10/14/2025
We thought weâd have to waitlist an entire team of students due to the far beyond anticipated sign-ups. Then we found Jon, a parent with professional experience who stepped up to volunteer as a lead coach. Thanks to him and our other volunteer coaches, every student seeking a robotics competition team spot was able to be placed!
Jon is at every single practice, empowering his team with his expertise, insight, and patience. Beyond the dedication of the greatest amount of volunteer hours, Jon saw the need for more start-up LEGO SPIKE kits for better student access to coding, so he donated not one but two kits to overcome our growing pains. So many of our program highlights and innovative lightbulb moments are thanks to Jon!
In the nonprofit world, volunteers who jump in to bridge gaps are considered unicorns due to how rare and special they are. FMS Robotics is so lucky to have somehow found a veritable herd of unicorns, like Jon, who have already invested so much to provide this incredible STEM opportunity to FMS students.
Thank you to Jon and to all our unicorn parents and supporters of our growing program!
