Kate I. Noble Board Member, District 3 at Sante Fe Public Schools | Official website
Kate I. Noble Board Member, District 3 at Sante Fe Public Schools | Official website
The Santa Fe Public Schools (SFPS) organized the 8th annual District STEM Fair on February 20th at the Santa Fe Community College. The event brought together young innovators from across the district, showcasing their projects in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
Students from 11 SFPS schools participated, including Cesar Chavez Elementary, Ramirez Thomas Elementary, Nina Otero Community School, Kearny Elementary, El Dorado Community School, Carlos Gilbert Elementary, Gonzales Community School, Wood Gormley Elementary, Acequia Madre Elementary, Piñon Elementary, Aspen Community School, Mandela International Magnet School, and El Camino Real Academy.
The fair featured a variety of student-led experiments such as building bottle rockets and comparing energy outputs from potatoes versus limes. Other projects included powering doorbells and identifying artificial intelligence. These activities encouraged students to apply the scientific method and think critically about real-world problems.
“All of the kids are excited to be a part of this event year after year,” said Arturo Lujan, the SFPS STEM Coordinator. “It’s a great way to spark that interest in STEM fields. Not only that, they just have a great time telling the judges how they came up with their project, what was behind it and it’s an overall great experience that leverages that math and science within our district.”
Jim Amann served as one of the judges and interacted with students about their doorbell project. Katherine Brechner also judged and spoke with Abby Lovato from Aspen Community School about her artificial intelligence project.
Raul Chavez and Jared Aldana from Nina Otero Community School presented their project to judge Stephen Rudnick. Abigail Bojorquez from Aspen Community School showcased her "Gummy Bears Dive In" project while Brooklyn Romero from Gonzales Community School received feedback on her five-second rule project.
The event emphasized the importance of STEM education in fostering curiosity, innovation, and teamwork among students.
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