VEX League Nights

VEX Robotics competitions start off  in September when students (elementary/middle/ high school) attend a  kickoff and are given a challenge, (much like FIRST’S FRC competition). Three weeks after kickoff, and after students have had time to begin building their robots, we start League Nights. This opportunity allows veteran members to teach younger students STEM principles.

High school mentors are on hand to answer questions, assist the students, and run practice matches. The goal of the VEX League is to show students an exciting and practical application of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) classes. In one of our years, over 100 students attended the league nights from over twenty local schools. Furthermore, many students who participated in 2008, our first year, are now C.O.R.E students, showing how  influential VEX league nights are.