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Requirements & Season Schedule

Requirements & Season Schedule

Requirements & Season Schedule

 
Specifically, we are looking for:
  • Incoming 7th and 8th graders from Cavitt Jr High School extremely interested in VEX robotics and committed to participating in meetings, competitions, and required open house/show case events
  • Students in enrolled in Cavitt's STEM electives, or students who have demonstrated programming and robotics building skills
  • Students with positive attitudes & energy, ready to represent Cavitt with pride, and demonstrating sportsmanship and respect in every aspect of their engagement with teammates, mentors, alliance teams, competitors and officials
  • Demonstrated ability to work well in small teams
  • Parent mentors to help guide the team in new concepts, technical skills and productivity
 
To learn more about the VEX platform and competitions, visit:
 
Requirements
  • Cavitt Jr High Students
  • 8th Graders: Cavitt STEM Elective Classes strongly perferred 
  • 7th Graders: Demonstrated interest and aptitude in robotics & programming
  • Demonstrated maturity to handle meetings and work well in teams
  • Season long commitment
  • Students with positive attitudes & energy, ready to represent Cavitt with pride, and demonstrating sportsmanship and respect in every aspect of their engagement with teammates, mentors, alliance teams, competitors and officials
  • Active parent participation required
  • All students must complete summer course work (game rules, online courses, programming introduction) to be considered
 
Commitments 
  • Summer homework to learn fundamentals and demonstrate engagement
  • Adhere to behavior expectations and strictly follow safety rules
  • Attend meetings and be active participants in team for the full season (min 2x per week)*
  • Attend all robotics competitions as scheduled
  • Tournaments are full-day events typically in Greater Sacramento, Bay Area and/or Central Valley
  • Most middle school tournaments are Saturdays, some are Sunday events
  • Represent robotics team at Cavitt and Ridgeview open houses (mandatory)
  • Parent participation required
  • Financial support - self funded team
     
  *Team meets over Thanksgiving & winter breaks
  *Additional meetings and/or times extended as teams get closer to competition
 
The team works very hard during the season!   Generally, the team meets 2 times per week during the school year, but with extra meetings leading into competitions!  The team will hold a series of introductory/training meetings over the summer to ensure a good fit for the team and the applicants.  
Typical Season Schedule 
  • June-July: Introduction meetings covering competitive robotics, build mechanics etc - the kids dive straight into hands-on learning and have fun while developing their robotics and teamwork skills 
  • Over the summer fully form kickoff strategy and design for current game
  • Aug-Feb: Design, Build, Test compete...and Repeat!
  • 3-4 Regular Season Tournaments
  • Events begin as early as Septmber, but Cavitt typically targets late Oct for first event
  • February: Last month to qualify for State Championships
  • March: Northern California State Championships
  • April: VEX Worlds (Dallas, TX)
  • May: Demonstrations and open houses
 
Space in the program may be limited based on equipment availability, meeting space size/availability, number of technical mentors/parent volunteers, and other factors.   Regular participation in work meetings, and full participation at team events is required to be part of the team.