About

In 2007 a handful of parents met at a 4-H meeting and had the idea to start a robotics club. In the beginning, support for the idea was scarce. Luckily, one of those parents – Dave Franc – persisted. And thus, Sparks 4-H Robotics Club was born.
As news of the Club spread, membership grew quickly, and within a year of forming, the 20+ members were looking for opportunities to compete against other robotics teams. The Club decided to sponsor a team, The Super Sonic Sparks (Team 24, aka “s-cubed / S3”), which was one of the very first Vex robotics teams in the world. In 2013, Team 24 added their first two VEX IQ teams. 
Throughout all these years, Team 24 has continued to place high in Maryland. We're one of the few VEX teams that have sent at least one of our teams to the World Championship each year. We plan to maintain this streak by growing through the club teams and community demonstrations. Today, we have 45 club members and 17 competition members. 
We look forward to continuing to offer youth STEM learning, leadership skills, and character development opportunities through 4-H. We continue to look for chances to be in greater service to the community.