High School News and Updates (09/13/24)

Monday, Sept. 16, at 5-6 p.m. – Google Meet

Join this information meeting to find out a little more about the Science Olympiad and the tournaments that the Science Olympiad students compete in. Science Olympiad is a club that prepares students for and provides students with opportunities to train to compete as a team in 23 events revolving around Science and Engineering. There will be a high school team beginning in Fall 2024.

Competitions are in February and late March/early April:

• March 8, 2025: Southern Colorado Regional Tournament @ CSU Pueblo
• April 5, 2025: Colorado State Tournament @ UCCS

Students are required to attend the two tournaments – Regionals and State (if we qualify) if they sign up for the Science Olympiad. Students will be members of a 15-person team. Each student will compete in a number of events with a partner or group of three, depending on the events. There are a number of academic events and building events.

Important Dates:

Informational Meeting – September 16, 2024, 5-6 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 5:30-7:30 p.m. – KOSON/P-TECH Building (Mechatronics Lab)/Zoom

The meeting will also be available to watch via Zoom. In-person participation is strongly encouraged to help build engagement. Additionally, those who would like to participate in Public Comment must do so in person.

The purpose of the SAC is to inform, encourage, and provide opportunities for parents and community members to be involved in the planning and evaluation of the school’s instructional program and quality improvement processes. The SAC makes recommendations concerning the School’s performance, improvement, priority improvement, or turnaround plan, and meets to discuss the implementation of the School’s plan and other progress pertinent to STEM’s accreditation contract with the Board of Education. The SAC makes recommendations to the director to prioritize the spending of school money.

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: