ARCA Winter High School Tournament

V5, HS Only, Digital Notebooks, In Person Interviews

Date: 19-Dec-2026 Add to Calendar
Event Code: RE-V5RC-26-5395
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: Arizona
Max Registrations per Organization: 6
Priority Registration Opens: 29-Sep-2026 19:00 EDT
Standard Registration Opens: 24-Oct-2026 19:00 EDT
Registration Deadline: 15-Dec-2026 19:00 EST
Payment Deadline: December 12, 2026
Price: $100.00

This event is closed to registration because:

Registration opens at a future date.

General Info

Arizona Robotics Competition Alliance (ARCA) is excited to host this V5 high school only tournament.

If you have any questions, please contact Lori Ruff at [email protected].

Grade Level: High School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks, In-Person Interviews

Grade Level: High School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks

Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 19-Dec-2026

Venue/Location:

Basha High School
5990 South Val Vista Drive
Chandler, Arizona 85249
United States

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Agenda

Subject to change:

8:00 AM - Doors open, and team check-in begins

8:15 AM - Inspection opens

9:30 AM - Drivers' and Coaches meeting

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Qualification matches

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM - 3:30 PM Qualification matches

15-20 minute break

Alliance selection and Finals

5:00 PM Awards

The Robot Skills Challenge will be offered throughout the day:

8:30 - 9 AM
9:30 AM - 12 PM
1:00 PM until Qualification Matches End

Volunteer

Volunteer SignUp will be out shortly.

Please contact Lori Ruff at [email protected] with questions.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Event is indoors. Weather should not be an issue.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: Full refund, minus any fees assiciated with events.VEX.com (currently no fees)

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: No Refund

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. Please make sure your engineering notebook link is on Events.VEX.com by noon, December 12.