- December 26, 2024
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Davin Hicks, a first grader who is interested in robotics, and Blake Wilson, a fourth grader who loves nature, both found something to enjoy at Southside STEAM Night on April 18.
“It was really cool, definitely an experience I have never seen,” said their mother Ashlynn Jones.
Held at Southside Elementary School, the event brought together a range of offerings that fall under the umbrella of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics), to showcase the offerings at Sarasota County Schools.
The event's exhibitors included staff from Southside Elementary as well as others such as Sarasota High School’s MaST Research Institute, Brookside Middle School’s Marine Science Academy, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County and local businesses.
The event also involved school staff from various disciplines, with offerings including activities such as a station for converting drawings to 3D digital images, and a performance by the jazz band of Southside Elementary.
“This is huge for so many students, and the teachers supported it by drumming it up in their classrooms,” said Amanda Daughtry, the school’s technology teacher.