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Who Are We?
Mission
The mission of the ARC Boosters, a 501(c)(3) parent-led organization is to empower the Andover Robotics Club through consistent funding for tools, parts, and travel expenses. The Andover Robotics Club is home to four FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams, making it the largest FTC club in Massachusetts.Â
What is the Andover Robotics Club (ARC) Booster?
The ARC Booster is a parent-led nonprofit organization that supports the Andover Robotics Club through direct monetary support for robot parts and equipment, team registration fees, travel costs, and other general operating expenses
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Established in 2025
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Has 4 active parent leaders
Where are we from?
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The ARC Booster and ARC are both from Andover, Massachusetts
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Specifically, we serve the student body of Andover High School
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What is Andover Robotics Club (ARC)?
ARC is a high school club of 60+ students across four robotics teams:
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4410 ARC Lightning: co-ed, est. 2010
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5273 ARC Thunder: co-ed, est. 2011
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10331 ARC Hailstorm: girls & gender minorities, est. 2015
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24256 ARC Sandstorm: co-ed rookie team, est. 2023
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Find out more HERE
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What robotics competition do we participate in?
We compete in FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), a robotics competition for grades 7-12 where teams work to design robots to compete in 2 versus 2 matches.Â
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Outside of just building robots, we:
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Host and participate in outreach initiatives and events that spread our love for STEM
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Prepare Engineering Portfolios to display our teams' best work
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Practice speaking in front of a panel of judges who evaluate our team and our robot
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And much, MUCH MORE!
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Learn more HERE
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Facts & Figures
60+
Students Involved
1400+
$17k+
$17k+
Dollars Raised
1400+
1400+
Outreach & Volunteering Hours
6
Sponsors Reached