VEX Tournament Robotics
About Bogle Competition Robotics
VEX Robotics is a fun and exciting way to learn, make new friends, and apply engineering skills through robotics. The VEX Competition team at Bogle is a year-long commitment. This is not just a class and this is not just a club. VEX Competition Robotics is a recognized sport! Our robotics program is a student-run, teacher/coach-facilitated program. Students are expected to have a cooperative, positive, and respectful attitude at all times when working with any team and any time when representing Bogle at an event. Students are also expected to spend a substantial amount of time after school with their teammates AND on their own at home gaining skills to help their team succeed. Outside of school, students are expected to be self-motivated to research VEX Robotics, read VEX message forums, watch YouTube videos about VEX robots, and try any other means to become experts in this sport of competitive robotics!
The VEX competition season starts in July and ends on the last day of school in May. A student who makes the team will be automatically enrolled in the upcoming school year for the Automation & Robotics elective class at Bogle. This class will take the place of an elective class for the full year, so teams can learn the ins and outs of competitive VEX robotics. During the school year, students will spend time after school 2 to 3 days a week for 1 hour building, coding, testing, and driving their robot according to the current game rules and VEX Competition. Additionally, students will compete in large tournaments against other schools approximately 3 to 5 times during the VEX season. These competitions are held at various locations around the valley on Saturdays and last approximately 10 hours each. Students must be dedicated to attending class, practice, and competitions. Students who miss build time during or after school and/or competitions, without prior approval from the team coach, may be removed from the robotics team and class.
Outside of school, students are expected to be self-motivated to research VEX Robotics, read VEX message forums, watch YouTube videos about VEX robots, and try any other means to become experts in this sport of competitive robotics!
Bogle Botz goes to Worlds, September 2024
Congratulations to the students below on making the 2025-2026 Bogle JHS Competition Robotics Team! We hope to see you all next school year.
- GL
- FA
- CS
- SP
- YSC
- LC
- KM
- MS
- ES
- NS
- AD
- RFG
- NG
- RB
- AG
- KR
- NC
- AD
- SA
- NJ
- VO
- MH
Making the team does not guarantee your schedule next year will reflect that you are enrolled in the Competition Robotics elective class. When you get your schedule at the beginning of the school year, please check that you are enrolled in my class. If not, you need to immediately let your counselor know you need to be enrolled in the Competition Robotics class because you made the team. During class, I will go over everything regarding the Competition Robotics program, after-school meeting dates and times, future tournaments, teams, and expectations. We will also have a parents' meeting to introduce everyone, since we will all be working very closely the whole year.
Want to be the best team this year?
- STUDY THE VEX VRC NEW Game MANUAL. Get familiar with the manual because you will need to be an expert on the next game that is announced!
- Constantly check the VEX forum for High Stakes updates, strategies, design builds, etc...
- Design potential mechanisms/robots on paper or learn how to use Onshape CAD software to design robot mechanisms that will be beneficial to the current game.
- Learn how to code in C++.
- Research winning VEX VRC Notebooks and see what is required to maintain an award-winning notebook. The notebook is a crucial element in qualifying for awards during tournaments!
- Build something at home using hand and power tools! Ask family members if they can show you how to properly use any tools, such as: screwdrivers and wrenches for nuts and bolts, hacksaws to cut metal, sandpaper or sanding files to file down metal, how to measure twice before cutting anything, and any power tools. Always remember to use safety glasses everybody!