Hello! And Welcome!

Welcome to the WHS STEM Initiative!  As the Youth Ambassador to the WHS Board for STEM, I work closely with the leadership of WHS to engage my school and my peers to attend and engage in STEM activities.  I served as the liaison between my school and WHS as we planned visits to the U.S. Secret Service Forensic Labs and to Lockheed Martin.  The U.S. Secret Service was a BIG hit — and so was flying a helicopter around D.C. at the Lockheed Martin Global Innovation Center!

 

Now I work with the Board to bring information on STEM to WHS events, like our annual BBQ Cook-Off, provide input to the development of our field trips and website, post STEM related information on our Facebook page, and anything else we can do!

 

I don’t consider myself a “STEM” kid, but the jobs and projects that you can do with STEM are exciting and I am now considering things I didn’t even know about!  You can read my article about our trip in the WHS newsletter.

We’d really like you to get involved — kids and adults alike!  

 

How can YOU bring STEM to your school, your friends, and your larger world community? Check out all the ways as a Youth Ambassador!

 

Your School & Friends

• Serve as WHS’ STEM leadership in schools -- Lead efforts at your school, get the proper permissions to participate, help us organize in your state, and serve as a mentor to more junior kids who are interested in STEM.

• Learn what STEM topics kids in your school really want to hear about - Organize a poll on Survey Monkey and share the results with WHS – we’ll find and share those technologies in a field trip or by posting information on our website.

• Get your teachers and administrative staff involved - Ask for more information on your school curriculum to see what types of field trips might make sense for your school and enrich the learning of particular subjects - let WHS know and we can design a field trip!

 

Your Larger Community

• Post your STEM ideas and interests online - Whether it's the WHS stem website or the Facebook page, create a rhythm to check in and chat about all things STEM!  Like the STEM Facebook page here.

• Get your parents on board - Talk about cool STEM topics you've seen at the dinner table. For example, what STEM camps have you found out about? 

• Build your resume - Summarize your experience as a STEM Ambassador and the activities that you helped to lead and coordinate.  Share those on our Facebook page to inspire others!

• Tap into your love of writing… and get published! Go beyond writing for school assignments -- explore science and technical writing. For example, write up a summary of your field trip experience or some cool facts that you’ve found scouting around the web. Submit to WHS STEM and we'll post it here and in our newsletter!