Tag: Flagstaff STEM City
Connections Spotlight — Youth experience variety of STEM-related activities during 2023 STEM Celebration
Hundreds of visitors experienced a variety of STEM-related activities and exhibits during 2023 STEM Celebration held Saturday, April 29 at Fort Tuthill.
Presented by Flagstaff STEM City, the 10th annual event featured more 70 indoor and outdoor exhibits offering a variety hand-on activities and demonstrations including robotics, mini rocket launches, a trebuchet catapult launcher, helicopter and heavy equipment displays.
Sponsors included Tgen, APS, Coconino Community College, Coconino County, KSC and the Flagstaff Unified School District.
Some of the exhibitors included Coconino High School and its CocoNuts Robotics Team, Willow Bend Environmental Education Center, W.L. Gore & Associates, Northern Arizona University, Tynkertopia Inc., the Flagstaff Police Dept. Bomb Squad, Grand Canyon Youth, the Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth, the U.S. Geological Services Geology and Biology departments, City of Flagstaff Open Spaces, the Museum of Northern Arizona, Lowell Observatory, Guardian Air, Mountain Line, the Phoenix Truck Driving School, the Flagstaff Fire Dept., City of Flagstaff Public Works and the KAFF Radio Remote.
Education Spotlight — Exhibitors, Last Chance to Register for the 2023 STEM Celebration on April 29. Registration closes April 16. See more local, state and national education news here
STEM City and its partners are pleased to sponsor this community-wide event to engage children and adults in the broad range of STEM opportunities throughout northern Arizona.
Hands-on activities, demonstrations and conversations excite participants, expose the community to STEM educational and career opportunities and celebrate Flagstaff’s designation as “America’s First STEM Community.”
We hope you will participate in this once-a-year celebration of STEM in our community.
Click below to register for the 2023 STEM CELEBRATION!
Education Spotlight — CCC&Y, school partners, to present ‘Community Healing Change — Training, Meal & Discussion’ in recognition of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. See more local, state and national education news here
The Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth — in partnership with Fredonia Elementary School, Puente de Hozho in Flagstaff and the Page Unified School District — will present the training series “Community Healing Change — Training, Meal & Discussion” in recognition of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
You can register to attend the live viewing parties where food, discussion and prizes are available.
The Fredonia training will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, April 17. Register with Jeanne Crookston: jeanne@fredonia.org
The Puente de Hozho training (English and Spanish-language flyers) will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 18. Register with Kimberly Robinson at krobinson0904@gmail.com
The Page training will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 26 at the PUSD boardroom, 500 S. Navajo Drive, Page. Register with Penni Case at pcase@pageud.org
Education Spotlight — Congratulations to the 2023 STEMMY Award Winners! See more local, state and national education news here
By Flagstaff STEM City Congratulations to the 2023 STEMMY Award Winners! The STEMMY Awards are presented annually to students, teachers, and organizations who are STEM leaders in our community. STEM Teacher of the Year: Matthew Minister, Flagstaff High School STEM Student of the Year: Kusuma Teluguntla, BASIS Flagstaff STEM Organization of the Year: Kinney Construction Services, Inc. […]
STEM Celebration 2023 on April 29 at the Fort Tuthill Fairgrounds — Register Today!
Your organization is invited to join us once again for this unique STEM Event!
Register Today!
2023 STEM Celebration Registration
Education Spotlight — Come and meet CCC’s new president (March 3 and 8 in Flagstaff), (April 4 in Williams), (April 13 in Page). See more local, state and national education news here
Dr. Eric Heiser has scheduled Meet and Greet events throughout Coconino County in communities that CCC serves in order to listen to what matters most to the residents of those communities when it comes to what they need from their community college.
Education Spotlight — FUSD Celebrates Career and Technical (CTE) Month. See more local, state and national education news here
In celebration of CTE Month, we are featuring some FUSD alumni. Meet Emma Frain, an alumna of Flagstaff High School (FHS) and now a catering sales manager at Mountain Shadows Resort in Paradise Valley/Scottsdale, Arizona
Emma explained that the culinary program at FHS was the catalyst for her career in the food and beverage industry.
“In class, we learned all the basics, techniques, and culinary skills,” said Emma about her introduction to culinary arts at FHS. “And needless to say, I was hooked.”
STEM Celebration 2023 — Registration Now Open!
Your organization is invited to participate in this unique STEM Event!
STEM City and its partners are pleased to sponsor this community-wide event to engage children and adults in the broad range of STEM opportunities throughout northern Arizona.
Hands-on activities, demonstrations and conversations excite participants, expose the community to STEM educational and career opportunities and celebrate Flagstaff’s designation as “America’s First STEM Community.”
We hope you will participate in this once-a-year celebration of STEM in our community.
Education Spotlight — Flagstaff STEMMY Award Nominations Open. See more local, state and national education news here
STEM City is accepting nominations for the
2022-2023 STEMMY awards!
The deadline for nominations is February 12, 2023.
Nomination forms for each of the categories are available below:
High School Student Nomination Form
Teacher Nomination Form
Community Member or Business Nomination Form
Education Spotlight — CCC’s first Summer Bridge program achieves goals. See more local, state and national education news here
Nevaeh Talkalai, gaze strong, spoke to her peers so that they might get to know her and she them.
“I’m urban Native,” she said. “I took pride in being Navajo after a racism event and created an anti-racism coalition. I was born in Fort Defiance and lived mostly in Window Rock growing up.”
She recently graduated from Northland Preparatory Academy in Flagstaff and plans on attending university in Michigan. Her goal: To be an advocate and a counselor for Native Americans.
Talkalai was among more than 40 students participating Coconino Community College’s inaugural Summer Bridge program, created as part a larger program devoted to “Strengthening Indigenous Student Success.” The purpose of the SISS program is to improve the success of Native American students attending CCC.
