William James vies for $100,000 STEM lab makeover

Supporters can vote Dec. 9 in Northrop Grumman contest

William James Middle School students Heidi Grimm, left, Cameron Halaby, and Gabriel Rowe demonstrate their VEX robotics entries during the school's STEM Day Showcase last May. The team earned a spot in a national robotics contest. Now the school is competing in a separate contest for $100,000 to upgrade its STEM lab. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/file

W 050616 WJMS STEM DAY 04 — William James Middle School students Heidi Grimm, left, Cameron Halaby, and Gabriel Rowe demonstrate their VEX robotics entries during the school's STEM Day Showcase last May. The team earned a spot in a national robotics contest. Now the school is competing in a separate contest for $100,000 to upgrade its STEM lab. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/file

Supporters who visit a certain Facebook page on a certain day, Dec. 9, 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, for science, technology, engineering and mathematics, has been the buzz in primary and secondary education for several years. Almost all of Bulloch County’s elementary and middle schools now have STEM labs and dedicated STEM teachers, providing additional learning experiences apart from students’ regular math and science classes.

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