Virginia 2024

[smayya337]

Two weeks in and still no Virginia thread? Tragic. Guess I'll do it myself again.

This information is incomplete; I'll try to add more as I learn about it, but I admit I'm not as plugged-in as I once was, so I might be a bit slow.

Events
These events are only run at states:

• Detector Building C

• Experimental Design B

• Experimental Design C

• Meteorology B

• Microbe Mission B

• Microbe Mission C

Flight in both divisions may be run at some regionals but not all.

VASO is also starting a YouTube series with basic "getting started" information, particularly for builds. If that sounds interesting to you, you should subscribe to them on YouTube.

Invitationals

• 12/9: Lake Braddock B (Burke)

• 1/6: Fairfax C (Fairfax)

• 1/27: Virginia Tech C (Blacksburg)

Regionals
VASO is planning three Division B tournaments and four Division C tournaments (all in-person!):

• 2/10: Centreville B/C (Centreville)

• 2/17: Mary Washington B/C (Fredericksburg)

• 2/17: Virginia Tech C (Blacksburg)

• 2/24: Fairfax C (Fairfax)

States
States is 4/6 at UVA in Charlottesville.

One very big detail: VASO has now changed their model so that any school that gets first place in an event at regionals is automatically invited to states for that specific event, even if the school did not qualify overall. They cannot switch out the members of that event team. My understanding is that these teams are judged as exhibition teams at states, so they'll get medals but won't be considered for nationals. This is the same model used in some other states (the example VASO gave was Michigan). Note that if your school qualified for states overall, this is irrelevant -- everything is the exact same as previous years for you.

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Two more regional tournaments have since been announced:
- 2/10/23: Centreville BC (previously 2/3 Charlottesville)
- 2/24/23: Fairfax BC

Additionally, "Regionals Ramp-Up" is listed as an invitational, though I'm not sure what this is.

[smayya337]

Seems like the regional slate now is:

• 2/10: Centreville HS (Centreville) B/C

• 2/17: University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg) B/C

• 2/17: Virginia Tech (Blacksburg) C

• 2/24: Fairfax HS (Fairfax) B/C

No Charlottesville this year, it seems, but states is confirmed for 4/6 at UVA.

[smayya337]

Just for the record (since Discord isn't publicly searchable):

Centreville B
1. Basis Independent McLean
2. Lake Braddock SS
3. Brambleton MS

Centreville C
1. Fairfax HS
2. TJHSST
3. Centreville HS

Virginia Tech C
1. Blacksburg HS
2. West Springfield HS
3. Tandem Friends School

Fairfax B
1. Longfellow MS
2. Cooper MS
3. Frost MS

Fairfax C
1. Woodson HS
2. Langley HS
3. BASIS Independent McLean

Mary Washington Lake Braddock B
1. Kilmer MS
2. Louise Archer ES
3. Stone Hill MS

Mary Washington Lake Braddock C
1. Oakton HS
2. Lake Braddock SS
3. Chantilly HS

States B
1. Longfellow MS
2. Cooper MS
3. Haycock ES

States C
1. TJHSST
2. Langley HS
3. Fairfax HS

Full results are on Duosmium.

The top two schools in each division will be going to nationals. Thanks for another great season!