DeSales Catholic School VEX IQ Level Up
2nd Annual
- Date
- 9-Jan-2027 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- VE-IQ-26-66503
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition™
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 32
- Spots Open
- 50%+
- Event Region
- New York-North
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 10
- Priority Registration Opens
- 23-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 14-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 5-Jan-2027 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- January 5, 2027
- Price
- $65.00
General Info
Please join us at DeSales Catholic School for a day filled with the robotics competition
- Fields – We will have 5 skills fields during the first hour of the event so that all teams can complete their 3 driver and 3 autonomous skills matches. During the event we will have 2 match fields and 3 practice fields. Your teams must have passed inspection to be on the practice field. Please have teams reset the field after they are done.
- Pits – Each team will have a pit area with a table and chairs. More chairs will be available if needed. Teams will have access to power so please bring your own charging stations.
- Displays and Monitors – There will be screens setup around the gym that will display the skills as well as upcoming matches.
- Food - you may bring a bagged lunch or you can purchase from the consessions stand. We will not stop competetion so please be prepared to eat inbetween matches.
General Info:
* Parking is available in the lower (main) parking lot.
* Unloading is available in the upper parking lot, which is accessible from the main lot.
* Handicapped parking is available in the upper lot, but please do not block traffic from loading / unloading.
* Event is held in the gym, which is on the 2nd floor.
* Bathrooms are close to the gym.
* Concessions will be on the stage in the gym. They will be offering pizza, snacks and water from 11am - 3pm.
* We will have signs indicating where things are located as needed.
Coaches / staff / loading & unloading:
* Use upper lot for loading & unloading then please move your car to the lower lot for parking.
* Door is a normal man-door with 1 step, and will be unlocked.
* Once you enter the door, head left (West) and go straight down the hall to the gym. There are no stairs.
Guests / teams not bringing in equipment:
* Park in the lower lot and head to the bus circle area.
* The gym door will be unlocked. There will be EVENT signs indicating where to go.
* Go upstairs and the gym is to your left (West).
Buses:
May drop off using the bus circle and may park along the street (there is a bus parking lane)
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 9-Jan-2027
Venue/Location:6914 Chestnut Ridge Rd
Lockport, New York 14094
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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8:30-9:15am - Robotic Check-in/Inspections
9:20am - General Welcome Announcements
9:30 - 10:45am - Robot Skills (5 fields available)
11:00am - Qualification Matches Begin
12:00pm - Lunch
2:45pm - Finals Matches Begin
2:55pm - Awards and Closing Announcements
Please check back as we get closer to the event because all times are subject to change.
Volunteer
Please email [email protected] if you would like to volunteer.
We have several opportunities availbale from simple task such as resetting the field, checking teams in, to needing slighlty more experience as robot inspector.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
In the event of impending bad weather, we will work with the host site to determine if the event can be held on the regularly scheduled day and time. If the event cannot continue on its original schedule, every effort will be made to either keep the event on the same day with an adjusted schedule or reschedule the event to a different date and/or location. Updates will be provided via email and posted to the event webpage on events.vex.com.
Refund and Payment Policies
Refunds will not be issued for any reason. This includes, but is not limited to, if a team cancels their attendance to this Vex IQ Competition and weather.
Judging Format
- Please submit all engineering notebooks on arrival the day of the event for in person judging
Waitlist
0 teams are on the waitlist for this event.