Potomac School Winter Classic VEX V5 Robotics Competition
(Blended MS/HS)
- Date
- 17-Jan-2026 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-25-0443
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 48
- Spots Open
- 1
- Event Region
- Virginia
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 10
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 1-Nov-2025 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 6-Dec-2025 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 20-Dec-2025 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 3-Jan-2025 22:00 EST
- Price
- $135.00
- This event has reached capacity. Teams on waitlist may still be added.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Welcome:
Welcome to the Potomac School V5RC High School Winter Classic. We are looking forward to an exciting day of competition.
Robot Skills, judged awards, and engineering notebook judging will be available. Please turn in the team’s engineering notebook at the inspection table. Teams with a digital engineering notebook must provide a printed hardcopy.
Location:
This tournament will be held at The Potomac School's Spangler Center in McLean, VA. Parking and entrance locations will be emailed to coaches prior to the event.
Payment:
Unless a payment date/plan has been precoordinated via email with the EP, registration fee must be paid by December 22, 2025, otherwise team will be moved to the waitlist.
Concessions:
Light refreshments will be sold throughout the event. Teams will be able to pre-order lunch for their teams and spectators.
COVID protocols for this event:
At this time, there are no specific COVID protocols for this event. Please visit the Health and Safety Polices information page to stay abreast of any changes to the COVID protocol for this venue.
Participant Release Form:
A Participant Release Form/Consent Form must be completed and uploaded for all team participants (students, coaches, and mentors) prior to the event. As a reminder, only those team members and coaches/mentors with a signed Participant Release Form/Consent Form will be allowed to participate. Please take a few minutes to complete and upload the forms as soon as possible. Upon arrival, all team members, coaches, and mentors must sign in at the check-in table.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 17-Jan-2026
Venue/Location:1301 Potomac School Road
McLean, Virginia 22101
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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| 7:00am | Doors Open to Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 7:30 - 8:30 | Check-ins, Inspections, Practices Fields Open | ||||||||||||||||
| 8:30 -8:45 | Drivers Meeting, Match Schedule Distribution | ||||||||||||||||
| 9:00 - 3:00 | Skills Field Open (Closes during lunch break and at the end of the last qualification match) | ||||||||||||||||
| 9:00 - 12:15 | Qualification Matches | ||||||||||||||||
| 12:15 - 1:00 | Lunch Break - Skills Fields Closed | ||||||||||||||||
| 1:00 - 2:30 | Qualifications Matches | ||||||||||||||||
| 2:30 - 2:45 | Alliance Selection (top 16 teams pick alliance - 32 teams in elimination rounds) | ||||||||||||||||
| 3:00 - 4:15 | Elimination Matches | ||||||||||||||||
| 4:15 pm | Awards | ||||||||||||||||
| 4:30-6:00pm | Clean up | ||||||||||||||||
The agenda might change prior to the tournament based on the number of teams registered.
Volunteer
Sign up to volunteer here. (https://signup.com/go/iwdNMEu)
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
An email will be sent to each team's primary and secondary POC in the event of bad weather. Teams should note that Northern Virginia area weather may differ from other parts of Virginia and should plan accordingly. This tournament will be cancelled if The Potomac School closes due to weather. Teams that choose not to attend due to weather will not receive a refund.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
- To cover processing fees and expenses leading up to the tournament, the refund will be $70.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
- No refund will be issued.
Unpaid teams will be put on the waitlist December 22, 2023, unless payment has been worked out via email with the EP Brian McCarthy.
Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges. Teams with a digital engineering notebook must provide a printed hardcopy.