General Info
General Info
Welcome to the 9th Annual Sweetwater VEX Robotics High 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 ranking sessions. The registration window closes (Sept 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 3, 2026
- Grade Level
- High 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
- 24
- 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 Eastlake High School Oct 10, 2026
12:30PM Doors open for teams, Check in, load in to pits, inspection begins
1:00PM - Opening remarks and match lists run, Driver meeting
1:30PM - Qualifying matches begin
4:00PM - Qualifying rounds end, clean up and load out
Qualifying Session #2 at Olympian High School Nov 14, 2026
12:30PM Doors open for teams, Check in, load in to pits, inspection begins
1:00PM - Opening remarks and match lists run, Driver meeting
1:30PM - Qualifying matches begin
4:00PM - Qualifying rounds end, clean up and load out
Qualifying Session #3 at Hilltop High School Dec 5, 2026
12:30PM Doors open for teams, Check in, load in to pits, inspection begins
1:00PM - Opening remarks and match lists run, Driver meeting
1:30PM - Qualifying matches begin
4:00PM - Qualifying rounds end, clean up and load out
High School League Championships at Montgomery High School Jan 16, 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 in their events.vex.com account, 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.