SUHSD VEX Robotics League

Welcome to SWEETWATER VEX Robotics League!

Over 6,000 students have been part of Sweetwater Union High School District (SUHSD) robotics since 2006.

What makes our District VEX Program different is its magnitude, outreach, continued growth, and sustainability. In the 2008-2009 school year, Hilltop High School started the first VEX robotics team in the district. In the 2010-2011 school year, Otay Ranch High School hosted its first VEX robotics tournament and in 2012-13 and based on the growth of VEX robotics teams across our district, Sweetwater VEX Robotics League was born. High school and middle school students have joined and participated in our district league for 6 years. During the school year (2017-18), we separated high school teams from middle school teams. It was the inaugural year for the Sweetwater Middle Schools VEX Robotics League with the participation of every SUHSD middle school.

Sweetwater VEX Robotics League Program aims to integrate the great potential of using robotics in STEM/STEAM education to build and expose students to 21st Century skills. Using VEX robotics, students learn to think critically, journal their problem-solving strategies, demonstrate solution progress, and collaborate as a team to compete across the district, State, and World Championships. In this program, middle and high school students collaborate in teams to build and design robots, use Python, Java, or Basic coding language to program it,and compete in the VEX Robotics League Program. As a STEAM program in our district, it integrates Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math objectives and standards, immediate feedback results, and applicable real-world solutions. Sweetwater VEX Robotics League Program focuses on providing opportunities by creating a welcoming environment that encourages underrepresented populations and young women to be involved in STEM Fields and be prepared for their college and career choices.

Don’t miss the opportunity to explore future careers in STEM! Join a robotics team!

2023-24 Sweetwater VEX Robotics League Events (High Schools & Middle Schools):

2022-23 Sweetwater VEX Robotics League Events (High Schools & Middle Schools):

Don’t miss the opportunity to explore future careers in STEM! Join a robotics team!

2021-2022 Robotics- World Champions 

On May, 9, 2022 around 5:15pm PST, in Dallas, Texas, Rancho Del Rey Team 6446C, “The Royal Robots”, under coach Mr. Kirk Braito, after two days of competing along with over eight hundred teams from all over the world, first won their division, and then went on to beat the champions of nine other divisions to win the VEX Robotics VRC 2022 Middle School World’s Championship.  That is the highest award that can be given to middle school students in the world, and our students did it.  “This is the robotics equivalent to winning the Little League World Series. Our kids are better than 20,000 VEX teams worldwide.” Ms. Jones -Teacher

The Game Moment: VIDEO;  The Media Coverage: VIDEO;  More Moments: VIDEO

What happens at SUHSD VEX Robotics Events? Watch videos & pictures HERE.

Don’t miss the opportunity to explore future careers in STEM! Join a robotics team!

  • Sweetwater Middle Schools VEX Robotics League

2021-22 Sweetwater VEX Robotics League Events (High Schools & Middle Schools):

  • Robotics League Event #1  on September 11, 2021 @ Otay Ranch High School
  • Robotics League Event #2 on October 9, 2021 @ Hilltop High School
  • Robotics League Event #3 on November 13, 2021 @ Bonita Vista High School
  • Robotics League Event #4 on December 4, 2021 @ San Ysidro High School

  • High School League Championships on January 15, 2022 @ Montgomery High School

  • Middle School League Championships on January 17, 2022 @ Montgomery High School

2021-22 Sweetwater VEX Robotics Tournaments:

  • 12th Annual Otay Rach High VEX Regional VEX Robotics Tournament (high & middle schools) on November 6, 2021 @ Otay Ranch High School
  • South San Diego VEX Robotics Tournament (high & middle schools) on November 18, 2021 @ San Ysidro High School
  • 8th Annual Montgomery AzTechs Tournament on January 29, 2022 @ Montgomery High School
  • 4th Annual Middle Schools ONLY Tournament on February 5, 2022 @ Montgomery High School
For Up-2-Date Events information click HERE

Joseph Amaro 
District VEX Robotics League Coordinator
Joseph.Amaro@sweetwaterschools.org

Brahim Wahib
SUHSD STEAM Programs Coordinator
Brahim.Wahib@sweetwaterschools.org