Duneland Winter VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Override High School Teams
- Date
- 20-Feb-2027 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- VE-V5-27-65861
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition™
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 50
- Spots Open
- -
- Event Region
- Indiana
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 5
- Standard Registration Opens
- 1-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 13-Feb-2027 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- Feb 19, 2027
- Price
- $50.00
- Registration opens at a future date.
General Info
Arrival:
- Enter through Door 31 at the NW corner of the High School.
- Bus and parking available in lot .
- Student waivers must be completed online.
- Check in immediately upon entry.
- Physicsl Copies of the Engineer’s Notebooks submitted at Check-in.
- Competition Arena located in the Commons.
- Team Pits located in the commons. Power will be provided as much as possible, but feel free to bring your own power strips
- Concessions available. (Snack items and pizza orders for lunch.)
- Facility is ADA accessible.
Grade Level: High School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No
Grade Level: High School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 20-Feb-2027
Venue/Location:2125 South 11th Street
Chesterton, Indiana 46304
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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3 Competition arenas. 2 Skills arenas: This space will also be hosting a MS V5 tournament concurrently.
We are unable to provide practice fields, but if anyone would like to bring theirs, just let me know.
Schedule (Subject to change):
7:30 AM Doors Open & Registration
7:45-8:45 Inspection, and Practice (Practice open on all Competition fields)
8:45-9:00 Drivers meeting, Announcements and Introductions
9:00-9:10 Opening Ceremony and National Anthem
9:15-12:00 PM Qualification Matches and Skills Challenge
12:00-12:30 Lunch (Please visit our concession stand or Order Pizzas!)
12:30-3:00 Qualification Matches and Skills Challenge
3:00-3:30 Alliance Selection
3:30-5:00 Elimination Matches and Championship
5:00-5:20 Awards and Closing Ceremony
Volunteer
We welcome any and all volunteers for this event! Please contact Jay Drew [email protected] if you would like to volunteer!
I will especially need scorekeeper referees and skills folks if you have anyone available. I'll send out an email with volunteer info closer to the event.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
In the event of bad weather cancellations please visit the event on events.vex.com I will post updates about the event status as needed in the General description. It is the policy of Duneland Schools to follow the recommendations of local, county, and state authorities. If there is a travel advisory or state of emergency declared for Chesterton, Porter County, or Indiana, the event will be cancelled. Otherwise, we will be holding the event. Please make the safest decision for you and your teams.
Coaches will be notified by email in the event of a cancellation.
Any questions or late arrivals please call Jay Drew @ 219-628-1048.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event: Refunds will be provided.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: No refunds will be provided.
Payment Deadline is February 19th, 2027. Not paying by this date may mean that your team may be placed on the waitlist to make room for another team.
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.
Only physical engineering notebooks will be reviewed