Friday is day to vote for WJMS $100,000 STEM lab makeover

Five schools competing for votes

NASA provides some enlightenment about space explorations as Georgia Southern University hosts the annual STEMFest at the Nessmith Lane Conference Center in September. Hundreds of kids and parents from all over the region attended the event to participate in dozens of hands-on activities to learn more about science, technology, engineering and math. Supporters who visit the FabSchoolLabs page on Facebook this Friday, and only this Friday, could help William James Middle School win $100,000 for a makeover of its STEM lab into a state-of-the-art space for project-based learning. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/file

W 092416 GSU STEMFEST 04 — NASA provides some enlightenment about space explorations as Georgia Southern University hosts the annual STEMFest at the Nessmith Lane Conference Center in September. Hundreds of kids and parents from all over the region attended the event to participate in dozens of hands-on activities to learn more about science, technology, engineering and math. Supporters who visit the FabSchoolLabs page on Facebook this Friday, and only this Friday, could help William James Middle School win $100,000 for a makeover of its STEM lab into a state-of-the-art space for project-based learning. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/file

Supporters who visit the FabSchoolLabs page on Facebook this Friday, and only this Friday, could help William James Middle School win $100,000 for a makeover of its STEM lab into a state-of-the-art space for project-based learning. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. STEM teachers provide additional learning experiences, emphasizing teamwork and creative problem solving, outside of students’ regular math and science classes.

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