Microgrant winners, College & Career Expo 2025, Eagle Watch 2025 🦅
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❄️ Happy New Year!
Hello, {{Constituent First Name}}, Please see January's updates from the Columbia Gorge STEM Hub.
✨In this edition: Microgrant winners, College & Career Expo 2025 registration, and Eagle Watch 2025!
STEM Hub News and Updates
👏2024-2025 STEM Hub Microgrants Announced!
STEM Hub Microgrants support equity-focused STEM projects with lasting impact, offering $400-$1,000 grants to educators in Oregon's Gilliam, Hood River, Wasco, Wheeler, and Sherman counties, as well as Klickitat and Skamania counties in Washington. Applications are reviewed based on a scoring matrix, and recipients must submit an after-action report. Congrats to our 2024-2025 Microgrant recipients!
⭐Educator Spotlight: Jamie Sowell from South Wasco County School District⭐
Jamie Sowell was chosen as this year’s Gorge Technology Alliance STEM Educator of the Year! Jamie was recognized at the GTA’s Winter Party and received a $1,000 donation to support STEM programming at South Wasco County School District. Congrats, Jamie!
Have an educator you would like to nominate for our monthly spotlight?
Let us know! Email Nicole at ntolmie@cgesd.k12.or.us
🏆Nominate an Outstanding 7-12 Science Educator - Apply by February 6th! Nominations and applications for the 2024–2025 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the U.S. government's highest honors for K–12 STEM educators, are now open. Anyone can nominate exceptional 7-12 grade STEM teachers, and teachers can apply directly at www.paemst.org by the February 6, 2025 deadline.
More Educator PD Opportunities from the STEM Hub! Be sure to see all of our professional development opportunites on our Websiteand Facebookpage!
👷♀️2025 College & Career Expo on April 18, 2025 - Early Registration is Open!
Early registration is now open for the College & Career Expo 2025! The event will be held at the Columbia Gorge Readiness Center, Building 10, CGCC’s The Dalles Campus, 400 East Scenic Drive on April 18, 2025. The event will be held in two sessions: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM for K-12 educators and students, and 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM for job seekers. The student session includes a keynote speaker, a vendor floor with representatives from businesses, industries, and college programs, and breakout workshops.
For questions, contact Jessica Griffin Conner at jconner@cgcc.edu
🦅Eagle Watch 2025 - Stop on by on Saturday, January 25th!
The STEM Hub will be sponsoring Eagle Watch, by providing hands-on STEM learning activities for families during Eagle Watch 2025 on Saturday, January 25th!
🤖Help support your local FIRST Robotics Club at HRVHS!
The A-05 Annex FIRST Robotics club at Hood River Valley High School offers students opportunities to design, build, and program sophisticated robots which compete in regional and national competitions. Help support them!
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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