General Info
General Info
Golden West Middle School is proud to host our annual VEX Robotics Tournament. Override is an exciting game and we can't wait to see all the cool designs and talk with some amazing students!
This tournament is a school-only event strictly for middle school teams.
All teams will be provided with a table and 2-4 chairs, and an electrical outlet for charging batteries. Please provide your own surge protector and bring all chargers, extra parts, and computers. Food will be available for purchase (more info on this to come)
- Venue
- Golden West Middle School
- Address
- 2651 De Ronde Drive, Fairfield, California 94533, United States
- Dates
- January 30, 2027
- Grade Level
- Middle School
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- School-Based Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 30
- Spots Open
- 19
- Event Region
- California - Region 2
- Max Registrations per Org
- 9
- Priority Registration Opens
- 19-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 5-Dec-2026 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 30-Dec-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 12/31/2026
- Price
- $200.00
Agenda
Saturday, 1/30
7:00 am: Doors Open, Registration, and Inspections
8:15 am: Event Announcements/Drivers Meeting
8:45 am: Opening Ceremonies
9:00 am - 11:30 am: Qualifying Matches
11:30 am - 12:15 pm: Lunch
12:15 pm - 2:30 pm: Qualifying Matches
2:30 pm: Alliance Selection
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Elimination Matches
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm: Awards and Closing ceremonies.
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Cleaning up!!
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 may be needed to assist with Field Reset, Setup and Teardown. Email David Nadler at gwrobostangs@gmail.com if you have folks that can help out.
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy In the case of bad weather conditions or possible cancellations, please visit the event on events.vex.com where updates about the event status will be posted as needed. Event Partners will also make every effort to reach teams directly in case of an emergency. Make sure your team contact information is up to date in your events.vex.com account, as this is the information that will be used to contact your team.