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STEM Lecture Series: Equinoxes and Solstices starts Wednesday

Monday, February 27, 2023

STEM Lecture Series: Equinoxes and Solstices

In this session you will see how the seasons, with emphasis on equinoxes (March and September) and solstices (June and December), provide us with fascinating but realistic views of our place on our planet and our planet’s place in our solar system.

3/1 - 3/22 | 2:00 – 4:00 pm | Wednesday (4) | Fee: $69 | Linda Khandro | Location: 1500 Building, Room 1522, Shoreline CC Campus. Parking pass will be provided.


Register here: https://www.campusce.net/shoreline/course/course.aspx?catId=5

This lecture is part of Shoreline Community College's Continuing Education


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Shorecrest and Shorewood students dominate awards in statewide science contest

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

OLYMPIA -- Washington State Department of Health (DOH) congratulates the winners of the first annual Washington Tracking Network (WTN) Youth Science Contest.

The WTN Youth Science Contest is an opportunity for high school students in Washington state to develop their science and communication skills by engaging with health and environmental data from their own communities.

Winning projects ranged from research papers to poems and were divided into three tracks: 
  1. Health Science, 
  2. Community Engagement, and 
  3. Science Communication. 
Winning projects were selected based on their content, health and equity impact, and presentation. Each track was judged separately by relevant experts within DOH.

Jennifer Sabel, WTN manager, said, “We designed the contest to have a broader appeal than traditional science contests, because we wanted all students to realize how science and equity can relate to their interests.”

Shoreline students dominated the competition, taking almost half of the top awards.

All winning projects can be viewed on the WTN website. Student and school information may be suppressed at student and/or parent request.

Health Science:

Individual Division
  • 1st Place - Relationship Between Hiking and Melanoma in Washington State, by Saisha Lakkoju, Bothell High School
  • 2nd Place (tie) - Mental Health of Washington State Youth, by Cherie Suzuki, Interlake High School
  • 2nd Place (tie) - The Association Between Air Stagnation and Melanoma Incidence in Washington and the Racial Disparity in Melanoma Care, by Jamie K.
  • 3rd Place - Connection Between ACEs and Addiction, by Xingjian Ma, Pullman High School

Group Division
  • 1st Place - Poverty and Disability in Washington State, by Ankhita Sathanur, Ikshita Sathanur, and Meha Shah, Eastlake High School
  • 2nd Place - Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Washington, by Connor Wakefield, Dacotah P., and a student that wishes to not be named, Shorecrest High School

Community Engagement:

Individual Division
  • 1st Place - Adolescent Mental Health in Washington, by Minseo Kim, Shorewood High School
  • 2nd Place - STIs in Young Adults, by Simon Feist, Saint George's School
  • 3rd Place - Get Tested Get Treated, by Rachel Kollarmalil, Liberty High School

Group Division
  • 1st Place - The English Support Network, by Ankhita Sathanur, Ikshita Sathanur, and Meha Shah, Eastlake High School
  • 2nd Place - A Washington that Works for Everyone: Transportation Reformed, by Christina Jones and Jonnika Kwon, Holy Names Academy
  • 3rd Place - Breast Cancer Screening, by Sarah Feng and Gretchen Forsythe, Shorewood High School

Science Communication:

Individual Division
  • 1st Place - Secondhand Smoke PSA, by Jonah Chesnut, Shorecrest High School
  • 2nd Place - Smoking Causes Lung Cancer PSA, by Jazmin Austria-Ball, Shorecrest High School

Group Division
  • 1st Place - Fentanyl Facts, by Ankhita Sathanur, Ikshita Sathanur, and Meha Shah, Eastlake High School
  • 2nd Place - Toxic Survival, by Flora Cummings and Lyla Higgins, Shorecrest High School
  • 3rd Place - Asthma Science Communication Project for Teens, by Sofia Vila Vignali, Mila, and Bryan C., Shorecrest High School

WTN is a DOH program that makes public health data more accessible. The mission of WTN is to provide health and environmental data and tools, develop partnerships, and inform data-driven policy and programmatic decisions, with the goal of improving health and health equity in Washington.

