In CENTERSTAGE presented by RTX teams are raising the curtain on how design, creativity, and precision play a role in creating all new experiences. FIRST Tech Challenge teams (up to 15 team members, grades 7-12) are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format in this district qualifier.

For Teams

Harrisonburg High School

Name: Harrisonburg I FTC Qualifier
Start: 2024-01-20T07:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-01-20T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Harrisonburg High School

Parking

Please park onsite at Harrisonburg High School. See map for more details.

Concessions:

Domino’s Cheese Pizza – $15.00
Domino’s Pepperoni Pizza – $16.00
Bojangles 3-piece Chicken Tenders, Biscuit, Side – $8.00
Bojangles Sandwich and Side – $8.00
Bojangles Sides:
- Mashed Potatoes (with or without gravy)
- Green Beans
- Pinto Beans
- Coleslaw
- Mac and Cheese

No food or drink is allowed in the gym areas. All food and drink to be stored and eaten in the Pit area, Bleachers / Audience Seating Area, Cafeteria Commons Outside food is not allowed.

If you submit your order by 10th, your team will be entered into a drawing. One team will be selected to receive half off their entire order!! So make sure to get the order in quickly. We will announce the winner on January 11th by email.

Coaches

Be sure to bring a paper copy of your roster to your event to turn into pit admin. Paper rosters can be printed from your Dashboard at FIRST Inspires. Your roster should have a green checkmark next to every team member AND coach/mentor.

This indicates that all people associated with the team have signed a Consent and Release form. You may not compete without Consent and Release forms on file. FIRST Inspires does not want to manage paper and encourages teams to use these resources to register their children and sign the Consent and Release.

Competing Teams: Stage Left

Team Number	displayTeamNumber	nameFull	Team Name	schoolName	City	State	country	website	rookieYear	robotName	districtCode	homeCMP
519	519	NASA Headquarters&Herndon High School	Epsilon Delta Too		Herndon	VA	USA	https://hhsftcteam519.weebly.com/	2,007	Lil' ED
965	965	Coyote Robotics/Lindner Family Foundation&Gw Community School	The League of Incompetent Gentlemen		Springfield	VA	USA		2,007
2818	2,818	GEARS Inc. & Tech Action &Neighborhood Group	G-FORCE		Mc Henry	MD	USA	http://www.G-FORCE2818.com	2,008	Philbot
3749	3,749	Coyote Robotics & Gw Community School	while(e()) {coyotes()}		Springfield	VA	USA		2,009
4634	4,634	CSCI/Gisselquist Technology, LLC/Heaven Scent Farm/Country Chevrolet/Matrix/NOVEC/Miller Toyota/Unconventional Concepts&Neighborhood Group	FROGbots		Gainesville	VA	USA	https://frogbots.net	2,010	Mr. Frogetti
7278	7,278	Chesterfield County Public Library - MakerSpace/DuPont/Gerdau&Chesterfield County Public Library	LibraryBots		Chesterfield	VA	USA		2,013
8094	8,094	FoxGuard Solutions/Gene Haas Foundation/Harbor Freight Tools for Schools&Burton Center for Arts & Tech	Robotic Rampage		Salem	VA	USA		2,013
8702	8,702	Nova Labs Robotics & Family/Community	Curiosity Rovers		Reston	VA	USA		2,014	Tapeworm
9073	9,073	Chantilly Academy	Knightrix		Chantilly	VA	USA	https://ftc9073.chantillyrobotics.org	2,014	Chainy
12655	12,655	North Cross School	North Cross Raider Robotics		Roanoke	VA	USA		2,017
12882	12,882	Eastern Mennonite School	Hypergaints		Harrisonburg	VA	USA		2,017
14169	14,169	4-H	BC4H Partytime ^s		Martinsburg	WV	USA	https://bc4stem.weebly.com/FTC-robotics-9th-12th.html	2,017
14597	14,597	Family/Community & Patrick Co High School	PC Rocket Robotics		Stuart	VA	USA		2,018
16439	16,439	&Family/Community	AlphaGo		Ashburn	VA	USA	https://ftcalphago.weebly.com/	2,019
16839	16,839	Mid-Atlantic Broadband/Kenbridge Construction/Lewis Welding/Bailey Stews/The Portable Chargers/Mecklenburg Electric Coop/Matthews Lawn Care/Ravens Nest/ Ravens Haven/Badeauxs Restaurant/Betty Williams & Lunenburg Middle School	Portable Blue Devils		Victoria	VA	USA	https://lcpsrobotics.wixsite.com/website	2,019
17080	17,080	stackArmor, Inc.&Family/Community	NewT.exe		Potomac	MD	USA	http://newt-exe.com/	2,019
17774	17,774	William Monroe High School	Monroe Robotics		Stanardsville	VA	USA	https://monroerobotics.org/	2,019
20337	20,337	Family/Community	Say Watt?		Reston	VA	USA	http://www.nova-labs.org	2,021
20447	20,447	Family/Community	Turing Squad		Radford	VA	USA		2,021
20675	20,675	BAE Systems&Christiansburg Middle School	Data Demons Robotics		Christiansburg	VA	USA	https://cms.mcps.org/	2,021
21587	21,587	Comcast/Lockheed Martin/Maryland Space Business Round Table&Family/Community	Orca Robotics		Potomac	MD	USA		2,022
21929	21,929	&Family/Community	Profound Pythons		Fairfax	VA	USA		2,022
22200	22,200	Family/Community	Power Potatoes		Fairfax	VA	USA	https://www.nova-labs.org/youth-programs	2,022
22254	22,254	Veritas School	Veritech		Richmond	VA	USA		2,022
22685	22,685	Family/Community	chosenconquerors		Ashburn	VA	USA	https://www.chosenconquerors.com/	2,022
22761	22,761	Family/Community	TECH TIGERS		Fairfax	VA	USA		2,022
23377	23,377	Family/Community	Robotanicals		Woodstock	MD	USA		2,023
24219	24,219	Family/Community	Duck Robotics		Rockville	MD	USA		2,023
24262	24,262	St Anne'S-Belfield School	St. Anne's Belfield		Charlottesville	VA	USA		2,023
Team Number	displayTeamNumber	nameFull	Team Name	schoolName	City	State	country	website	rookieYear	robotName	districtCode	homeCMP

