General Info
General Info
Welcome to the 2027 Colorado Middle School State Championships!
We will be hosting 42 teams from around Colorado. We will have our DJ up on stage again this year, so we know the kids can have some fun!
Upon arrival to Altona, come in the front door for check in, and then head to the gyms to the pits to deliver your robot and materials. There will be abundant signs to the pits.
Lanyards - Judges, event volunteers, coaches, and team members will have lanyards to get into the pits. Lanyards will be picked up at check in.
Judging - In person judging / Digital Notebooks - Notebooks are due 2/21/27 (Monday) at midnight.
Team Check In - Team Check In will be at the front entrance of the school - At least 1 member of the team must be present. Event swag will be given at the check in table.
Parking - We have 2 main parking lots, both of which are fine to park in. Teams are encouraged to park in the NW lot near the basketball courts to minimize the distance to the pits.
Food - We will have the Georgia Boys BBQ food truck here along with a couple of other food truck options. We will have a coffee cart at the venue for those that need a wake up. Concessions will be available all day.
Spectators - Spectator seating will be up above the fields in the balconies as well as seating around the main competition fields. We will have a movie on in the library for little kiddos and our library is a quiet place for parents who need to get work done. No spectators will be allowed in the pits or the compeition area.
Drone Show - We are planning to bring back the drone show for the state championships! The animations the drones perform are specific to our event, the drone team at the IC is utterly amazing!
- Venue
- Altona Middle School
- Address
- 4600 Clover Basin Drive, Longmont, Colorado 80503, United States
- Dates
- February 26 – 27, 2027
- Grade Level
- Middle School
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In-Person Team Interviews
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Invitational Tournament
- Event Format
- Invitational
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 45
- Spots Open
- 43
- Event Region
- Colorado
- Standard Registration Opens
- 9-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 24-Feb-2027 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 1 week before the event
- Price
- $200.00
Agenda
Friday
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm Open for check in, inspection, and skills
Saturday
7:00 am Doors open
7:00-8:00 Check in and inspections for teams that still need it
8:15 Drivers meeting
8:30 Skills opens
8:30 - 11:30 Qualification matches
11:30 - 12:00 Lunch
12:00 - 1:00 Finish Qualifications - Skills closes
1:15 - 1:45 Alliance Selection
1:45 - 4:00 Finals - Awards throughout
Stream
Webcast The amazing Innovation Center Audio/Video team will be livestreaming this event at a professional level.
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 will be scheduled ahead of the event date.
Volunteer
Volunteer We are asking every team to try to get at least 1 adult to volunteer. We are running a larger state championship than normal so more teams get to enjoy the experience. Coaches, please send this link out to parents so we can fill those volunteer spots asap. Thank you! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DADA729A0F5CE9-61573546-february
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy In the event that poor weather or an emergency requires the event to be rescheduled or delayed, emails will be sent to the coaches ASAP to communicate this information. In the event of a cancelation, the EP will work directly with the Regional Director to replan.