The DOH website is your source for a healthy dose of information. Find us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Sign up for the DOH blog, Public Health Connection.



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AAUW offering five $1,000 scholarships to women entering Edmonds College in STEM fields

Sunday, April 24, 2022

The Edmonds SnoKing branch of the American Association of University Women is offering five $1,000 scholarships to high school women planning on attending Edmonds College in STEM fields.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2022 Elizabeth Sears STEM Scholarships. 

Five scholarships ($1000 each) will be awarded to female high school students who are:
  • Graduating in 2022
  • Committed to attending Edmonds College in the fall
  • Entering a STEM field


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UW Bothell receives $1.5M from Congress, signed by President Biden

Saturday, March 19, 2022

BOTHELL, Washington -- An initiative to meet the urgent need for behavioral health education for K-12 public school teachers and a new center that will support the fast-growing cluster of biomedical, biotechnology and bioengineering companies in the region have secured significant funding from Congress.

The School of Nursing and Health Studies and the School of STEM at the University of Washington Bothell each received $750,000 as part of the $1.5 trillion FY 2022 omnibus spending bill approved last week and signed by President Joe Biden on March 15, 2022..

Long before the coronavirus pandemic began, teachers rated mental health as the most pressing issue affecting K-12 students. 

One out of every five children and youth in the United States has a diagnosable emotional, behavioral or mental health disorder. One out of every 10 has a mental health challenge that impacts their ability to function at school and at home. 

Gender minority students have at least twice the rate of suicide as other students. On average, there is only one nurse for every 6,000 students in K-12 districts.

Dr. Shari Dworkin, dean of the
School of Nursing and Health Studies.
 Photo courtesy UW.
“With our colleagues in the School of Educational Studies, we developed the Behavioral Health Initiative to support teachers and other staff in K-12 districts in our region,” said Dr. Shari Dworkin, dean of the School of Nursing & Health Studies. 

“It is designed to increase behavioral health knowledge and skills and to address the social-emotional development, well-being and success trajectories of students.

After a successful pilot program in the Renton School District, this funding will allow us to expand to more school districts across the state and relieve the many pressures placed on K-12 educators and staff that were exacerbated by the pandemic.”

The $750,000 earmarked for the School of STEM will go toward expanding curriculum, increasing student-faculty research to support innovation and creating a pipeline of talent for the biotech/biomedical device sector. These are the goals for the future Center for Biotechnology Innovation & Training, a partnership between UW Bothell and local biotech, medical device and other life science sectors.

Dr. Leslie Cornick, dean of the
School of STEM.Photo courtesy UW.
“This funding will greatly increase our ability to keep pace with the growth experienced by the Biomedical Device Innovation Partnership Zone,” said Dr. Leslie Cornick, dean of the School of STEM. 

“Currently these biotech firms can’t expand locally due to a shortage of trained life scientists, and there is concern they may choose to relocate altogether.” 

The CBIT will develop a future workforce of UW Bothell graduates, including those traditionally underrepresented in STEM, with a high level of training specifically tailored to the industry. It will house a multidisciplinary core of UW Bothell faculty from chemistry, biology, engineering, physics, computer science, health studies and business with expertise in multiple areas of biotechnology and biomedical device engineering and advanced manufacturing.

Additionally, affiliate faculty from the biotech and medical device industry sectors will be an integral part of the teaching and training core. “We can now explore space in Canyon Park and be imbedded in the life sciences sector,” said Cornick. 

“This is great news for our students, our faculty, existing firms and the future companies that will enterprise from CBIT.” 
“This congressional allocation recognizes the overall innovation ecosystem that is thriving at UW Bothell and that we want to expand,” said Dr. Sharon A. Jones, UW Bothell’s vice chancellor for Academic Affairs. 
“We are grateful to Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray for their efforts to secure this funding that will move us closer to our vision to be the catalyst that elevates quality of life for our region.”


