STEM Innovation Academy VEX V5 Robotics Competition (MS)

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Date
13-Dec-2025 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-V5RC-25-0940
Program
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Event Type
Open Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
Smart Field Control
Capacity
16
Spots Open
1
Event Region
Alberta/Saskatchewan
Max Registrations per Organization
4
Standard Registration Opens
20-Aug-2025 19:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
5-Dec-2025 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline
8-Dec-2025 12:00 EST
Price
CA$100.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • This event has reached capacity. Teams on waitlist may still be added.
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

Middle School Tournament Live Stream link to be posted closer to event date.

The STEM Innovation Academy V5RC Tournament event will be held in the main atrium at STEM Innovation Academy High School, in Calgary.

You are on the event page for the Middle School event, but please be aware that this event will be run in parallel with a High School event. The middle school event capacity is 16 teams and will have one competition field, at least one skills field, and at least one practice field.  

Event Features:

  • Seating area and balcony will be available for spectators to view the fields.
  • Classrooms will be used as team pit areas.
  • The event will be live streamed. Please go the Webcast tab on event day fo find the link.
  • All teams are scheduled to have at least 6 qualification matches.
  • Elimination rounds will consist of 8 alliances of 2 teams.
  • Skills and Judging will be available on a queuing system up until the end of the qualification round

Grade Level: Middle School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 13-Dec-2025

Venue/Location:
STEM Innovation Academy High School
3636 Research Road Northwest
Calgary, Alberta T2L 1Y1
Canada

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Agenda

The following schedule represents the order of events a detailed one will be released in December.

Friday, December 12, 2025

5:00pm to 7:00pm - Optional: Teams are welcome to drop-in to complete robot inspection and set up their pit areas. Practice fields may be available.

Saturday, December 13, 2025

7:00 am - Doors Open & Inspections
9:00 am - Inspection closes, Opening Ceremony and Driver Meeting begins
9:30 am - Qualifications Start, Skills and Judging Open
12:00 pm - Lunch break
12:45 pm - Qualifications, Skills and Judging resume
4:15 pm - Qualifications Finish, Skills & Judging closes
4:30 pm - Alliance selection starts
5:00 pm - Elimination Round Begins
6:30 pm - Closing Ceremony, Awards, & Cleanup

8:00 pm - Venue close

Volunteer

Interested in joining the team?  We are always looking for volunteers to join the crew to help in the following areas:

  • Friday setup
  • Skills score keeping, field reset, and match queuing.
  • Saturday evening and/or Sunday morning clean up.

Please contact Andre Shoucri if interested. [email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event that the venue is closed, the tournament will be cancelled or postponed to a later date. Refunds will be processed after the fees of hosting the event have been paid.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: Refunds will be given 

 

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: Refunds will be given if the spot is filled by another team. Refunds will not be given if the spot is not filled by another team.

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 digital notebooks will be 7 days before the event, which is December 6, 2025. Any notebook entries after this date will not be considered by the judges.

Live Stream

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