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January 26, 2023
CCS Students 'Counting Down'
to
STARward STEM Expo 2023
57 Student Teams compete to have their experiments launched
to the International Space Station this summer
WHAT:
STARward STEM Expo 2023 --
The Former Astronaut, The Student Exhibits, The Expo 2023
WHEN:
Thursday, January 26, 2023
- 2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Former Astronaut Tony Antonelli talks with 'Future Scientists, Mathematicians & Astronauts' (Auditorium)
- 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Student Exhibit Set-Up (Main Gym)
- 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. STARward STEM Expo (Main Gym)
- 5:45 - 7:00 p.m. STARward STEM Design Challenge Awards Announcement & Ceremony (Auditorium)
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WHERE:
Douglas Byrd High School
1624 Ireland Drive
Fayetteville, NC 28304
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- Fifty-seven student teams* from nine CCS elementary and middle schools have been collaborating on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) experiments for the last several months as part of the STARward STEM program, which was developed by RTI International in partnership with CCS with funding provided by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
*PLEASE NOTE: Students who are wearing a lime green wristband during the expo may NOT be photographed and/or appear in video footage.
- The STARward STEM Expo is the culminating event of the STARward STEM Design Challenge that will include student presentations of project-based learning (PBL) work, demonstrations by STEM industry experts and the announcement of the winning student design-challenge experiments to be launched to the International Space Station later this year. The event is open to students, families, educators, and other supporters of STEM education in the Cumberland County region.
- The district is proud to announce the finalists who will be competing during the expo. For a complete list of finalists by school, click here. Each team’s innovative STEM-based project will be exhibited during the expo, and from the distinguished list of finalists, three winning student design-challenge experiments will be selected to launch to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center during the summer of 2023.
- In addition to the student experiment exhibition and competition, expo attendees will have the opportunity to interact with cutting-edge technology, STEM industry experts and former astronaut Tony Antonelli. Antonelli, the expo’s keynote speaker, is a DBHS graduate and served in the U.S. Navy before serving as a pilot on the STS-119 and STS-132 missions to the International Space Station.
- Other distinguished guests and speakers will include Fayetteville Mayor Mitch Colvin, DoD STEM Program Specialist Dr. Holly Brown, RTI International Senior Vice President Angela Quick, and CCS Superintendent Dr. Marvin Connelly, Jr. WRAL-TV reporter Gilbert Baez, Sr. will serve as the emcee at the expo.
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For additional information and coverage opportunities, contact CCS Communications at 910-678-2307 or mediarequest@ccs.k12.nc.us.
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