Route 1 Rumble December Conference Event

ACH20269967 Registration opens soon Achieve (Middle/High School Robotics) Invitational only

Location

Potomac Senior High School

3401 Panther Pride Dr, Dumfries, Virginia, 22026 United States

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General information

This event is only open to members of the DMV RISE Conference.

Welcome to the December Route 1 Rumble! Some general information for this event: 

  • We are targeting 6 alliance matches per team for this event. 
  • Concessions will be available. A menu will be provided as we get closer to the event date. 

Agenda

7:00 am – Doors open to public

7:00 am – 9:30 am – Inspections

9:30 am - 9:45 pm - Event Meeting and Drivers Meeting

10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Alliance Matches

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm – Lunch Break (Solo matches closed during Lunch)

1:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Alliance Matches 

Skills Fields close at 3:30 after the conclusion of the last alliance match

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm – Alliance Selection

4:00 pm - 5:00 - Elimination Matches, Awards

After 5:00 pm – Event clean up

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

Excellence Award (High School) Excellence Award (Middle School) Tournament Champion Design Award Innovate Award Solo Match Champion Judges Award

Emergency information

An email will be sent out to each team's primary and secondary POC in the event of bad weather. Teams should note that Northern Virginia weather may differ from other areas in Virginia and teams should plan accordingly. This tournament will only be cancelled if determined by the venue owner that it is unsafe to host the event. 

Refund policy

If the Event Partner cancels/postpones the event: 

  • In the unlikely event that weather should cancel the use of the building and the event, refunds will be issued to teams that have paid prior to arrival minus the $5 RECF adminstrative fees.  Due to the nature of school accounting, the refunds may take 6 to 8 weeks to process and mailed to the teams offical financial contact address.

  • If the event is postponed, requests for refunds will be honored.  Due to the nature of school accounting, the refunds may take 6 to 8 weeks to process and mailed to the teams offical financial contact address.

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

  • There will be no refund for a cancelling team unless another team is able to take the open spot. Due to the nature of school accounting, the refunds may take 6 to 8 weeks to process and mailed to the teams offical financial contact address.

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  • Dates Sun, Dec 6, 2026 EST
  • Registration Nov 2 – Nov 29, 2026
  • Entry fee $135.00
  • Payment due Nov 29, 2026
  • Capacity 0 / 60 teams
  • Program Achieve (Middle/High School Robotics)
  • Grade levels Middle School, High School
  • Event type Tournament
  • Qualification Qualifying Event
  • Region Virginia
  • Affiliation Open to all
  • Season 2026-2027 Season

Contact

leimerjw@pwcs.edu
oscar.mccullough@gmail.com
larkl@pwcs.edu
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