General Info

Welcome to the 9th Annual Sweetwater VEX Robotics Middle School League!

REGISTRATION FOR THIS LEAGUE EVENT IS ONLY OPEN TO SCHOOLS OF THE SWEETWATER UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THERE ARE OTHER REGIONAL OPEN TOURNAMENTS THAT ARE HOSTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT THAT YOU ARE WELCOME TO REGISTER FOR AND ATTEND. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS DISTRICT LEAGUE EVENT IS ONLY OPEN TO SUHSD SCHOOLS.

We are excited to have you join us this season! This season we will host three ranking sessions, and one day of finals. Each team will be expected to participate in all 3 of the 3 qualifying sessions. The registration window closes (September 11). If we have new teams, it is my hope that an experienced team will take them under their wings to mentor them during their rookie season. Let me know if you are interested in either providing that support, or if you need it!

Venue: Olympian High School
Address: 1925 Magdalena, Chula Vista, California 91913, United States
Dates: October 10, 2026
Grade Level: Middle School
Skills Challenge: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Registration & Logistics

Event Type: League
Event Format: In-Person
Field Control: Smart Field Control
Capacity: 42
Spots Open: 33
Event Region: California - Region 4
Max Registrations per Org: 8
Standard Registration Opens: 24-Aug-2026 12:00 EDT
Registration Deadline: 1-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
Payment Deadline: 1-Nov-2026 16:00 EDT

Agenda

Qualifying Session #1 at San Ysidro High School Oct 10, 2020

7:15AM - Doors open for volunteers
8:00AM - Doors open for teams, Load into pits, Inspection begins
8:00AM to 8:45AM - Check in, inspection, pits, practice rounds
8:30AM - Opening remarks and match lists run, Driver meeting
9:00AM - Qualifying matches begin
12:30PM - Qualifying matches end, teams need to unpack pits, cleanup, and allow High school teams to setup

Qualifying Session #2 at Olympian High School Nov 14, 2026

7:15AM - Doors open for volunteers
8:00AM - Doors open for teams, Load into pits, Inspection begins
8:00AM to 8:45AM - Check in, inspection, pits, practice rounds
8:30AM - Opening remarks and match lists run, Driver meeting
9:00AM - Qualifying matches begin
12:30PM - Qualifying matches end, teams need to unpack pits, cleanup, and allow High school teams to setup

Qualifying Session #3 at Hilltop High School Dec 5, 2026

7:15AM - Doors open for volunteers
8:00AM - Doors open for teams, Load into pits, Inspection begins
8:00AM to 8:45AM - Check in, inspection, pits, practice rounds
8:30AM - Opening remarks and match lists run, Driver meeting
9:00AM - Qualifying matches begin
12:30PM - Qualifying matches end, teams need to unpack pits, cleanup, and allow High school teams to setup

Middle School League Championships at Montgomery High School Jan 18, 2027

8:00 am . . . Team Arrivals / Pits Open, Team Check-In and Registration,
Practice Field Opens, Inspection Table Opens
8:45 am . . . Deadline for Check-In
9:00 am . . . Opening Welcome - Please stop work on robots at this time. Drivers meeting
9:30 am . . . Qualifying Matches Begin, Skills Challenge Field Opens, Judging
Begins
Deadline for Inspection
12:00 pm . . Lunch Begins
12:45 pm . . Qualifying Matches Resume
2:30 pm . . . Qualifying Ends
3:00 pm . . . Alliance Selections, Judging Ends, Skills Challenge Field Closes
3:30 pm . . . Final Matches Begin
4:30 pm . . . Awards Ceremony
5:00 pm . . . Team Load-Out

The event partner will contact teams if the event must be postponed due to a natural disaster. Teams should make sure their contact information is up to date and includes both school and non-school phone numbers.

Judging Format

Judging Format There will be Judging only at the League Championships in January. • 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.

Volunteer

Volunteer 7:00 am . . . Doors Open for Volunteers 8:00 am . . . Judge's Meeting, Referee's Meeting, Volunteers Meeting 5:00 pm . . . Clean-Up begins All volunteers are welcome to contact the Event Partner Joe Amaro at: jamaro@cox.net

Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy Tournament will cancel only due to a natural disaster. The event partner will contact teams if the event must be postponed. Teams should make sure their contact information in their events.vex.com account is up to date and includes both school and non-school phone numbers.