STEAM TEAM UPDATE
October 13, 2025
Fall Fundraiser Continues!
We are continuing our Fall Fundraiser throughout October. We need a lot of parent and student support to make this successful! This is our biggest fundraiser opportunity of the year and helps make many opportunities possible for our STEAM Team! Remind students to invite family and friends to donate through SpotFund. It's super easy! You can use in-person, phone, text, email, and social media contacts. 100% of donations go directly to our STEAM Team!! Our Team goal is $10,500. Individual per student goal is $350. Our fundraiser will run throughout month of October. Students and parents can simply 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 get fundraising!
Extended Saturday Practice for Greenpower Team
All STEAM Team members will have regular practice on Saturday, Oct. 18 from 9:00-11:00am. Greenpower team members only will have an extended practice until 1:00pm to help prepare them for their first race coming up on Oct. 25. Come dressed in long pants and long sleeves for driving. Lunch will be provided for Greenpower.
Spirit Night at Culver's Oct. 21 - Volunteers Needed!
Join us for our next Spirit Night at Culver's, Tuesday, Oct. 21 from 5-8:00pm. We'll need several adult volunteers for this event to help bus tables and serve food (please sign up below!) Students can help with parents or represent our team at the STEAM exhibit in the parking lot. This is usually one of our most successful spirit nights- and it's LOTS OF FUN! Be sure to tell your friends and share on social media!
October 25 MTM Trash Dash Greenpower Race
The Greenpower team will compete in their first race of the year 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 (not yet available). Please see the attached flyer for race schedule and information. More race information and helpful tips for students and spectators will be available after Fall Break.
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.
