Competitions
We continue to focus our efforts on the VEX Robotics Competition. Our program is currently after-school only, rather than based in a course, so focusing our limited time on one competition has been an important strategy for success. This allows the team to really progress through several iterations of design throughout the season.
2024 – 25 COMPETITION SEASON: High Stakes
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High Stakes game information
We will be competing in three or four local tournaments, beginning in October at Anderson HS. We are hosting our own tournament on Saturday, December 7th, in the McCallum cafeteria. |
2023 – 24 COMPETITION SEASON: Over Under
2022 – 23 COMPETITION SEASON: Spin Up
2021 – 22 COMPETITION SEASON: Tipping Point
We are excited to be back! Regular after-school meetings will begin the second week of school, in room 151 and 147S. We hosted a tournament on December 4th in the McCallum cafeteria.
2020 – 21 COMPETITION SEASON: Change Up
We had one team compete in the spring semester.
We hosted a tournament in February.
We hosted a tournament in February.
2019 – 20 COMPETITION SEASON: Tower Takeover
We competed in the following tournaments in 2019–20:
December – Anderson HS
January 11 – Murchison MS
February 22 – our own tournament, McCallum HS
March 14 – Southwest Texas Regional Championship, CANCELLED due to COVID19
April 2–4 – CREATE US Open, Council Bluffs, Iowa, CANCELLED due to COVID19
December – Anderson HS
January 11 – Murchison MS
February 22 – our own tournament, McCallum HS
March 14 – Southwest Texas Regional Championship, CANCELLED due to COVID19
April 2–4 – CREATE US Open, Council Bluffs, Iowa, CANCELLED due to COVID19
2018 - 19 COMPETITION SEASON: Turning Point
We competed in the following tournaments in 2018-19:
December 1st - Murchison Madness @ Murchison MS
December 8th - Austin @ Anderson HS
January 19th - Eanes @ Hill Country Middle School
February 9th - San Antonio @ East Central ISD
February 23rd - Southwest Texas Regional Championship, Kerrville
December 1st - Murchison Madness @ Murchison MS
December 8th - Austin @ Anderson HS
January 19th - Eanes @ Hill Country Middle School
February 9th - San Antonio @ East Central ISD
February 23rd - Southwest Texas Regional Championship, Kerrville
2017 - 18 COMPETITION SEASON: In The Zone
We competed in the following competitions in 2017-18:
October 28th - Austin @ Anderson HS
December 9th - Austin @ Anderson HS
January 20th - Austin @ Hill Country Middle School
February 24th - South Texas Regional
October 28th - Austin @ Anderson HS
December 9th - Austin @ Anderson HS
January 20th - Austin @ Hill Country Middle School
February 24th - South Texas Regional
2016-17 COMPETITION SEASON: Starstruck
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We competed in the following competitions in 2016-17:
Dec. 3rd - Killeen @ Shoemaker HS Jan 8th - Austin @ Anderson HS Jan. 28th - Eanes @ Hill Country MS Feb. 12th - Austin @ Anderson HS Feb. 25th - South Texas Regional |
2015-16 COMPETITION SEASON: Nothin' But Net
We competed in the following competitions in 2015-16:
Dec. 12th - Killeen
Jan. 30th - Eanes (Austin area)
Feb. 6th - Killeen
Feb. 27th - South Texas Regional
Dec. 12th - Killeen
Jan. 30th - Eanes (Austin area)
Feb. 6th - Killeen
Feb. 27th - South Texas Regional
Killeen VEX (February) - Design Award
All three teams competed at Killeen's second tournament. A-Team won the Design Award for its documentation of the design process.
Killeen VEX (December) - Excellence Award
All three teams competed in Killeen for our first tournament of the season. All performed very well and advanced to finals. A-Team made it to the final match, narrowly losing to the top alliance. They won the Excellence Award, the highest award for a tournament, qualifying them to advance to the South Texas Regional state-level tournament in February.
2014-15 COMPETITION SEASON: Skyrise
We had three teams working on the Skyrise competition. We attended the following tournaments:
Austin scrimmage -- December 6 -- Anderson HS
Killeen VEX -- December 13 -- Shoemaker HS
Eanes VEX -- January 31, 2015 --Westlake area
Austin VEX -- February 7, 2015 -- Anderson HS
South Texas Regional -- February 21, 2015 -- Houston area
We had three teams working on the Skyrise competition. We attended the following tournaments:
Austin scrimmage -- December 6 -- Anderson HS
Killeen VEX -- December 13 -- Shoemaker HS
Eanes VEX -- January 31, 2015 --Westlake area
Austin VEX -- February 7, 2015 -- Anderson HS
South Texas Regional -- February 21, 2015 -- Houston area
2013-2014 COMPETITION SEASON: Toss Up
We had 3 sub-teams working hard on different solutions to the Toss Up game: 8756A, 8756B, and 8756M.
