General Info
General Info
All approved events and event attendees are required to follow all local, state, federal, or any other government ordinances regarding COVID-19 safety procedures, social distancing, and best hygiene practices. Event Partners should continually assess, based on current government guidelines, whether to postpone, cancel, or significantly reduce the number of attendees when necessary.
Thanks for registering for the White House 11th Annual VEX Winter Tournament! The event will take place Saturday with qualification in the morning and the tournament and awards Saturday afternoon. Friday is an optional check-in and teams can run skills at this time as well. We will contact you closer to the event with more details including directions, school maps, times, and food options. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please email [email protected]. Participants will be required to submit the VEX liability release form.
- Venue
- White House High School - Annex
- Address
- 111 Meadows Rd, White House, Tennessee 37188, United States
- Dates
- November 20 – 21, 2026
- Grade Level
- High School
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 36
- Spots Open
- 23
- Event Region
- Tennessee
- Max Registrations per Org
- 4
- Priority Registration Opens
- 31-Aug-2026 00:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 25-Sep-2026 00:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 30-Oct-2026 00:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 13 Nov 2026
- Price
- $150.00
Agenda
Friday, November 20th, 2026 Tentative Schedule
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM -- Check-in, Inspection, Skills (Optional)
Saturday, November 21st, 2026 Tentative Schedule
Event Check-In / Registration 7:30am - 8:30 am
Inspection: 7:30am - 9:00 am
Judges Interviews: 8:00-9:00
Skills Challenges Field Open: 8:00am - 2:00pm (closed for lunch 12-1)
Drivers Meeting: 9:00am
Qualification Matches Begin: 9:30am
Lunch Break: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Qualification Matches Continue: 1:00pm - 3:15pm
Alliance Selection: 3:30
Championship Rounds: 3:45pm - 4:45pm
Awards Ceremony: 5:00pm
Stream
Webcast The tournamnet is streamed through YouTube at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/live/bgD0-fgl4-k?si=fVHiFds5HX6OztlY
Judging Format
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.
Volunteer
Volunteer Volunteers are essential to a successful tournament. Please consider volunteering. No prior experience is necessary. Please email peter.buchanan@sumnerschools.org to sign up. Volunteers will receive any training necessary, a volunteer t-shirt, and a full day of inspiration working with incredibly talented youth.
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy In the event of bad weather, updates will be made by email.