STEAM TEAM UPDATE
October 19, 2025
Spirit Night at Culver's Oct. 21 - Volunteers Still Needed!
Join us for a SUPER FUN Spirit Night at Culver's, Tuesday, Oct. 21 from 5-8:00pm. This is a great night for our team! Adult volunteers help bus tables and serve food and students can help with a parent volunteer. Shifts are only 1.5 hrs and the kids LOVE to help, so be sure to sign up below!! Students can also help at the STEAM tent in the parking lot by talking to members of the community and telling them all about our amazing team. Be sure to invite your friends and neighbors and share on social media!
October 25 MTM Trash Dash Greenpower Race
Our first Greenpower event of the year is this Saturday, Oct. 25 at Toyota Field. Parents with students planning to participate will need to complete a field trip permission slip (attached below) and a waiver (still waiting to receive from race organizers). For some great info on what to expect on race day for students and parents, please see the attached document. Race schedule, map and other info included on flyer below. Check out the signup sheet for snacks, drinks and other supplies for race day!
Fall Fundraiser Continues!
Thanks to all those that have already reached out to family and friends for our Fall Fundraiser!! We've almost met 20% of our goal. We still need a lot of parent and student support to make this successful! Students can invite family and friends to donate through SpotFund. IT'S SO EASY! You can use in-person, phone, text, email, and social media to share the link to our fundraiser at http://spot.fund/zbldt77ce. A sample script usable for print, email or social media is attached below. Let's keep fundraising! 100% of donations go directly to our STEAM Team!!
FTC Qualifier Nov. 8 at New Century Tech HS - First Competition!
Our first robotics competition of the year will be the FTC Qualifier Nov. 8 at New Century Technology HS. We have two teams competing this year. Plan on a full day of competition and robotics fun! Students planning to attend should complete the Permission Form below. Additional event information will be available next week.
Future City Needs Your Recyclable Items
The students involved in the Future City Competition need recycled items to build their city model. They are limited to $100 worth of materials hence the need for recycled or scrap materials.
Items that can be used are
- bottles (preferably plastic) and bottle caps
- tins (small like for gum or mints)
- buttons
- Old toy pieces like Legos, gears, Tinkertoys and blocks
- Game pieces like tokens, chips or dice
- Discarded or scrap pipe, wire or plastic
- Old parts from stoves, cabinets, and plumbing fixtures
- Obsolete or outdated electronic equipment
Please look around your homes and places of work for these items. The more materials the Future City team has, the more creative they can be with their city design.
Spirit Store Coming Soon!
We've placed orders for our team shirts and hope to have them before our first Greenpower race next week. Spirit Wear for families, friends, and team members will be available starting Oct. 27. Perfect for family members coming to cheer kids on at competitions, extra STEAM gear for team members, or holiday gifts for your favorite STEAM fans! A portion of sales goes to our STEAM Team.
Booster Fees Due Now
Drone Racing Team coming to STEAM Team - Mentor Opportunity!
Last year the STEAM Team launched a brand new Drone Racing opportunity for team members. This year, Principal Martinez is committed to HCMS being the first local middle school with a complete drone program. He has proposed a school-wide drone race in the spring. Are you interested in being a part of this exciting new STEAM program? Ms. Snider could use assistance from a parent mentor to help troubleshoot 4 school drones that recently stopped working. If you have skills, experience, or interest in this area, please contact Ms. Snider directly at melissa.snider@hsv-k12.org.
