STEM faculty inform students that they have to go to school on Saturdays (April Fools')
STEM 5th and 6th graders get preview of Middle School
Movin’ on up!
STEM 5th and 6th graders are learning all about what’s ahead for them in the coming years. ‘Move up to Middle School Day’ is all about getting those students excited for making the jump to Middle School and all of the things to look forward to.
A special thanks to to the students who took the time to give demonstrations and educate our 5th and 6th graders about what to expect and why Middle School at STEM is the best!
STEM wins for "Best Marketing" two years in a row, qualifying STEM for Hall of Fame spot
STEM’s Communications team is proud to announce that for the second consecutive year, we have been awarded the 2023 Best of Highlands Ranch Award, which is given to businesses that have “achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category.”
Because of earning this award two years in a row, STEM is now qualified for The Highlands Ranch Business Hall of Fame.
Our communications team is thrilled to receive this honor and take great pride in using our marketing strategies and experience to share STEM’s story each day!
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STEM 2nd graders take on bad Play-Doh in PBL unit
We love to solve real world problems!
Students in Mrs. Brook’s 2nd grade class had no interest in playing with this bag of poorly made Play-Doh. So, they were tasked with improving it using the same ingredients that went into the bad batch.
The purpose of this PBL unit? Because there are plenty of poorly made products in this world that are a complete waste. All it takes is the right mind to come along to change things up to create a better product.
STEM's First Robotics Team posts strongest finish to date
Another exciting update from STEM’s First Robotics Team. Here is the summary from coach Jack Graber:
“Good Morning Everyone –
It is my honor to let you know that Team Impulse has again had their most successful season to date, despite our challenges this year.
We won the Imagery award at the St Louis regional. This award celebrates attractiveness in engineering and outstanding visual aesthetic integration of machine and team appearance.
At the Colorado regional we were selected for the 3rd seed alliance in finals. We won three of our four semi-final matches. After the loss in semi’s against the 1st seed alliance we were able to win our way through the lower bracket to compete in Finals. In finals we lost two matches against the 1st seed alliance. It was an absolute blast to get to play with and against such amazing teams.
I was also honored as the Woodie Flowers Finalist at the Colorado Regional. That was completely unexpected and a huge honor for me to receive. This award recognizes an individual who has done an outstanding job of motivation through communication while also challenging the students to be clear and succinct in their communications. As such, it is very important that this be a student-led effort and a student decision.
Because of these achievements we have two blue banners to hang in the gym and 2 trophies to put in the trophy case. (All of the FRC award banners are blue so we always say blue banner.)
It’s been a very tough season for the team and they deserve so much recognition for the success this season.
Thank you
-Jack Graber
Coach
FRC Team IMPULSE #4418″
South Metro Fire gives presentation about fire safety
Thank you to South Metro Fire Rescue for stopping by Mrs. Jackson’s 3rd grade class to talk about fire safety. The class had a lot of great questions and loved the games that were part of the presentation. We always look forward to the useful tips that South Metro provides at STEM throughout the school year!