TYRA SSHS VEX V5 Robotics Competition- New Year, New Me

MS/HS Teams

Date: 9-Jan-2027 Add to Calendar
Event Code: RE-V5RC-26-5179
Program: VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Event Type: Open Tournament
Event Format: In-Person
Field Control System: Smart Field Control
Capacity: 30
Spots Open: -
Event Region: Texas - Region 2
Max Registrations per Organization: 6
Priority Registration Opens: 3-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
Standard Registration Opens: 17-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
Registration Deadline: 1-Jan-2027 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline: 12/19/2027
Price: $95.00

This event is closed to registration because:

Registration opens at a future date.

General Info

This event will be held at Sulphur Springs High School in the Cafeteria and surrounding areas of the school.

Our physical address is 1200 Connally St Sulphur Springs, TX 75482

Google Maps will take you to the front door/parent entrance to the school. You will want to use the student entrance and park in the student lot on Houston St. Look for the signs for Hopkins County Regional Civic Center, Southwest Dairy Museum, and the 20 foot tall cow statues (not joking).

Doors will open at 8:30 am and check-in will begin at 9:00 am.

There will be seating for spectators in the cafeteria. Pit area for teams will be in the hallways near the cafeteria.

Teams will be given drive team badges and 2 mentor badges per team. The badges allow access to the pit area, but adults (coaches, mentors and parents) should not be in the pit areas for long.

Concessions will be available all day and for lunch. More info to come.

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: 9-Jan-2027

Venue/Location:

Sulphur Springs High School
1200 Connally Street
Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482
United States

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Agenda

Agenda is subject to minor changes as necessary.

8:30 a.m.	Doors open, registration opens, pits open
9:00 a.m.	Inspection starts
9:00 a.m.	Volunteer training for referees, judges, field staff
9:30 a.m.	Fields available for practice matches. Student set-up in pit area.
10:00 a.m.	Registration closes, inspection ends
10:15 a.m.	Opening ceremonies and driver meeting
10:30 a.m.	Qualifications, Skills Challenges, and Judging
12:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 p.m.	Qualifications, Skills Challenges, and Judging
2:00 p.m.	Qualifications end, Skills Challenges end
2:30 p.m.	Finals Matches
3:30 p.m.	Awards
3:45 p.m.	Clean-Up

Volunteer

Each registered team is expected to bring 1 volunteer. This can be an adult or extra student, there are plenty of jobs available.

Contact Bryan Cole at [email protected] for more information.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of an emergency or weather-related closure, we will contact registered teams.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event:

All registered teams will receive refunds or free entry to make-up event or next event SSISD Robotics runs.

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

Refunds will be issued up to 14 days prior to the event. Refunds will not be issued after that time.

Date: 9-Jan-2027

Sulphur Springs High School
1200 Connally Street
Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482
United States

Travel Info

Please pull into the back, larger parking lot on Houston St.

Turn in by the large cow statues.

Those doors will be the doors used that day for team and spectator entry/exit.

Judging Format

Judging Format

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