Rube-a-thon & STEM Night Volunteers & Fall Events!
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🎃 Happy October!
Hello, {{Constituent First Name}}, Please see this month's updates from the Columbia Gorge STEM Hub.
STEM Hub News and Updates
👨🏫Save the Date: The 2nd Annual Rube-A-Thon - Friday, October 25th
Industry volunteers are needed! Our regional Make-A-Thon event for 7th graders will take place on Friday, October 25th @ CGCC, The Dalles campus. Interested in volunteering? Please complete the form below.
Event Contact: Kate Wurster, kwurster@cgesd.k12.or.us
⭐Interested in guiding the STEM Hub as we propose grant projects for next school year? Join us virtually to provide us feedback, share your needs and help us propose innovative grant ideas to ODE. Interested in joining or want to learn more? Contact Julie at jcucuel@cgesd.k12.or.us
👩🏫Intended Audience: PreK-12+ Educators, District or School Administrators, Program Directors/Coordinators, STEM Industry Leaders.
📆Tuesday, October 15th or Tuesday, October 22nd, 4 PM - 5:30 PM
⭐Paid stipends available for OR educators who attend.
⭐The Learning to Lead Program Continues for it's 3rd Year
The Learning to Lead program through a partnership with Oregon State University and Wasco County 4-H is entering its third year, focusing on empowering teens in STEM fields through leadership training and hands-on experiences. The programming aims to equip young leaders with essential skills and foster a passion for science, technology, engineering, and math.
ODE has recently released updated versions of two key references:
2024-2027 Oregon CTE State Plan: The Oregon CTE State Plan is a high-level, four-year strategic plan outlining outcomes and strategies to guide Oregon's ongoing work to build world-class CTE.
2024-2025 CTE Policy Guidebook: This guidebook creates a one-stop shop of information on how to manage and implement CTE Programs of Study, representing a collaborative effort to advance Oregon's vision for CTE.
📩Stay Up To Date: Monthly CTE Newsletter
Stay informed on the latest news and developments in Career Technical Education around the State!
Keep your stuff out of the trash and support the right to repair! Come on down to the MakerSpace on Oct. 5 for our bi-annual Fix-It Fest — a day of sustainable activities, tinkering, and repairing. Have a vacuum sitting in your closet that needs some TLC? Need to rewire a vintage lamp? Let us help you! Save money, reduce your impact on the planet, and learn tips and tricks for breathing new life into your beloved (but broken) items.
👉Interested in Volunteering as a Fixer? Contact Jack Perrin: jack@gorgemakerspace.com
🦴Save the Date! Grossology STEM Night at Gorge Discovery Center
📆Friday, October 25th, 4-7 PM
Gorge Discovery Center in collaboration with STEM Hub is throwing a FREE Grossology STEM Night for the community on October 25th from 4-7pm. Come and celebrate spooky season with weird and icky hands-on activities for kids!
🎃Save the Date! 2024 Native American Youth Trunk or Treat: 3 Nights of Fun!
The STEM Hub will be giving away Lego sets at the October 23rd Trunk or Treat at The Dalles Dam. Hope to see you at one of these!
10/23: 5-7 PM The Dalles Dam Visitor Center: 3545 Bret Clodfelter Way
10/24: 5-7 PM One Community Health Northshore: 65371 Highway 14, White Salmon, WA
10/25: 5-6:30 PM Celilo Longhouse: Mini Powwow Grand Entry starting at 7:00 PM
🎃Fruit Loops Art Center is ready for fall and Halloween crafting!
Fruit Loops will be donating 50% of sales from their Open Studio sessions to the May Street PTO. Come in to play and craft and donate to the PTO!
🤝Part-Time Job Opening in Wishram School District (WA)
Wishram School District is hiring a REACH After School Program Site Manager.
📔HS Seniors: US Junior Chamber International Senate Foundation Scholarships Each year, the U.S. Junior Chamber International (JCI) Senate Foundation grants $1,500 scholarships to graduating high school seniors who plan to continue their education at an accredited postsecondary college or university; scholarships of $1,000 will be available to graduating high school seniors who plan to attend an accredited vocational or industrial school. (Additional eligibility requirements apply.) Deadline to apply is January 17, 2025.
Inspire your imagination and develop your STEM skills with these FREE events. Build and explore using LEGO® bricks, blocks, boxes, or other fun materials.
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