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AAUW Art for STEM fundraiser March 25

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

 
An Evening of Art for STEM

Join the Edmonds SnoKing Branch of the American Association of University Woman as they raise scholarship funds for local women pursuing an education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.

Friday, March 25, 2022, 5 to 8pm at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 4th Ave N, Edmonds WA 98020.

Ticket price $20. To purchase event tickets use the QR code or go to http://tinyurl.com/4b9c2wtc

Funds raised go towards scholarships for women studying Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Support local artists while also supporting local scholarship funds for women in STEM!



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Art for STEM event March 25

Saturday, February 26, 2022

Friday, March 25, 2022 from 5:00 - 8:00pm there will be an Art Show at the Edmonds Center for the Arts. 

Support your local artists and enjoy browsing through art for sale, silent auctions, raffles, a cash bar, and light refreshments. 

Tickets are $20 via EventBrite.


The evening is sponsored by the Edmonds SnoKing branch of the American Association of University Women and monies raised go for scholarships for local women in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

Edmonds Center For the Arts, 410 4th Ave N, Edmonds, WA 98020 View Map


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Students can now apply for STEM scholarships - one deadline is Sunday February 6

Saturday, February 5, 2022

Photo by RUT MIIT on Unsplash.com
Washington State Opportunity Scholarship applications are now open for 2- and 4- year STEM degrees (STEM refers to science, technology, engineering or math).

The Career and Technical Scholarship, which closes on Sunday February. 6, 2022 provides $1,500 per quarter and is aimed at those pursuing an eligible associate degree, certificate, or apprenticeship in a trade, STEM or health care field. 

Learn more about this two-year scholarship opportunity.

The Baccalaureate Scholarship provides up to $22,500 in financial aid for those pursuing a bachelor’s degree in eligible high-demand STEM and health care fields. Deadline for this scholarship is March 2. 

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Call for Artists: An evening of art for STEM

Saturday, January 29, 2022

The Edmonds SnoKing Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), is hosting an Art Show and Silent Auction. We are raising scholarship funds for women studying Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. 

We are seeking 30 local artists to showcase their works to event ticket holders on March 25, 2022, at the Edmonds Center for the Arts.

Call for Artists

We are now accepting applications from artists. This flyer has all the information you need, as well as links to the application form. Email AAUWartshow@gmail.com, or use our Contact Us form for more information.



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North City Tech Meetup August 2, 2021: The Science Behind Smell and the Marketing of Fragrance

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

North City Tech Meetup August 2nd Presentation
The Science Behind Smell and the Marketing of Fragrance

By Reitha Weeks, PhD; Scientist, Educator, Volunteer

Monday, August 2, 2021, 7 to 9pm
Online Zoom Meeting

Free and open to everyone


The Science Behind Smell and the Marketing of Fragrance

Presentation description:

Our noses are amazing molecular detectors but how much do we really know about our sense of smell? How do we detect and perceive smells? What smells are associated with certain diseases? How effective is aromatherapy? Come explore the sense of smell - from the biology that makes it possible to the chemistry behind fragrances and essential oils.

Our detection of smells relies on anatomy, but our perception of smells is influenced by psychology - the power of suggestion and association. We may find it hard to describe fragrances, but we are surrounded by fragrances in everyday products. Fragrance labels and the regulations for those labels are varied. 

Whether fragrance molecules come from essential oils or laboratory synthesis, smell is an important part of our lives that we don’t appreciate until we lose it.

Reitha Weeks, PhD.
Bio: Reitha Weeks, PhD; Scientist, Educator, Volunteer


Dr. Weeks received her BS in Home Economics, Foods and Nutrition from Oregon State University and PhD in Genetics from the University of Washington. 

She worked for 13 years in the biotech industry at multiple large and small drug development companies in Seattle. 

Her career took her from bench scientist to company director which meant involvement in business and regulatory decisions as well as discovery science. 

She was Program Manager for Science Outreach at Northwest Association for Biomedical Research (NWABR) for nine years.

Currently she is Program Coordinator for Shoreline Community College’s biotech summer camps for high school students (www.shoreline.edu/project-biotech). She also teaches classes at Edmonds Community College Creative Retirement Institute.

She is an active member in Association for Women in Science (AWIS), Organization for Regulatory and Clinical Associates (ORCA), Northwest Science Writers Assn (NSWA) and American Association of University Women (AAUW).

Meeting details

No RSVP required, but appreciated, on our Meetup.com page for this event:

https://www.meetup.com/northcitytech/events/279718029/

Zoom Meeting Information
  • Topic: North City Tech Meetup: The Science Behind Smell and the Marketing of Fragrance
  • Time: Aug 2, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83756456206?pwd=QjlhSk54V0lQUjQwUjdiakFldmxvdz09

Meeting ID: 837 5645 6206
Passcode: 450105

The North City Tech Meetup

The North City Tech Meetup is a free meetup, usually the first Monday of each month at one of our local libraries: Lake Forest Park, Shoreline or Kenmore. People of all levels of interest and experience are encouraged to attend. There is always time for introductions and discussions. Skip the traffic and join with your fellow north-enders once a month for interesting presentations and discussions.

Group site: https://www.meetup.com/northcitytech/

For the time being all North City Tech Meetups will be online using Zoom.



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Shorecrest student selected to represent Washington state in NASA's Artemis Moon Pod essay contest

Sunday, May 16, 2021

Brianna Blanchard
Shorecrest student Brianna Blanchard has been announced by NASA and Future Engineers as one of 155 semifinalists in the Artemis Moon Pod Essay Contest, a national competition that asked K-12 students to imagine leading a one-week expedition at the Moon’s South Pole.

Brianna will represent the state of Washington, Grades 9-12, in the next round of the competition.

The essay contest was issued in collaboration with NASA’s Artemis Program, which will land the first woman and the next man on the Moon. 

Using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before, the Artemis Program will use what is learned on and around the Moon to take the next giant leap: sending astronauts to Mars.

As NASA sets out to inspire a whole new generation, the Artemis Generation, the essay contest invited students to imagine leading a one-week expedition at the Moon’s South Pole and to tell NASA all about it.

This included writing about their expedition’s crew and technology, with an expectation of leaving their technology behind to help future astronauts explore the Moon.

Approximately 14,000 essay submissions were received from K-12 students across the country and over 1,000 eligible judge volunteers comprised of educators, professionals, and space enthusiasts helped review essays. 155 in three divisions were selected as semi-finalists.

Brianna is a junior at Shorecrest, daughter of Joe and Fion Blanchard of Shoreline. Her essay can be viewed at https://www.futureengineers.org/artemismoonpodessay/gallery/48013

As a semifinalist, Brianna received an Artemis Prize Pack filled with space-themed prizes plus the opportunity to attend a series of virtual Artemis Explorer Sessions with NASA experts.

On March 23rd, NASA held a virtual event, where contest participants had the opportunity to learn about space exploration from speakers including: NASA Astronaut, Ricky Arnold, Associate Administrator of NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, Kathy Lueders, and Associate Administrator of NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement, Mike Kincaid. 

At the conclusion of the event, the semifinalists were unveiled. But there was one more surprise in store for all the students who submitted an entry: NASA will fly a digital copy of all 14,000 essays around the Moon aboard Artemis I.


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STEM Festival cancelled - planning started for next year

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Shoreline STEM Festival Update

With a heavy heart and deep consideration the 2020 Shoreline STEM Festival to be held on May 16, 2020 has been cancelled.

A great deal of uncertainty lies ahead as this virus runs its course and there is no way to predict if the festival’s scheduled day will be one free from social distancing requirements.

Shoreline STEM encourages students to continue to work diligently on Science Fair Projects during their time learning from home and greatly appreciates the community support!

Currently, we are working on securing a date for next year as soon as possible and look forward to seeing you all in 2021.

For updates please follow us Facebook at Shoreline STEM Festival - Home or email us at shorelinestemfestival@gmail.com.




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King’s Schools CyberKnights hosts 6th Annual PNW Robot Unveiling event

Monday, February 24, 2020

Robot unveiling event at King's
Photo courtesy Team 4911 CyberKnights

On Saturday, February 15, 2020, the 4911 CyberKnights robotics team, composed of King's High School students grades 9-12, organized and hosted the 6th Annual Unveiling event for robotics students around the greater Seattle area. 

The CyberKnights are a seven year FIRST® Robotic Competition (FRC) team and hold the event for other FRC teams to attend. Unveiling consists of team socializing, a dinner and desserts provided by parents, and presentations of the teams’ progress. 

Over the course of the evening, there were about 200 attendees and 16 FRC teams, (along with over 70 live-stream viewings) that came to present their robots and Computer Aided Design (CAD) files.

The event gave teams the opportunity to network as they finish modifications to their robot designs before the first competition of the 2019-2020 season. This event is a great chance to assist all teams by make connections with other teams and gaining information from more experienced competitors.

Unveiling is very important to the CyberKnights as explained by the head coach, Stephanie Morrison, 
“Community building is really important. Build season can be really isolating… at the end it’s really hard, but to take a couple hours and see the products of others and have other people see your product and give you advice it gives you motivation to keep going. It always makes me more excited for competitions to start.”

In 2014, the First Annual Unveiling event was held by the CyberKnights when the team observed there was no other event like it in the Greater Seattle Area. 

Therefore, creating an event for teams to dine, socialize with each other, and share their ideas about the upcoming competition season came into existence. The essence of Unveiling is to connect with other teams in the area and create a stress-free environment for the hardworking students, which is what the CyberKnights hope to continue in the years to come.

To learn more about the 4911 CyberKnights or the FIRST® program in general, please contact us at 4911businessteam@gmail.com

Team 4911 CyberKnights
A Washington FIRST® Robotics Team
King's High School, Shoreline WA


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Register for Science Fair at Shoreline STEM Festival

Sunday, February 23, 2020

Clean water demos at 2019 STEM Fest
with Autumn Warringer

Science Fair Registration is OPEN until April 15, 2020 and planning is underway for this year’s Shoreline STEM Festival which will graciously be hosted again at the Shoreline Community College Campus on Saturday, May 16, 2020. 

From 10am - 1pm, science fair participants will display their projects and many local exhibitors such as Landau Associates and BioLife will be available to provide a hands on experience for the kids.

Also, this year we will have a few new additions such as a workshop teaching the art of marbling paper and a Boeing Virtual Reality Station setup for kids to create their own land rover on Mars to move rocks back to Earth!

From 1pm - 2pm, the judges will be tucked away tallying up the science fair project scores while everyone is treated to a fun science related show followed by the Awards Ceremony!

As always, pizza and treats will be on hand for purchase! We hope that you are able to join us on Saturday, May 16, 2020 and help make the 2020 Shoreline STEM Festival a memorable event! Please keep an eye out for details on the T-Shirt Design Contest coming up soon!

We currently have three open committee positions: Volunteer Coordinator, Exhibitor Coordinator, and Social Media Coordinator. If you are interested or know of anyone please reach out on Facebook at Shoreline STEM Festival - Home or email us at shorelinestemfestival@gmail.com.



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Letter to the Editor: enthusiastic support for Shoreline STEM Festival

Sunday, November 24, 2019

Five students from Spokane at
competition in Phoenix
To the Editor:

A recent request for volunteers for the upcoming Shoreline STEM Festival was seen in the SAN. (STEM festival is ready for volunteers)

Even though I now live some 300 miles away on the other side of the state, I wanted to express my total and unequivocal support for the event and its continuation. For simply one major reason. It is, or at least should be, a wide-open door for students of Shoreline leading possibly to a wonderful, bountiful, life-enhancing career in science, technology, engineering or math.

