In 2009, our first team, Vex Robotics 1774 - Quantum Leap, was started. The following year, Oxford Academy established its OASTEM program. However, it wasn't until 2012 that FIRST Robotics Team 4079 - Quantum Leap was started. Over the last few years, we have begun hosting a FIRST Girl-Powered STEM day, as well as attending our district Steam-A-Palooza. 2019 was our boom year, where we placed as Quarter-Finalists in Worlds (Carver), Finalists in Beach Blitz and the OCR, and Semi-Finalists in Battleship Blast. Recently, we've established an FTC team, meant to introduce robotics and STEM to younger students.

FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a non-profit, international organization founded in 1989 by Dean Kamen, an inventor, and entrepreneur.

The mission of FIRST® is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, inspire innovation, and foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.

Each year, FIRST® releases a new game for each program which poses an enormous challenge composed of various tasks. Teams must strategize, design, prototype, build, program, and test their robot during a build season, which lasts for six weeks. After build season, teams compete in regional tournaments to qualify for the world championships, held annually in St. Louis and in Houston.