Congratulations to our two VEX Robotics teams for qualifying for the 2025 District of Columbia V5RC (High Stakes) Championship on Saturday, March 1, and one earning an invitation to the VEX/VRC World Competition in May. This is a first for Field’s Robotics teams, that only started competing at this level this year. The two teams Kestrel (11555B) and Peregrine (11555A) had excellent showings with the typical challenges associated with these competitions. While facing adversity, the students pivoted at different points to compete and make it through various levels/rounds of competition. Both Field teams utilized their STEM knowledge, along with communication, collaboration, and time-management skills throughout the tournament. The two teams eventually competed on the same side making it to the semi-finals where they tied in the autonomous (coded) portion of the matchup, yet were eliminated in the semis. Their morning ranks were 7th and 9th.
Team Kestrel placed 4th overall in skills and earned 35 points, which has qualified them for the VEX/VRC World Competition May 6-14 in Dallas, Texas.
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
The VEX V5 Robotics Competition, presented by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation, is the largest and fastest-growing middle school and high school robotics program globally with more than 20,000 teams from 50 countries playing in over 1,700 competitions worldwide. Each year, an exciting engineering challenge is presented in the form of a game. Students, with guidance from their teachers and mentors, build innovative robots and compete year-round.
