STEM Senior David Marquez, who serves as TSA (Technology Student Association) President, showed off his new gavel that was made for him by Mr. Stern.
The gavel is the symbol of the TSA President and is used to control annual business meetings at any state or national conference. This year, Marquez will be using the gavel in front of an estimated audience of 10,000 attendees.
Prior to retiring from STEM, Mr. Stern was an engineering teacher for many years and was the Middle School TSA Advisor for Marquez. Mr. Stern was known for making gavels for any STEM student who was elected as a state representative.
Following the election of Marquez as National President, Mr. Stern reached out to him offering to make a unique gavel for the occasion. They ended up settling on purple heart, which is an exotic and colorful wood.
Thank you Mr. Stern for this wonderful wood-making creation!