Last Chance UIL State Qualifier

ACH20267973 Registration opens soon Achieve (Middle/High School Robotics)

Location

Miller Grove School

7819 Farm-to-Market 275 South, Cumby, Texas, 75433 United States

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General information

Welcome to Miller Grove School! We are excited to host your team for a day of competition, collaboration, and Robotics fun. Thank you for registering and allowing your students to compete with us. This will be a blended meet that qualifies for the State UIL Robotics Championship. Due to the dates and time needed to prepare for a team's participation in the UIL competition, now is the time to leave all the nuts and bolts on the field. All teams earning an award will be recognized, but only high school teams will advance to the UIL event.

Event Location

Miller Grove Multi-Purpose Building
7819 Farm Road 275 South
Cumby, Texas 75433


Agenda

***Tentative Schedule***

Doors open: 7:30am

Team Check-in: 7:30am

Inspection: 7:40-8:40am

Solo matches runs: The skills field is first come, first serve. The field opens at 8:00am (once a team has passed inspection). Please be patient. The robot must be present to be in the skills line. Teams without a robot will be asked to move out of line.

Drivers Meeting: 8:45am

Opening Ceremony: 9:00am

Qualifying Matches: 9:15-12:00pm

Lunch: 12:00pm-1:00pm

Qualifying matches resume at 1:00pm and run until all matches are finished.

Solo matches will close once the last qualifying match has been scored. Teams in line will not be given the chance to run once the last match is scored.

Alliance Selection: 2:15pm

Eliminations: 2:30pm- until finished

Awards: 4:00pm

Closing Remarks: 4:30pm

Dismissal: 4:45pm


Judging format

Judging Interview Process:  Students must come to the judges’ tables and request their initial interview. The Judge Advisor checks teams in and assigns them to a panel of judges. Every team gets an opportunity to interview.


Notebook Process: Teams using paper submission will drop off their notebooks at inspection. Digital notebooks are welcome.

Awards

Excellence Award (High School) Excellence Award (Middle School) Tournament Champion Design Award Innovate Award Create Award Solo Match Champion Tournament Finalists Build Award Tournament Semi-Finalist Tournament Quarterfinalist Judges Award Inspire Award Sportsmanship Award Energy Award 3D Printing & Fabrication Award

Travel information

Thank you for choosing to compete at Miller Grove School! We are excited to welcome your students, coaches, mentors, and families to our campus. We appreciate the time, teamwork, creativity, and hard work each team puts into preparing for competition.

As you battle and earn your spot to the UIL State Championship, we hope you enjoy an exciting day of problem-solving, friendly competition, teamwork, and new friendships. Come ready to learn, compete, support one another, and—most importantly—have fun!

Event Location
Miller Grove Multi-Purpose Building
7819 Farm Road 275 South
Cumby, Texas 75433

Miller Grove is a small, rural, student-centered community. Please note that there are no nearby restaurants, convenience stores, or gas stations. A full concession stand will be available throughout the event, with food, snacks, and drinks for purchase. Payment information and meal options will be provided before the event.

The school is located at the intersection of FM 275 and FM 1567. GPS may direct you to the high school or main gym. The competition will be held in the Multi-Purpose Building. Additional parking and entrance instructions will be included in the team welcome email.

If you have questions before the event, please contact the event host directly. We look forward to seeing your team, meeting your robot, and celebrating everything you accomplish!

Keep building, keep learning, and keep reaching higher!

With excitement and Hornet pride,
Miller Grove Robotics

Emergency information

All cancellations will be communicated through email. Please check your email the day before and the morning of the tournament.

Refund policy

If the event must be rescheduled because of severe weather, an emergency, or another circumstance outside of the Event Host's control, all registrations will automatically transfer to a new date. Lead contact for the attending teams will be contacted as soon as a new date is provided. Teams that choose not to attend on the rescheduled date will need to follow the refund request policy. 


If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

All refunds must be submitted directly to the Event Host and include the following:

Event Name

Team Number

School or Organization Name

Coach or Primary contact's name, email, and phone number

Reason for withdrawal.

If Miller Grove cancels the event and it cannot be rescheduled, the registration fee is refundable after Miller Grove receives the team's payment.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: 

Teams requesting to withdraw must notify the Event Host in writing.

If written notice is received at least 14 calendar days before the event, the registration is refundable.

If notice is received fewer than 14 calendar days before the event, no refund will be issued.

Teams that register but do not attend will not receive a refund, and any unpaid registration balance will remain due.

Please note, refunds cannot be processed until Miller Grove has received the team's registration payment. Processing time may very depending on school or Event Host's accounting procedures.

By registering for a Miller Grove Robotics event, the team's coach or primary contact confirms that they have read and accepted this Refund and Payment Policy. 

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Contact

EP contact: Joseph Goodson, joseph.goodson@mgisd.net
  • Dates Sat, Jan 23, 2027 CST
  • Registration Nov 20, 2026 – Jan 18, 2027
  • Entry fee $120.00
  • Payment due Jan 18, 2027
  • Capacity 0 / 50 teams
  • Program Achieve (Middle/High School Robotics)
  • Grade levels Middle School, High School
  • Judging In-person initial interviews. Teams bring a physical notebook.
  • Event type Tournament
  • Region Texas - Region 2
  • Affiliation Open to all
  • Season 2026-2027 Season
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