PayneJunior High School

 

    

 

Thank you for your interest in the 2023 - 2024 VEX Robotics TEAM here at Payne Jr. High. 

 

Who: 20 total 7th / 8th grade Payne students (space is limited, tryout selection process). 

 

What: This is a competitive robotics team that uses Vex VRC (V5) parts to build complex machines for each year's game. The game "Over Under" will be revealed May 2nd on Youtube. 

 

Where: Practices are held on campus. Tournaments are held throughout the valley (Newell Barney Middle school, ACP middle school are some on our list).

 

When: Practices are currently scheduled for Monday and Thursday after school from 4-5pm.  (optional practice times can be added, this is the minimum). Tournaments are all-day Saturday events. We plan to compete in 3-4 tournaments ranging from October to April. (the team is a full-year commitment). 

 

 

 

TRYOUTS -  To make the team, you need to be selected through our try-out process. This will be a 3-day process. Use the links below to familiarize yourself with the new game for the 23-24 season. Coming to tryouts with design ideas, knowledge of how to score points in the new game and/or ways you would "play" the game is key to getting selected. We also look strongly at collaboration skills to select cohesive teams. 

 

Coding Website (for driver-controlled and autonomous portions) -->      https://codev5.vex.com/    

 

General Competition Information --> https://vrc-kb.recf.org/hc/en-us

 

Looking through these two websites, researching the "Over Under" game when it comes out are the best steps to prepare for tryouts. 

 

Once on the team, there will be a $60.00 fee for the season (we also rely heavily on tax credit donations) to register the robots, buy new custom parts for the new game, buy T-shirts, etc.