Partner Opportunities, JTTS, Scholarships and Community Events
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🌷 Hello, March!
Hello, {{First Name}}, Please see this month's updates from the Columbia Gorge STEM Hub.
✨In this edition: Partner Opportunities, Journey to the Stars, Scholarships
STEM Hub News and Updates
⚛ A Special Thanks to Overwatch Imaging!
The STEM Hub would like to share a special thanks to Overwatch Imaging for their generous sponsorship of $10,000 to support next year's competitive robotics teams throughout the gorge! With this funding, we are able to continue our robotics minigrant program for a 4th year. In the last three years and with a partnership with Gorge Technology Alliance, over 500 students from 12 schools have benefited from $47,000 in sponsorships! We're so grateful to Overwatch Imaging for ensuring this program continues to impact students and remove financial barriers for students and families to participate in robotics next school year!
👩💼Find Your Educator Match: Explore the Educator–Industry Matchmaking Directory!
Bring fresh energy into the classroom by connecting with local teachers through the Columbia Gorge STEM Hub’s Educator–Industry Match-Making Directory.
It’s simple: Community partners share how they’re willing to engage - This could be guest speaking, job shadows, project collaboration, mock interviews & more!
Educators browse the directory, find a match, and connect directly (or request an introduction by the STEM Hub).
✈️K-12: Cleared for Takeoff: The FAA Airport Design Challenge Is Open
The FAA’s FREE Airport Design Challenge invites K–12 students to design real airports in Minecraft while exploring aviation careers and engineering concepts.
Hood River's Middle School teams competed at the VEX Robotics State Championship; United Robotics (8th grade) claimed 1st place, and The Four Roboteers (6th grade) finished 2nd in the state! As State Champions, United Robotics has been invited to represent Oregon at the World Championships in St. Louis, Missouri at the end of April. To attend, the team must raise funds to help cover travel, lodging, meals, and other essential expenses.
Consider supporting these hardworking students by visiting the link below to make a donation and help make this incredible opportunity possible!
Support the Solar Storms – Hood River Valley High School's Solar Car Team!
The Solar Storms are designing, building, and racing a fully solar-powered car! Their team competes in the Solar Car Challenge and they are looking for sponsorships, in-kind donations and mentorship to help make their make their solar car a reality! For more details on how to support, visit their website: hrvhsolarcar.org or reach out at hrvhs.solarcar@gmail.com
🔨Tool up! Gorge MakerSpace Summer Job Training Camp (June 15-19)
Gorge MakerSpace is offering a hands-on Summer Job Training Camp for youth ages 16–22 called Tool Up 2026, running June 15th–19th. Participants will tour job sites, develop practical shop and construction-related skills, and build confidence while exploring career pathways in the trades.
🎨Students: Submit your original artwork to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to showcase youth perspectives on climate change, with selected pieces featured in policy discussions, Climate Action Plans, and DEQ communications.
📣Gorge Youth Speaks: Voices of the Gorge’s Youth Gorge Youth Speaks is a speaker series where students share their ideas and visions for the future on topics like community, democracy, the environment, and belonging—no formal speaking experience required.
Events (7:00 PM):
April 22 (Earth Day) – The History Museum
May 13 – The Ruins, Hood River (open mic–style)
Students interested in speaking or volunteering are encouraged to get involved. 👉Learn More
💻Got a STEM-tastic event coming up? We want to hear about it!
Whether it's robots, rockets, coding, or creative science fun — if it's STEM-related and happening in our community, we’d love to feature it in our newsletter and on our new community events page!
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