Support Our Team

See Us In Action

We'd love to have your company as a spectator at a competition event, or come by the school to see us working in the STEAM Lab and Greenpower Workshop.

Here are our Fall 2026 events:

• 11/14/26 FTC Robotics Hosting @ HCMS, OXR AL

• 12/5/26 Spirit Day @ Rocket City Toys, Owens Cross Roads AL

• 12/12/26 FTC Qualifier @ New Century Tech HS, Hsv AL

Spring 2027:

• 2/20/27 FTC State Championship

• NCTHS, Hsv (tentative) 3/5/27

• Greenpower Toyota Classic @ Milton Frank, Hsv AL

• 4/22-23/27

• TSA State Conference @ BJCC Birmingham, AL 

• 5/13-15/27 Greenpower Nat'l Championship @ Talladega Superspeedway, AL

• 6/23-27/27 TSA Nationals @ Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando FL

Volunteer at an event

STEAM events give young people the opportunity to practice professional interactions with from technical AND non-technical professionals. It takes dozens of volunteers to make events happen; we'd love your help!

• FIRST Robotics volunteering: Judges, Registration and tech volunteers (link)

• Alabama TSA Conference April 22-23: Volunteer as a judge or exhibit partner(link) 

• To volunteer at a Greenpowerusa event local to you in AL, TN or GA, email melissa.snider@hsv-k12.org or drew.sparks@greenpowerusa.net

• To volunteer at the Alabama FutureCity Regional event on January 16, email melissa.snider@hsv-k12.org or alabama@futurecity.org

• You can also mentor our team: contact melissa.snider@hsv-k12.org 

Be a Corporate Sponsor

For our 2026-27 Sponsorship Request letter, click this link. 

We are always seeking additional grant resources to make our program accessible to every student who wants to pursue excellense in STEAM.

Big dreams require big support. We compete under 4 different umbrella organizations, each with registration fees and a technical build (or several) to maintain. 

HCMS STEAM operates as a 501(c)3 under Huntsville City Schools (Tax ID 63-600081).

Our 2026-27 corporate sponsors include National Space Club - Huntsville, GarverUSA, AUVSI Pathfinder, and RocketMEP. 

For more information about our team, contact melissa.snider@hsv-k12.org 

Donate Supplies

Imaginations soar when creative supplies are available!

While it's true that we use a lot of specialized kit parts for our robots and car, we go through a suprising quantity of everyday items. Please contact Ms. Snider to donate small or large amounts of:

• Duct Tape

• Scotch Tape

• Zip Ties

• Straws (paper or plastic)

• Nut-free snacks

• Pencils

• Dry-erase markers

• Sharpies

• Bottled Water

• Meeting snacks

• Computer mice and keyboards