Robotics Events

PWCS Robotics Calendar of Events

Date Event Other Dates of Interest
Tuesday, September 3

FLL Coaches Kick-Off
Kelly Leadership Center
14715 Bristow Rd., Room 1101 A/B
Morning Session: 8:30 a.m.
Afternoon Session: Noon-3:30 p.m.
Lunch will be provided.

August 18 - First Day of School
August 29 - September 1 - Labor Day Weekend; No School

Wednesday, September 4

VEX & VEX IQ Coaches Kickoff Meeting
Potomac Middle School
Lecture Hall
Lunch will be provided

Saturday, September 6 FTC - Kickoff / Game Unveiling
Monday, September 8

FLL Coaches New Coaches Training
Brittany's Restaurant
Banquet Room
Lunch will be provided

Friday, September 19 VEX Fun Day - Western Division
Patriot High School
4-8:30 p.m.
October 3 - PWCS Holiday/School Closed
Saturday, September 20

VEX & VEX IQ Fun Day - Eastern Division
Potomac Middle School
8:30 p.m.

* Saturday, September 27

FRC - Battle at Baltimore
Dulaney High School, Timonium, MD

Saturday, September 27

FRC - Scrimmage
Hayfield Secondary School, Alexandria, VA

October 2 - PWCS Holiday/No School
October 13 - teacher PD day - no classes - all levels

*Saturday, November 1 FRC - Rumble in the Roads
Hampton Roads, VA
October 21 - PWCS Holiday/No School
November 8 - SAT Testing
*Saturday, November 8 FTC - Central Qualifier in Richmond
Location TBD
November - BAE WIT Kickoff (high school juniors/seniors)*
November 6-7 - Professional Development Day; No School Students
November 11 - Veterans Day
*Saturday, November 8 FTC - Central Qualifier in Richmond
Location TBD
Saturday, November 15 VEX Middle School/High School
All Saints School, Manassas, VA
November 3 - PD; no school students
November 4 - Teacher Workday - all levels; no school students
November 11 - Veterans Day
*Saturday, November 15 FTC - North Central Qualifier
Orange High School, Orange VA
Saturday, November 15

FLL Regional
Osbourn Park High School

https://signup.com/go/OPxaztU

Sunday, November 16

FLL Regional
Osbourn Park High School
https://signup.com/go/OPxaztU

November 26-28 - Thanksgiving Break
Saturday, November 23

Battle over the Bridge (Drone Comp 1)
Woodbridge High School

*Saturday, December 6 - Sunday, December 7

FTC - Two Qualifiers
Christiansburg Middle School and Atlee High School

* Saturday, December 6 VEX IQ - Elementary School and Middle School
Nysmith School
* Saturday, December 7 FTC Regional - Location - Union Bridge, MD
Saturday, December 13 VEX Middle School and High School - Battle at the Bridge
Woodbridge High School
https://signup.com/go/nfrkzEc
* Saturday, December 14 - Sunday, December 15

FTC Regional - Deep Run HS; Richmond, VA

Saturday, December 20

VEX Seton Christmas Event (Middle School/High School)
Seton School, Manassas, VA

December 22 - January 2 - Winter Break - No School

Saturday, January 3 FRC Kick-Off - Live Broadcast
* Saturday, January 11 and Sunday, January 12

FTC Qualifier (Laurel, MD)

Friday, January 16

FLL New Coaches Training II
Location Fitzgerald ES

Saturday, January 17

Drones Competition
Woodbridge High School

January 19 - MLK
Saturday, January 17 - Sunday, January 18

Virginia State FLL Tournament
James Madison University, Harrisonburg VA

* Saturday, January 17

FTC Qualifier (Battlefield High School)

* Saturday, January 17 and Sunday, January 18 FTC Qualifier (Harrisonburg High School)
* Sunday, January 18 VEX IQ - The Potomac School (ES/MS)
* Sunday, January 18

VEX -The Potomac School (MS)

