Spartatroniks - Outreach and Inclusion

Hello FIRST Ladies! We are Team 3512 Spartatroniks!

Team 3512 is an FRC team located in Orcutt, California. Our team was founded in 2010 and competed in the 2011 season, ever since then we have been an active team and brought many opportunities to our community. While the Orcutt area has a lot of jobs in agriculture and aerospace, children did not have many clubs or organizations to get them involved in STEM before 3512 came along. 

After founding our team we began hosting yearly FLL qualifying tournaments. We also frequently participate in community events like our local parades. We are incredibly involved in our community, partnering with local organizations to do dinner auctions, fireworks booths, and other demonstrations in which we show off our robot. Since our time as a team, we have given many young kids access to STEM opportunities by starting local FLL teams.
 
For the 2024 season, our team has a 50/50 gender ratio of men to women. Our leadership team is also 77% female, giving many women opportunities to grow their leadership skills. 

On November 4th, 2023 we hosted an FLL qualifying tournament for the Masterpiece season. The event was a huge success! During the lunch break at our event, we hosted a Women in STEM panel. Our panel consisted of five young women on Team 3512 planning to pursue STEM majors in college. Girls from 4th to 8th grade were able to ask questions about career pathways in STEM as well as specific questions about the panel members. Through this panel, young girls were able to gain information on careers in science, technology, engineering, and math that they would not have been able to otherwise easily learn.

Thank you readers,

Keep being amazing!
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FRC Team 3512 Spartatroniks​