About The Blockheads

The Engineering Club inspires long-term interest in STEM in students throughout Los Angeles. As a well-established partner of FIRST, we are devoted to growing engagement within FIRST programs throughout the Los Angeles community and the world, one block at a time.

Founded in 2007, the La Cañada Engineering Club is a group of students passionate about STEM.

The mission of the La Cañada Engineering Club is to acquire and spread the knowledge and skills of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math by participating in national engineering competitions of all types, as well as inspiring and changing the culture by reaching out to the communities surrounding us through workshops, demonstrations, After-School programs, LCF Engineering Appreciation Day, and summer camps.

Our club participates in multiple programs throughout the year. We start off with our FIRST Lego League program, mentoring 4 teams – one from PCY and LCE, as well as two from LCHS 7/8. Starting in January we compete in the FIRST Robotics Competition, where we build a 120lbs robot over the course of 6 weeks.

Our club can be found working year-round in our workshop, formerly the wood-shop room 604 at La Cañada High School. Major sponsors for the La Cañada Engineering Club are the Jet Propulsion Lab, Evergreen Landcare. Other major sponsors include: La Cañada High School Boosters, OC Waterjet, and Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles.