General Info
General Info
Welcome to the 3rd annual Calhoun Colts VEX Robotics Competition.
This year's game, VEX V5: Overide Robotics Competition, will be played by high school and middle school teams of students as they design, build and program a robot to defeat each other.
Breakfast and Lunch are offered for purchase by the Calhoun Robotics club
Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents.
The Submission deadline for engineering notebooks for this event will be FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM.
- Venue
- Calhoun High School
- Address
- 1786 State Street, Merrick, New York 11566, United States
- Dates
- November 14, 2026
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents.
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 25
- Spots Open
- 0
- Event Region
- New York-South
- Max Registrations per Org
- 3
- Priority Registration Opens
- 1-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 15-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 6-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 11/02/2026
- Price
- $130.00
Agenda
7:30 AM - Doors Open
7:45 AM - Volunteer Training
8:00 AM - Inspection Table Open / Skills Field opens
9:00 AM - Inspection Table Closes
9:05 AM - Match Schedule Created
9:15 AM - 12 Qualification Matches / Judging Interviews in Pits
12:00 - 12:45 Lunch Break
12:45 PM Qualification Matches Resume
3:00 PM Alliance Selection
3:15 PM Eliminations
4:30 Award Ceremony
Judging Format
Judging Format Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date.
Volunteer
Volunteer Volunteers are always welcome. We offer a complimentary breakfast, lunch, and a certificate of community service hours. Experts in engineering and robotics are always welcome, but anyone can help. We have roles for volunteers of all ability levels. Contact: ecatapano@bellmore-merrick.k12.ny.us
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy In the event of severe inclement weather or other emergency, the event partner will coordinate with the school district and building administrators to decide as early as possible about any potential delay or cancellation of the event. Any delay or cancellation will be posted on the events.vex.com website, and the event host will contact by text/email all attending teams as eary as possible. The tentative reschedule date is TBD