Senior Night @ Desert Ridge High School

Welcome to Desert Ridge High School Senior Night!

We’re excited to welcome you to Desert Ridge High School on February 13 for a special day of robotics competition, community service, and our annual Senior Night Celebration!

This year will feature a dual event with separate High School and Middle School competitions, giving both divisions the opportunity to compete while coming together to celebrate our graduating seniors.

🎓 Senior Night Celebration

One of the highlights of the day will be recognizing our graduating seniors and celebrating their years of dedication to robotics.

There is no need to submit senior names in advance. Seniors will be identified at the event, and each senior will receive a special Senior Night gift.

We look forward to recognizing their hard work, leadership, and contributions to their teams and the robotics community.

🥣 Cereal Drive – Supporting Students in Need

We will also give back to our community by hosting a Cereal Drive for students and families in need.

We encourage every team to bring boxes of cereal to donate upon arrival. Let’s see how much our robotics community can collect together!

🤖 Dual Event – High School & Middle School

This will be a dual event, with both High School and Middle School tournaments being held at Desert Ridge High School on the same day.

The divisions will have their own competitions, rather than competing together as a blended tournament.

Date: February 13
Location: Desert Ridge High School
Divisions: High School
Skills Challenge: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person
Spectators: Welcome!

The event will include:

Competition fields
Solo field
Practice field
In-person team interviews
In-person Engineering Notebook judging
⏰ Check-In & Event Schedule

Check-In: 7:00 a.m. sharp
Doors Open: 7:30 a.m.

💳 Registration & Payment

Space is limited. Teams must be marked as paid or have a PO received by the required deadline.

Teams that have not completed payment may be moved to the waiting list so another team has the opportunity to compete.

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🚗 Parking & Facilities

Pits: Team pits will be located outside in the courtyard.

Parking: Parking is available in the student parking lot across from the basketball and tennis courts near the intersection of Guadalupe Road and Crimson Road.

Concessions: Available throughout the day.

Teams are also welcome to bring their own food. A designated eating area will be available outside the gymnasium.

🏆 Awards

Awards will be presented according to the event's qualifying criteria.

Expected awards include:

Excellence Award
Design Award
Tournament Champions
Robot Skills Champion
Judges Award
📓 Engineering Notebook & Judging

All judging will be conducted in person.

Teams should bring a printed Engineering Notebook for judging and be prepared for an in-person team interview.

✅ Team Preparation Checklist

Before arriving, please make sure your team has:

Printed Engineering Notebook

Safety glasses

Spare robot parts and tools

Batteries and chargers

Power strip

USB/data cable

Laptop computer and charger

Current robot firmware

Boxes of cereal for our Cereal Drive

Teams should also review the current game manual, inspection checklist, rules, and official Q&A before attending.

Please make sure all required forms are completed before arriving.

We look forward to welcoming our High School and Middle School teams to Desert Ridge High School on February 13.

It will be a full day of competition, giving back to our community, and—most importantly—celebrating the seniors who have dedicated so much time and effort to robotics.

Let’s make Senior Night a great one!

Agenda**Subject To Change**:
7:30 AM Doors Open
7:45 AM Check-in
7:45 AM Volunteer meeting: solo, inspection
8:00 AM Inspection & field calibration opens
8:00 AM Solo open
8:45 AM Final call to begin the inspection process
8:50 AM Drivers meeting
9:00 AM Qualification matches begin
12:00 PM-1:00 PM Lunch: Qualification matches pause for lunch
1:00 PM Senior Walk
1:30 PM Solo matches
1:35 PM Qualification matches resume
2:45 PM Solo closed
2:45 PM Qualification matches end
2:55 PM Alliance selection
3:15 PM - 5:00 PM Elimination tournament and awards ceremony

Digital Notebooks to be submitted by Feb 7 and in-person interviews

Desert Ridge High School is located in East Mesa, near Guadalupe Road and Crismon Road.

Event Parking & Entrance

Parking: Please use the student parking lot across from the basketball and tennis courts.

From Guadalupe Road, turn onto Crismon Road and follow the signs for Desert Ridge High School and the robotics event.

Do not go to Desert Ridge Junior High School, which is located next to the high school. Please enter Desert Ridge High School — 10045 E. Madero Ave.

Doors Open / Team Check-In: 7:30 a.m.

Look for Robotics Event signs directing teams from the parking lot to the event entrance and pit area.

Pits: Outside in the courtyard.

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No Refunds will be given

No Refunds will be given