PWCS Robotics Calendar of Events
| Date | Event | Other Dates of Interest |
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| Tuesday, September 3 |
FLL Coaches Kick-Off |
August 18 - First Day of School |
| Wednesday, September 4 |
VEX & VEX IQ Coaches Kickoff Meeting |
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| Saturday, September 6 | FTC - Kickoff / Game Unveiling | |
| Monday, September 8 |
FLL Coaches New Coaches Training |
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| 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 |
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| * Saturday, September 27 |
FRC - Battle at Baltimore |
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| Saturday, September 27 |
FRC - Scrimmage |
October 2 - PWCS Holiday/No School |
| *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 |
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| 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 |
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| Saturday, November 15 |
FLL Regional |
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| Sunday, November 16 |
FLL Regional |
November 26-28 - Thanksgiving Break |
| Saturday, November 23 |
Battle over the Bridge (Drone Comp 1) |
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| *Saturday, December 6 - Sunday, December 7 |
FTC - Two Qualifiers |
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| * Saturday, December 6 | VEX IQ - Elementary School and Middle School Nysmith School |
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| * 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 |
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| * Saturday, December 14 - Sunday, December 15 |
FTC Regional - Deep Run HS; Richmond, VA |
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| Saturday, December 20 |
VEX Seton Christmas Event (Middle School/High School) |
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) |
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| Friday, January 16 |
FLL New Coaches Training II |
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| Saturday, January 17 |
Drones Competition |
January 19 - MLK |
| Saturday, January 17 - Sunday, January 18 |
Virginia State FLL Tournament |
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| * Saturday, January 17 |
FTC Qualifier (Battlefield High School) |
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| * 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 |
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| * Sunday, Feb 1 |
FTC Qualifier |
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| Saturday, February 7 - Sunday, February 8 | FTC District Championship Doswell, VA) |
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| * 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 | |
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* Friday, February 20 - Saturday, February 21 |
Northern Virginia's Skills Event hosted by
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February 16 - Presidents Day |
| * Saturday, February 21 |
Prowl at the Potomac - MS ONLY - Potomac Middle School |
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| * 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 |
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| Friday, March 7 - Sunday, March 9 |
FRC (Week Two) - Pasadena, MD OR Churchland High School, Portsmouth, VA |
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| Friday, March 7?? |
Northern Virginia's Regional SeaPerch Challenge |
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| Saturday, March 15- Sunday, March 16 |
VEX States (high school) - The Potomac School, McLean, VA |
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| Saturday, March 15- Sunday, March 16 |
VEX IQ States (elementary and middle school) Nysmith School |
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| Friday, March 14 - Sunday, March 16 | FRC (Week Three) Walter Whitman High School, Bethesda, MD |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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
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| 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 |
June 12 - Last Day of School (PWCS) |
*Dates with an asterisk are assumptions based on last year's dates or TBD.