event day. 

No refund available if cancelled 7 days or less before event day. 

Judging Format

The Initial Team Interviews will be conducted remotely, and Engineering Notebooks will be submitted to judges digitally via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact.  Initial Interviews and Notebook submission deadlines may be scheduled ahead of the event date.

Waitlist

0 teams are on the waitlist for this event.

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