Hope Public Schools Magnet Program held their first Science and STEAM Showcase at Hempstead Hall on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Students in grades 4-8 created projects for the Science Fair and were judged on their presentations. In addition to the Science Fair, Hope High School students with the Botcats Robotics program held demonstrations while other students took part in playing games developed by fellow Bobcats! Also featured were the 13-year old CEO of STEM-IT, a STEM education startup, Siddarth Nandyala - who was recently named as a National STEM Challenge Champion. The Museum of Discovery provided interactive demonstrations including a "Tornado in a Bottle" and focusing the power of air by hitting a membrane-covered end of a trash can as the escaping air focused through a hole in the bottom of the can.
The participants of the Science Fair were divided into Grades 4-5 and 6-8. The results of the judging were:
GRADES 4-5
3rd Place - Kensley Miller
2nd Place - Aubri Moten
1st Place - Alyssa Banks
GRADES 6-8
3rd Place - Kenzi Burns
2nd Place - Graydon Randle
1st Place - Paisley Bearden
The Magnet Program would like to thank the judges for their hard work and assistance:
Dr. Angela Stanford
Director, EdD Rural & Diverse Educational Leadership
Southern Arkansas University
Dr. Taryn Givan
Founder & CEO of Divergent Educational Consulting, LLC
Frances Hendrix
Retired HPS Teacher
Shonqualla West
Executive Director
Unparalleled Preparatory Academy