Competing Teams: Stage Right

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Judging

Team judging begins at 8:00 a.m. Please be prompt. Each Team will have a ten to fifteen minute “fact-finding” interview with a panel of two or three judges. At the start of the interview, Teams will have a maximum of 5 minutes to present to the judges. After the Team’s five-minute presentation, the judges will have the opportunity to ask questions about the Team, the Robot, and outreach efforts.

Engineering Portfolios
Teams should submit an Engineering Portfolio (not an Engineering Notebook). This is outlined in the Game Manual.
The Engineering Portfolio should be on paper (not electronic) and should be given to the Judges during the judging interview.

Control Award Submissions
Control Award Submissions, which are optional, should be on paper (not electronic) and should be given to the Judges during the judging interview.

Official Q&A Forum
If you have not already, make sure you check out and review the questions and answers on the FIRST Tech Challenge Official Q&A Forum. More questions and answers are added weekly!

Hburg 1 is now a one division event due to weather related adjustments to the roster. Judging Schedules have changed. Please see Pit Admin or Team Check In for new time.

Event Schedule
7:30 AM	Team Check-in, Pits Open
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM	Inspections, Judge Interviews, Practice
10:10 AM	Driver’s Meeting
10:30 AM	Opening Ceremony
10:45 AM – 12:30 PM	Qualification Matches
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM	Lunch Break
1:00 PM – 2:45 PM	Qualification Matches Continues
3:00 PM	Alliance Selection
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM	Elimination and Final Rounds
5:15 PM	Closing Ceremony
6:30 PM	Pits Close

Last updated December 13, 2023

Pit Size

Each team will have a 2’x 6’ table and the space immediately in front of that table. There is not a guaranteed minimum pit size, as we must keep the aisles clear for the judges and transporting equipment and robots.

Match Schedule

To be announced on-site.

Health & Safety

Appropriate safety attire, including safety glasses, ling hair tied back and closed-toe shoes, are required while in the pits.

Safety glasses must be worn at all times in the pit area. Teams are responsible for providing their team members AND guests with safety glasses.

We encourage all visitors wear a masks in the pits and in the stands. Please stay home if you are experiencing symptoms of illness, especially shortness of breath, fever, cough, or congestion.

Remember to also clean up after your teams and only go into areas that are permitted while at the venue.

Advancement

Four teams will advance from this qualifier to the FIRST Chesapeake District FTC Championship.

Order of Advancement

Stage Left Division
1. Inspire Award Winner
2. Winning Alliance Captain

Stage Right Division
1. Inspire Award Winner
2. Winning Alliance Captain

***Advancement is based on rules in Game Manual 1.

Inclement Weather Policy for FIRST Chesapeake Events

Any changes to our event schedule will be determined by the policy of the event venue or hosting school district. Because of this, we recommend that all traveling teams make hotel reservations that are refundable.

In case of inclement weather the day of a FIRST Chesapeake event, click to call (804.404.3134) after 5am for updates.

For Volunteers

Empower the next generation of changemakers and innovators.

FIRST^® volunteers are part of a global robotics community preparing young people for the future. Even if you only have a few hours to give, your contribution can make a difference. Working side by side with FIRST participants, volunteers play an important role in shaping young minds and inspiring students to achieve.

Volunteer roles range from safety attendants and field reset to judges, emcees, and referees. Volunteering at an event is a great way to share technical or professional knowledge, but you do not need special skills or expertise to volunteer.

For Attendees

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