COLLEGE PARK, MD — The Arkansas 4-H program left its mark on the 2026 International SeaPerch Challenge, where three Grant County 4-H teams ranked among the top five teams in their divisions.
More than 200 teams from around the world competed in the international robotics and engineering competition held May 30-31 at the University of Maryland in College Park. Six Arkansas 4-H teams qualified for the competition at the state contest in April, which was co-hosted by the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas and Arkansas 4-H, part of the Cooperative Extension Service. Teams built remotely operated vehicles, or ROVs, and then navigated them through underwater obstacle courses.
Deep Water Vanguard from Grant County 4-H, comprised of siblings Gavin McGinley and Gracie McGinley, won second place overall in the high school stock class, competing against teams from throughout the country and from Kazakhstan, Kenya and Puerto Rico…