OCS Robotics is pleased to present the third annual “The Gateway to the West Signature Event”.
This VEX VRC Robotics Competition is scheduled to take place at the Highlands Sports Complex with middle school teams competing January 28th-29th, and high school teams competing January 30th and 31st. The competition runs daily from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with free admission for all spectators.
This Signature Event is one of 12 middle school and 29 high school events in the world this year and is the only VEX Robotics Signature Event in the state of West Virginia. Participants are joining the competition from 16 states and Canada. Currently, 80 high school teams and 76 middle school teams are scheduled to compete. Tournament winners will qualify for the VEX World Championships in St. Louis, Missouri.
Sponsored by and according to the REC Foundation, “This tournament is one in a series of events supported by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation. The competition season culminates each spring, with the top-performing teams from the state levels competing against each other at the VEX Robotics World Championship.”
OCS Robotics is in its fifth year with countywide, competitive teams with a total of 17 robotics teams across both middle school and high school levels. Six teams represent Wheeling Park High School and 11 teams represent the various middle schools of Ohio County.
Wheeling Park High School’s CTE programs assist in bringing the event to life. They work to create the banners, trophies, stickers, and assist with providing the hospitality room for volunteers. The Operations Center in Ohio County work diligently to set up the environment, and various OCS employees function as volunteers during the duration of the event.
The event has a variety of sponsors making the competition possible. West Virginia University Robotics Engineering, West Virginia Department of Education, Expand, The Stifel Endowment, Siemens, Visit Wheeling, WVU Medicine, the Ohio County Commission, McKinley Architecture and Engineering and the W.Va.
Robotics Alliance are responsible for helping bring a Signature Event to Wheeling, W.Va.
