Laney STEM Fall Update
September 25th, 2025

E.A.Laney STEM & Pre-STEM Fall 2025
Fall Class Meetings
Fall Class Meetings took place during the month of September. We reviewed program expectations and opportunities. Please, be sure to follow your child in the STEM Canvas. Canvas is the primary tool for seeing STEM Announcements, Events, Approved STEM Clubs, Expectations, STEM Courses, and other Resources.
STEM Club Highlight: Coding/Computer Science
Join the Coding/Computer Science Club with Mr. Turner on Fridays during Flex. This year, the students will be creating several apps for specific classes.
STEM Class Highlight: AP Biology
Comparing properties of bubbles to the
cell membrane.
Fall Events
Looking for Fall Events for STEM Hours?
Check the Events tab on Canvas weekly. There are many opportunities including:
Math Homework Helper at Murrayville elementary
Science Olympiad Helpers for several elementary schools
Trask STEAM Night Volunteers
+ more to come...Events tab is updated as opportunities arise.
Congratulations, Ethan O!
Ethan Olivier has been selected as a Young Scientist Academy Global STEM Ambassador. Ethan is 1 of only 11 students selected from North Carolina. He is the first Laney student to ever be selected. We look forward to seeing the impact of his research project. Congratulations! @youngscientistacademy
National STEM Honor Society
- 360 STEM Class Hours (this is equal to a minimum of 3 STEM classes per year)
- 120 STEM Hours outside of the classroom (all hours must be STEM and do not need to be volunteer)
- 3.5 or better weighted GPA
National STEM Honor Society STEM Hours are on a rolling 12-month cycle. Students will use their STEM Log to log hours and notify Yetzke once the 120 has been reached.