High School News and Updates (09/27/24)

Friday, Oct. 4, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. – Secondary Gym and Secondary Commons

This exciting competition brings together talented high school students from across the region to showcase their skills in business, finance, marketing, and entrepreneurship.

Participants will engage in competitive events that test their knowledge, creativity, and problem-solving abilities in real-world business scenarios. Whether you’re passionate about developing marketing strategies, analyzing financial statements, or pitching innovative business ideas, there’s a competitive category for you.

Our event offers a platform for students to network with peers, receive valuable feedback from industry professionals, and gain hands-on experience that prepares them for future careers in business. Join us for a day of challenge, collaboration, and growth!

Monday, Oct. 7, from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. – Secondary Gym

Students who would like to have their pictures retaken can do so on this date. DR Photo will send a link to families to order photos.

Tuesday, Oct. 8, from 5:30-7 p.m. – Zoom

This is a special meeting. There will be no public comment. The community is invited to observe

Wednesday, Oct. 9, from 6:30-8 p.m. – Zoom

Join the STEM PTO for their monthly meeting.  STEM PTO is comprised of parents from the STEM community who work together to help foster a strong sense of community and provide enhancement activities for students, faculty, staff, and families while also helping to increase educational, social and emotional experiences for the members of their families.

STEM PTO is organized to enhance the quality of each student’s education, the school as a whole, and the entire community through the development of resources and the participation of parents, school staff, and the community. Meetings are open for anyone to attend.

Friday, Oct. 11

Kindergarten and first grade will dismiss at 11:50 a.m. Grades 2-5 will dismiss at 12 p.m. and grades 6-13 will dismiss at 12:20 p.m.

Dismissal on the West side (Elementary) will use PikMyKid and follow the normal dismissal process with using placards and coming at your designated time.

Dismissal on the East side (Secondary) will follow normal dismissal process with using Pink Placards at 12:20 p.m. and Blue Placards at 12:30 p.m.

Students will receive a sack lunch to take before dismissal.

Dear STEM Families,

We are dedicated to maintaining a safe environment for our students and staff. Safety is our number one priority and is a layered approach. One of the measures is to ensure that all students, staff, and visitors are identifiable on campus. Student IDs also alert office staff to who has off-campus permissions and allow students to quickly check in and out using our automated system. We ask for your continued support in ensuring your child is wearing an ID to school each day.

As time goes on, we understand that students will misplace their IDs and lanyards. We ordered another shipment of lanyards and ID holders, but our students are going through them pretty quickly.

After Fall Break, students will be charged $5 for replacements. This charge will run through their Myschoolbucks account. Please monitor the account and speak to your child about these charges if they occur.

Spartmart is looking into purchasing nicer, higher quality lanyards to sell as well and you may also purchase lanyards online.

Finally, because IDs are part of our dress code, if a student is not wearing an ID and does not have a temporary ID, they may be assigned a detention. Students have been made aware of this expectation.

Once again, we really appreciate your support. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to one of our building directors.

In partnership,

The STEM Admin Team

Calling all parents and friends of STEM! Would you like to share about your career path, educational experiences and profession with our students? If so, we invite you to participate in our upcoming Career Discovery event.

On October 24th, we are hosting our annual Career Discovery Day event for middle and high school students. Our industry professionals will bring insight and inspiration to student learning and career exploration, allowing students to engage in career-focused conversations.

If you are interested in participating and supporting our student learning, please reach out to Nicole Ryan at nicole.ryan@stemk12.org.

Hello, STEM community! Yearbooks will be available for purchase soon at yearbookforever.com. We have some important action items to make the yearbook as great as can be:

• SENIORS: Senior portraits and senior quotes should be emailed to yearbook@stemk12.org on or before October 31.
• PARENTS OF SENIORS: Baby ads are also due by October 31. They can also be purchased at yearbookforever.com as you purchase your senior’s yearbook.
• PREFERRED NAMES: If your student would like their name printed as any name other than what is listed in Infinite Campus, please email parent permission to yearbook@stemk12.org or michelle.wesley@stemk12.org.

The National Security Agency (NSA) is looking for high school juniors who possess outstanding academic credentials in business, computer technology, engineering, graphic arts, manufacturing, construction, Chinese language, Russian language, or humanities.

The program is designed for students who plan to participate in a paid part-time internship from September through August for a minimum of four hours a day, Monday through Friday during senior year. For more information, please see the attached flier.

This part-time internship opportunity provides an advanced high school student with the opportunity to examine today’s control systems and provide an independent analysis of their capabilities and features. The project will focus on the different control systems NASA uses such as Allen Bradley, MatLab, Opto22, and LataPanda, but it is anticipated that all commercial control systems will be examined in this opportunity for PLC, PAC, PID, and APC systems. The objective is to create a list of advantages and disadvantages for the industry control system types to include metrics in cost, functionality, replaceability, modularity, and reliability.

Merrick & Company is seeking a high school student interested in Engineering or Drafting & Design for a paid apprenticeship program for Fall 2024 in the Greenwood Village, CO headquarters. The apprentice will support client projects such as those involving aerospace missions, national defense, research laboratories, land development, water systems, sustainable energy, bio-manufacturing, and industrial manufacturing, as well as being exposed to training and development opportunities!  The apprenticeship program has a commitment of approximately 18 months to 2 years.

Are you looking for a summer internship? Merrick & Company is accepting applications from now to November 2024 for a paid Mechanical Equipment Designer Intern. The Merrick Intern Program will provide an opportunity to gain technical experience in the field of mechanical equipment design. The intern will be exposed to a variety of mechanical design items, potentially including detailed machine design, 3D modeling in CREO (Pro/Engineer), and creation of drawings in CREO (Pro/Engineer). For more information and how to apply, please visit Merrick’s application page.

Are you interested in a healthcare career? If so, the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is now accepting applications for their CU Pre-Health Scholars Program (CUPS). The program serves grades 6th through 12th and exposes scholars to high-impact events, research, STEAM, and Healthcare careers. At the same time, preparing our scholars to be competitive applicants for post-secondary education and matriculation into professional health careers or graduate school programs. The application is open until December 1, 2024. You can find more information about the program on their website.

Are you looking for a career in Bioengineering? CU Denver and Anschutz Medical Campus are hosting a student open house. Come learn about the program, meet faculty, and the exciting research at the campus. On October 3rd, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Anschutz Medical Campus, students will have an opportunity to learn more about the programs. To learn more about the event and to register, please access the following link: