STEAM TEAM UPDATE
November 17, 2025
Visit our Spirit Store!
This is the last week to purchase Spirit Wear! Last Chance! The Spirit Store will remain open until Nov. 30th. There are new items in the store this year. The STEAM water bottle and STEAM window clings. We added baseball caps to the offerings at the student's request. Be sure you get one for your STEAM student. The cotton competition shirts, black hoodies and Fan t- shirts are always popular. Perfect gifts for all fans of STEAM! A portion of all sales goes straight to our STEAM Team. Visit the link below to order your Spirit Wear today!
Fall Fundraiser Continues!
The Spotfund fundraiser will wind up at the end of November. 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 and parents 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!!
STEAM Day at Rocket City Toys
Our annual holiday STEAM Day at Rocket City Toys is scheduled for Dec 2 from noon until 6 pm. Mention Steam to help us get a portion of the purchase dollars. This is a great event to share with neighbors and family. The store is filled with fun toys and discovery items STEAM students enjoy. Put it on your calendar, begin your holiday shopping early and help STEAM all at once!
Corporate Donations
Many companies offer donations to organizations that their employees are involved with. We are still searching for donations to support our very robust STEAM program. If your company offers grants or donations to organizations, please consider requesting a donation for the HCMS STEAM Team. Attached below is a letter to request corporate donations that includes all the information they may want. The team is always available to meet with potential donors and give them a presentation about their STEAM activities. Thank you for considering a donation request.
TSA
TSA, Technology Students Association, state conference is coming in April in Montgomery.The application is online for the students to complete and are due Thurs. Nov. 20th. The application is attached. If you missed the TSA Parent Meeting last Thursday, the meeting video is available on Remind.
Science Fair is Coming Up Soon!
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.
