Who Is Team Spyder?

Team Spyder is the robotics team that represents Poway High in FRC or FIRST Robotics Competition and FTC or FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competitions. Team Spyder students are Poway High students, local home-school students, or even very proactive 8th grade students who have a passion for engineering.

Team Spyder focuses on helping the community through spreading robotics opportunities and values related to the principles of STEM. Spyder is always trying to represent and promote STEM, and because of this, Spyder has an active presence in local elementary, middle and high schools, colleges, businesses, government events, fairs, parades, news programs, and more. Spyder also helps within Poway High--it’s currently trying to expand and advertise the Engineering Academy, a whole section of the school (developed by Spyders) seeking to teach kids engineering and its values in the real world. Spyder also offers opportunities within its own team. With the help of Spyder’s mentors, members of Team Spyder gain valuable skills like entrepreneurship, problem-solving, creativity, self-motivation, and more, as well as a powerful insight and understanding of real-world business. Because of this, 100% of Spyders go on to a college or military career, and many of them are inspired to seek jobs in STEM. So at Team Spyder, are goals are to help people within our team, our school and our community through spreading the skills, knowledge, and opportunities offered by STEM.