General Info
General Info
Congratulations on your qualification for the GA VEX State Championship. All the information for the event can be found at the link below:
Coming Soon
If a team double-qualifies for a World Championship spot, the state’s next highest ranking team from the Georgia State Championship Skills list will receive the invitation. Invitation numbers will be evaluated over the season to ensure we have enough spots. If needed, the event will have spots added.
World Championship qualifying awards and invitations are issued to teams whether or not the teams have expressed an intention to attend the event. Unaccepted World Championship invitations are not offered or transferred to other teams.
Please remember - All participants are expected to complete the Online Consent Form Once per season covers all events.
- Venue
- Ola High School
- Address
- 357 North Ola Road, McDonough, Georgia 30252, United States
- Dates
- February 5 – 6, 2027
- Grade Level
- High School
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- Remote Engineering Notebooks
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Invitational Tournament
- Event Format
- Invitational
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 40
- Spots Open
- 40
- Event Region
- Georgia
- Standard Registration Opens
- 27-Jul-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 3-Feb-2027 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- Monday, February 1, 2027
- Price
- $200.00
Agenda
*subject to change if teams are added due to qualification numbers.
Friday - Friday is not mandatory - it is optional for teams wanting to do early inspection and robot skills.
5:00 - 6:00 PM - Check In and Inspection
5:30 - 8:00 PM - Skills Challenges
8:15 PM - Venue Closes
Saturday
7:30 AM - Team Load In – Pit Area and practice fields open
7:30 - 8:00 AM - Team Registration
7:30 - 8:30 AM - Inspection (All teams must have passed inspected by 8:30. Any robot not inspected by this time will be removed from the tournament.)
8:30 - 9:15 AM - Driver Meeting and Opening Ceremonies
9:30 - 12:30 PM - Skills Challenges and Qualifying Rounds (Skills fields will close at the last qualification match.)
12:30 - 1:15 PM - Lunch
1:15 - 3:15 PM - Qualification Matches and Judging
3:15- 3:45 PM - Alliance Selection
4:00- 5:30 PM - Elimination Bracket and Awards
Judging Format
Judging Format • Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions • Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. • The notebook submission deadline is Wednesday, January 27, 2026, at 11:59 PM EST. • In Person Team Interviews: • Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. • All teams will have the opportunity to be interviewed at least once. Some teams may receive second interviews if the Judges need additional information.
Volunteer
Volunteer Contact the event partner to volunteer - Christie.Schmitt@henry.k12.ga.us
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy Weather decisions will be made based off the local school system decisions.
- Excellence Award - High School (V5)
- Tournament Champions (V5)
- Robot Skills Champion (V5)
- Design Award (V5)
- Innovate Award (V5)
- Judges Award (V5)