Texas Trunk or Treat RECF Engage Tier Takeover Season Kickoff Blended Tournament

📌 Event Details

Season: 2026-2027 Season

Code: ENG20262424

Timezone: UTC

Event Dates: 10/24/2026 - 10/24/2026

Registration: 09/11/2026 - 10/16/2026

💳 Payment Deadline: 10/19/2026

📍 Location

St. John Paul II Catholic School- Bramanti Athletic Center

1400 Parkway Plaza Dr.

Houston, TX 77077

🗺️ View on Google Maps

Eligible Grade Levels: Elementary, Middle School

📋 General Information

Come kick off the 2026-2027 RECF Engage season at the 4th annual Trunk or Treat Robotics Tournament at StJPII! More info to follow soon.

General Info

Thank you for registering for the SOAR Robotics Trunk or Treat Tournament!

We depend on volunteers to help the tournament run smoothly!  We especially would appreciate anyone trained as a judge for design and engineering notebooks.  If you know someone who may be interested in volunteering to help, please contact event organizer Dr. Shari Hiltbrand sehilbrand@jp2.org

Doors will open at 7:45 AM. While we will do as much preparation for the event the day before, there are always last-minute items to attend to, so please plan to enter the venue no earlier than 7:45 am.

Before the day of the tournament, email is the best method of contact as we are educators who work with students all day. On tournament day, please contact Shari Hiltbrand via the provided cell number. 

Tournament INFO:

Two game fields; Two Skills fields (depends on help from the community); space for four practice fields will be available as teams can provide them. 

Concessions for snacks only will be available, 8:00 am-3:00 pm. Please no bills larger than $20. A water bottle filler is available for filling water bottles. No drinks will be sold.

LUNCH: Each team or group is responsible for their lunch. A general map of local restaurants can be found here.

Shari Hiltbrand-SOAR Robotics

713-560-8263

sehiltbrand@jp2.org

Grade Level: Elementary and Middle School

Solo Challenge Offered: Yes 

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

⚠️ Emergency Info

The tournament will be cancelled due to Emergency/Bad Weather, and refunds will be given in case of cancellation.

🗓️ Agenda

7:00 Hospitality Room for Volunteers opens

7:00-7:15 Volunteers arrive and move to the volunteer area

7:45 am  Team Load In-Pit Area & Registration Open

8:00 am  Inspection Open/ Skills Challenge Rounds Begin

8:45 am  Team/Driver Meeting

9:00 am   Qualifying Rounds Begin

12:00 Noon Lunch Break (Lunch provided for Volunteers)

1:00 Matches & Skills Resume

2:30 Skills End (At the beginning of the final Qualification Match)

2:30 Qualifications End

3:00 Teamwork Finals Matches & Awards

4:00 Venue Closes

⚙️ Judging Format

All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.

🏆 Awards

💵 Refund Policy

If the Event Partner cancels the event: Full refund will be provided

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: No refunds will be processed.