Over here in Spokane, the Eastern Washington Regional Science and Engineering Fair (ewrsef.org) is entering its fourth year. We are anticipating over 250 grade 6-12 projects and 300 students (because of team projects) next March 18. From 25 schools and 18-20 teachers. Our top four projects will win 6-day, all-expenses paid trips to the International Science and Engineering Fair during May 2020 in Anaheim CA. They will compete against, and maybe more importantly meet and get to know, 1,800 high school students from 80 countries and regions. If that is not life-altering in a positive sense for a student, I simply don’t know what else is.

Some 40 students from eastern Washington will travel with teachers and projects to the Washington State Fair in Bremerton next March 27 and 28. For over a million dollars in prizes and scholarships. While it is 600 miles round-trip for us, students from Shoreline could take part in that with a ferry ride across the Puget Sound.

I hope the Shoreline STEM Festival will continue to expand and develop for the sake of the grade K-12 students of Shoreline.

Ray Koelling, Spokane 
(formerly of Lake Forest Park)



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STEM Festival is ready for volunteers

Saturday, November 23, 2019

Planning for the May 16, 2020 Shoreline STEM Festival is underway and we are in need of some critical volunteers to help us make this year’s festival a success! 

The committee currently meets once per month from 8pm - 9pm at Meridian Park Elementary School Library 17077 Meridian Ave. N. Shoreline 98133, and our next meeting will be on Tuesday, January 14, 2020.

The majority of our current returning committee members are full time working parents with children in the Shoreline School District and surrounding areas with the addition of fresh input from new members from surrounding high schools and colleges.

Our goals are to focus on increasing publicity in local businesses and schools, increase student participation in the T-Shirt Art Contest, website maintenance and increasing social media presence, book professional STEM related speaker(s) and to have our first ever pseudo robot competition on festival day.

It takes a village to make this continuing STEM festival a success for the youth and the more volunteers we have the more successful this event will be!

The main roles we are needing to fill this year are Exhibits Coordinator and Hospitality Coordinator but if you have any interest in helping us to grow this event please email us at shorelinestemfestival@gmail.com or through http://shorelinestem.org/how-can-i-help.


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Shoreline STEM Festival - student projects and hands-on activities: report from 2019 and plans for 2020

Friday, October 18, 2019


Mud table - altering stream flow
Photo by Autumn Warriner 


The 2019 Shoreline STEM Festival was a family friendly fun-filled event that was held at Shoreline Community College on Saturday, June 1st where the communities of Shoreline and surrounding areas came to participate in various STEM activities and demonstrations.

Student projects were on display surrounded by hands-on activities like building DNA Marshmallows with the Young Women in Bio group, 3-D Pen creations with the Shoreline Library, to kids testing PH levels and playing in muddy sand to see how they can alter stream flow.

Lego Ninjas
Photo by by Autumn Warriner

In the middle of the exhibitors and student projects in the PUB building, you could grab a seat in the Trivia room put on by the Shorewood Math Olympiad for some entertaining fun with candy prizes or grab a slice of pizza or bakery treat from the Shorecrest Technology Student Association and then head over to the awesome robotics display in the SCC gym put on by Shoreline Robotics Society, TEAM Pronto from Shoreline High schools as well as Robototes from Sammamish High school.

While the judges were busy tallying the scores from the student science projects, Mad Science put on an awesome fire and ice show for the captivated audience! Photos from this year’s festival can be found here.

SAVE THE DATE!!! We are excitedly planning for the 2020 Shoreline STEM Festival which will take place on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Shoreline Community College!