We attended the following tournaments this season:
Houston VEX -- October 26
Austin VEX -- November 9
Killeen VEX -- December 7
San Antonio VEX, sponsored by the US Army -- January 3, 2014
Austin VEX -- February 1
We attended the following tournaments this season:
Houston VEX -- October 26
Austin VEX -- November 9
Killeen VEX -- December 7
San Antonio VEX, sponsored by the US Army -- January 3, 2014
Austin VEX -- February 1
U.S. OPEN COMPETITION - Omaha, Nebraska
We qualified to compete in the CREATE U.S. Open competition in Omaha, from April 3 - 5, 2014. It was a great tournament, with lots of competitive robots in several divisions. We'll definitely try to go back again next year.
We qualified to compete in the CREATE U.S. Open competition in Omaha, from April 3 - 5, 2014. It was a great tournament, with lots of competitive robots in several divisions. We'll definitely try to go back again next year.
2012-2013 COMPETITION SEASON: Sack Attack
VEX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Anaheim, California
The VEX World Championship was a great experience! We competed well throughout the 3 days of matches, and finished 32nd out of 84 teams in our division. Our robot, pictured to the left as it went through inspection, was our best ever and held up well in closely-fought matches. We played with and against teams from China, Singapore, Mexico, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, and throughout the US.
Next season's game, "Toss Up," has been released, and we're ready to get busy designing new robots!
Next season's game, "Toss Up," has been released, and we're ready to get busy designing new robots!
San Antonio VEX - sponsored by the US Army
The San Antonio competition was on January 4th, 2013. The US Army was the host, providing the students with the opportunity to talk to Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick of the Army Corps of Engineers, as well as tour the Army Strong Zone after the matches. We took a revised robot and tried out a new arm, with varying degrees of success. There's still plenty of work to do to get ready for Worlds in April!
Here's a short video about the competition. A couple of our team members are visible for just a second as they spoke with General Bostick.
Here's a short video about the competition. A couple of our team members are visible for just a second as they spoke with General Bostick.
This year we decided to attend the Houston Regional VEX Competition for the first time, on December 1st, 2012. It was a well-run, large tournament in Clear Lake with over 40 teams competing. Based on past performance, we were excited to have a fully-functional robot for our first meet of the year, and expected a day of troubleshooting and working out the kinks. While some of that did happen, we had a hugely successful tournament, winning 4 out of 5 of our matches, to finish qualifications in 5th place. In a testament to good scouting, we chose two excellent teams for our alliance, and worked our way through quarterfinals and semifinals to get to compete in the final match. We won in two straight games! This is the first time we've ever been Tournament Champions, and we're thrilled to qualify for the VEX World Championship at our very first meet of the year. Team 6696B from Mexico deserves most of the credit for an outstanding robot that has it all - great design, excellent autonomous programming, and high scoring. And Team 3335 from Cypress was excellent for a first-year team and great at de-scoring.
Here's a short article about us at the district website!
Here's a short article about us at the district website!
2011- 2012 COMPETITION SEASON: Gateway
Austin VEX - The Excellence Award
The Austin Regional VEX Competition was held on Saturday, March 10th, 2012 at Anderson High School. We competed with 45 other teams from the city and around the state.
While we were competitive throughout the day in the matches, it was in the interview that our team excelled. The students impressed the judges with their design, presentation, and design notebook. We won the top judged award - the Excellence Award - which qualifies us to move on to the VEX World Championship in Anaheim, California in April!
While we were competitive throughout the day in the matches, it was in the interview that our team excelled. The students impressed the judges with their design, presentation, and design notebook. We won the top judged award - the Excellence Award - which qualifies us to move on to the VEX World Championship in Anaheim, California in April!
Dallas VEX - The Sportsmanship Award
We attended a new competition in Dallas on February 25th, 2012. This was by far the most competitive event we've attended, outside of the world championship our first year. All the teams were solid and competitive and many were outstanding.
This was really our first chance to compete with our robot on a competition field, and we learned a lot. The team made both major and minor changes throughout the day to improve the robot's performance and fix mechanical issues that occurred. We learned a lot about troubleshooting with a very helpful VEX designer who attended the competition.
The judges noticed our hard work and determination throughout the event, and awarded us the Sportsmanship Award for our attitude and work ethic.
This was really our first chance to compete with our robot on a competition field, and we learned a lot. The team made both major and minor changes throughout the day to improve the robot's performance and fix mechanical issues that occurred. We learned a lot about troubleshooting with a very helpful VEX designer who attended the competition.
The judges noticed our hard work and determination throughout the event, and awarded us the Sportsmanship Award for our attitude and work ethic.
