The Mini-Jackets

In 2018, the Metal Jackets established an FLL team, the “Mini-Jackets”, hosted in our engineering workshop to give kids who were interested in FLL, but otherwise would not have had a team, a chance to participate in robotics. The team was mentored by our members throughout the 2018-19 season, and even made it to the VA/DC FLL State Championship. In our current 2023 FRC season, we have two freshmen team members who were originally part of the Mini-Jackets, coming to Osbourn Park to join our robotics program because of how much we inspired them to pursue STEM. In this upcoming season, we hope to reestablish the Mini-Jackets, with a focus on underrepresented girls in our community.