We are currently searching for volunteers with an interest in helping bring ARTS into the Shoreline STEM Festival as well as a few other open positions. Our committee meets once per month at the Meridian Park Elementary School Library from 8p-9p. 17077 Meridian Ave N, Shoreline 98133.

Our meeting dates will be 11/19/19, December meeting TBD (if needed), 1/14/20, 2/11/20, 3/7/20, 4/7/20, 4/28/20 (if needed). Our meetings are open to the community or if you would like more info on how to volunteer please email shorelinestemfestival@gmail.com .

Clean water demo
Photo by Autumn Warriner

2019 Shoreline STEM Festival Winners

Computer Science and Engineering Winners

K-2nd grade
  • Grady Marshall and Henry Warriner, 2nd graders at Syre
3rd-6th grade
  • Max Reed, 5th grade at Syre
  • Keira Graeff, 5th grade at Meridian Park
Science Investigation

K-2nd grade
  • Conner Atherton, 1st grade at Briarcrest
  • Ada Stoddard, Kindergarten at First Lutheran Richmond Beach
3rd-6th grade
  • Sanika Datar, 6th grade at Environmental and Adventure School
  • Michah Vermillion, 6th grade at Ridgecrest
  • Zahni Dembrow, 6th grade at Lake Forest Park
  • Nina Vermillion, 4th grade at Ridgecrest
7th-12th grade
  • Caroline Wu, 11th grade at Newport HS
  • Yamin Dembrow, 8th grade at Kellogg
Meridian Park Elementary, Ridgecrest Elementary and Syre Elementary all received the award of School of STEM Excellence for having the greatest number of participants in this year’s festival.
Drive a robot
Photo by Autumn Warriner
Shoreline STEM, the all-volunteer, community-driven, non-profit organization that hosts the festival, would like to offer a special thank you to the Shoreline School District, our many generous sponsors, student participants and their supporters, STEM career exhibitors, and our amazing volunteers from Shorewood Science Olympiad, Team Pronto, Shoreline Robotics, the Shorecrest TSA, and the entire community.

A complete list of sponsors and exhibitors can be found on our website.

Shoreline Community College helps us host the festival each because they support a STEM pipeline that stretches from young students to professionals.

The College is a leader in providing expansive opportunities in STEM education and are currently growing their campus with onsite housing to further promote student success.

Best way to stay connected to the Shoreline STEM Festival and its amazing supporters is by liking us on Facebook or following us on Twitter or Instagram!. You can also reach out through our website or email us at ShorelineSTEMFestival@gmail.com .



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PROJECT BIOTECH students share their newfound knowledge with Showcase of Learning poster sessions

Friday, July 26, 2019

Photo courtesy Shoreline Community College

Saturday at Shoreline Community College – open to the public

Local area 9-12th graders enrolled in Shoreline Community College’s annual PROJECT BIOTECH summer camps will be showcasing their learning with poster sessions that are open to the public.

Showcase of Learning Poster Sessions:
Fridays July 26 + Aug. 9, 2-4 pm

Bldg. 2900, Room 2925, Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Ave N, Shoreline 98133

No RSVP necessary – just stop by if you’re interested in seeing what these bright students have been up to. 

Students will present posters and demonstrations relating to their favorite activities at camp. Each program includes a summary overview of camp activities, a video of the week’s highlights, and the opportunity to chat with students and staff. For anyone considering PROJECT BIOTECH camps next summer for their high schoolers, this is a great opportunity to preview.

PROJECT BIOTECH includes three 5-day camps with different themes. Each camp is limited to 24 participants. High school students are introduced to:

  • Biotechnology research methods and equipment
  • Computer skills for DNA and protein analysis
  • The application of biotechnology and bioinformatics to human health issues and drug development
  • Scientists that provide role models for successful education and career paths in biotechnology

The PROJECT BIOTECH curricula has been designed and is taught by experienced educators from Shoreline Community College’s Biotechnology Lab Specialist Program and scientists/educators from the local biotechnology community.



