Brawl at the Beaver Dam

DuBois Area High School Western PA State Qualifying Event

Date
14-Feb-2026 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-V5RC-25-0268
Program
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Event Type
Open Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
Smart Field Control
Capacity
44
Spots Open
3
Event Region
Pennsylvania - West
Max Registrations per Organization
6
Standard Registration Opens
1-Oct-2025 12:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
6-Feb-2026 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline
30-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
Price
$75.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

 

Welcome to DuBois Area Robotics VEX V5 State Qualifier! This event is primarily for schools located in Western Pennsylvania.

*There may be discounts offered for teams who supply event volunteers and/or for PA Rural Robotics Member Schools. This information will be finalized at a later date.

Grade Level: High School and Middle School V5RC

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format:

  • In-Person Judging

  • Online Engineering Notebooks - Due February 6, 2026


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks

Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 14-Feb-2026

Venue/Location:
DuBois Area Senior High School
425 Orient Avenue
DuBois, Pennsylvania 15801
United States

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Agenda

 

 

8:00 am  =  Doors open

8:30 am - 9:30 am  =  Inspections and practice fields open

9:30 am - 9:40 am  =  Drivers Meeting

9:45 am - 12:30 pm  =  Qualification Matches/ Skills/ Interviews

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm =  Lunch

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm  =  Qualification Matches/ Skills/ Interviews

4:10 pm - 4:30 pm =  Alliance Selection 

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm =  Eliminations/Finals

5:40 pm - 6:00 pm  =  Awards Ceremony

Volunteer

Teams will be responsible for field setup after the completion of their match scoring. We will be utilizing volunteers from our school, but will also need coaches and mentors to fill roles when they are at the competition. Responsibilities for volunteers will be determined after registration has closed, but may occur as late as competition day. We may be offering a discounted cost to attend the event for teams who provide a volunteer.  More information regarding this will be provided at a later date.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

If there is inclement weather or a need to cancel, an attempt to reschedule will be made.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

Refunds will only be issued in the event of a weather cancellation or extenuating circumstance as determined by the Event Partner. You may contact [email protected] or [email protected] to discuss any refunds.

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

If payment has not been completed, teams can be removed.  Refunds can also be made if notification is made 2 weeks prior to the contest.  If a cancellation is within 2 weeks, no refund will be made.

Judging Format

Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents.The submission deadline for updating the notebook link is Friday, February 6, 2026.