January 20 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day, No School
* Saturday, January 31 VEX MS Qualifier - Marsteller MS - skills and competition fields January 23 -Teacher Workday - all levels; no school students
January 26 - Parent Conferences/PD; no school students
* Sunday, Feb 1

VEX Roboticon (High School) - Skills and Competition Fields
Marsteller Middle School

* Sunday, Feb 1

FTC Qualifier
Bassett, VA

Saturday, February 7 - Sunday, February 8 FTC District Championship
Doswell, VA)
* Saturday, February 14 VEX Eastern/Central Qualifier (Middle School) - Skills and Competition Fields
Lake Ridge Middle School
Sign up for the VEX Middle School Qualifier - Lake Ridge Middle School
January 26 - Half Day for Elementary Schools
* Saturday, February 14 VEX MS/HS - All Saints Skills - Knights of Columbus Hall, Manassas
Saturday, February 14

VEX IQ (ES/MS) - Itty Bitty Battle                Woodbridge High School

Signup - TBD

January 29 - Professional Development Day - No School for Students
* Saturday, February 14 VEX IQ (ES/MS) - Deep Creek

* Friday, February 20 - Saturday, February 21

Northern Virginia's Skills Event hosted by
Graham Park Middle School

 

February 16 - Presidents Day
* Saturday, February 21

Prowl at the Potomac - MS ONLY -

Potomac Middle School

* Sunday, February 22

Prowl at the Potomac - HS ONLY -

Potomac Middle School

March 14 - SAT Testing
Friday, Feb 28 - Sunday, March 2

FRC (Week One) 

Deep Run High School; Glen Allen, VA

March 1-2 - High School Band Assessment (Colgan High School)
Saturday, March 8 - Sunday, March 9

VEX States (middle school) -

Woodbridge High School

Friday, March 7 - Sunday, March 9

FRC (Week Two) - Pasadena, MD OR Churchland High School, Portsmouth, VA

Friday, March 7??

Northern Virginia's Regional SeaPerch Challenge
Location - TBD

Saturday, March 15- Sunday, March 16

VEX States (high school) -

The Potomac School, McLean, VA

 

Saturday, March 15- Sunday, March 16

VEX IQ States (elementary and middle school)

Nysmith School

Friday, March 14 - Sunday, March 16 FRC (Week Three)
Walter Whitman High School, Bethesda, MD

 

Friday, March 21st - Sunday, March 23rd FRC (Week Four)
Hayfield High School, Alexandria, VA

March 22 - 6th-12th Grade science fair

Monday, March 24-Wednesday, March 26 VEX (High School) CREATE U.S. Open Robotics Championship
Council Bluffs, IA
March 28 - Teacher Workday; No school students
Thursday, March 27 -Saturday, March 29 VEX (Middle School) CREATE U.S. Open Robotics Championship
Council Bluffs, IA
Monday, March 31 - Wednesday, April 2 VEX IQ (Elementary School) CREATE U.S. Open Robotics Championship
Council Bluffs, IA
March 31 - PWCS Holiday/School Closed
Thursday, April 3 -Saturday, April 6

FRC / FTC District Championships
ShowPlace Arena 14900 Pennsylvania Avenue, Upper Marlboro, MD

April 14-18 - Spring Break

April 16th - 19th (Wednesday -Saturday) FIRST Championship
Houston, TX
April 21 - Teacher Workday; No school students
Saturday, May 3 FLL Fun Day Osbourn Park High School
Sign up for the May 3 FLL Fun Day

May 3 - SAT Testing

 

Tuesday, May 6 -Saturday, May 11 VEX World Tournament (VRC Middle School and High School) + VEX U
Dallas, TX
May 11 - Mother's Day
Sunday, May 12 - Thursday, May 15 VEX IQ World Tournament (IQ Elementary School and Middle School)
Dallas, TX

* May TBD - Manassas Airshow

May 26 - Memorial Day

Saturday, May 31 - Sunday, June 1

International SeaPerch Challenge
University of Maryland

June 12 - Last Day of School (PWCS)

*Dates with an asterisk are assumptions based on last year's dates or TBD.

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