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Half-day STEM camp with Shorecrest technology students June 21

Sunday, June 16, 2019


Shorecrest high school members of the Technology Student Association are holding half-day STEM camps on Friday, June 21, 2019. The morning camp is from 9am to noon and the afternoon camp from 1pm to 4pm.

The camps are designed for elementary students and include robot races, building and flying airplanes, coding and more! Snacks will be provided.

Register and pay online - $25 per student.

Email the TSA advisors with questions.



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Shorecrest students win awards at Annual Student BioExpo

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Shorecrest students win awards at BioExpo
Photo by Lisa Chen


The 19th Annual Student BioExpo was held on Friday May 17, 2019 at Shoreline Community College. Student BioExpo is a yearlong program that provides a platform for students to learn about and showcase their knowledge of biotechnology, biomedicine and bioethics.

There are 14 Expo Categories: Art, Career Pathways, Creative Writing, Dance / Drama, Global Health, Journalism, Lab Research, Molecular Modeling, Multimedia, Music, Neuroscience, SMART team (3D-printing), Teaching, and Website.

This approach reflects the Next Generation Science Standards, based in Personalized Student Learning (students choosing a topic of their own choice) and linked to deep science content plus rigorous technical reading and writing.

Students from David Svrcek’s and Jessica Raman’s Honors Biology classes researched a molecular level biotechnological / biomedical subject and represented the information through a creative project.

34 students from Shorecrest High School were judged at BioExpo, along with 250 other students from schools in the region on their ability to communicate the science concepts through interviews, research papers, and their projects.

The following list of students won awards at this year’s event.

Awards:

Kai Hoeger – 1st – Career Pathways: Gut Microbes & Cancer
Eliana Nagel – 1st – Creative Writing: Schizophrenia Gene
Angela Seymour – 2nd – Creative Writing: CRISPR
Paige Marty – 3rd - Creative Writing: Depression
Brianna Blanchard - 1st – Dance / Drama: Bipolar Disorder
Audrey Hamm - 2nd - Dance / Drama: Optogenetics
Matt Gardner – 1st – Journalism: Dopamine / Schizophrenia
Flora Cummings – 2nd – Journalism: Flu Glue
Bobby Parsek - 3rd – Lab Research: Bacterial Chemotaxis
Ellie Coleman – 2nd – Multimedia: Neural Prosthetics
Thomas Rhodes – 3rd – Multimedia: Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Rohan Wassink – 1st – Music: Leukemia
Calvin Rice - 2nd – Music: Cultured Meat
Andrew Miner - 3rd – Teaching: Scorpion Tumor Paint
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Community STEM Festival and Fair needs your help

Monday, May 20, 2019

Final plans are underway for the 2019 Shoreline STEM Festival and Science Fair. 

Taking place on Saturday, June 1 at Shoreline Community College, there are several openings to help make our annual event a success.

Volunteer jobs range from greeting people and helping set up to judging student science fair projects

The full list of opportunities as well as descriptions can be found HERE 

The Science Fair event is open to students in all grade levels (K - 12) and participants will present in one of the following categories: Science Investigations, Engineering and Design, and Computer Science. 

Judging is an important component of the Science Fair and provides feedback to the participants.

You do not have to have a science, engineering, or computer science background to be a volunteer judge. 

We do need judges to interact with the students and ask plenty of questions to be sure that students can explain the work they’ve done on their projects.

You can volunteer as little as an hour or stay for the entire event. 

The 2019 STEM Festival and Science Fair is 10:00am-2:00pm at Shoreline Community College (16100 Greenwood Ave N,  Shoreline), with volunteer shifts beginning as early as 8:30am. 

Questions can be directed to shorelinestemfestival@gmail.com

Started in 2014, Shoreline STEM is a community-driven, all-volunteer non-profit focused on this annual event featuring diverse opportunities for learning about science, technology, engineering and math that extend beyond the classroom. 

More information about the organization and this year’s event sponsors can be found at shorelinestem.org


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