STEAM TEAM UPDATE
October 26, 2025
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Thank you to all our amazing parent and student volunteers for making last week's events a great success. We had an awesome turnout for our Culver's Spirit Night, including a special serenade by our STEAM/Band kids. Our first Greenpower race was a fun and exciting day with lots of team building, problem solving, and learning moments for the team, plus a ton of great support from our parent volunteers and spectators! Thank you for all you do to support and encourage our team!
Hosting FTC Qualifier Nov. 1
HCMS is hosting the FTC Qualifier this Saturday, Nov. 1. Our Team is hosting so we won't compete at this event. It takes many hands to make this event a success and is a great opportunity for students and parents to get involved!
Parent Volunteer Opportunities: We will need setup help Friday night (yes, on Halloween night! If you've got some pre-party time on your hands or don't usually celebrate, come join us for some satisfying volunteering at the school!) We have a full day Saturday, but most volunteer time slots are just 2 hours. Parent Signup attached below.
Student Volunteer Opportunities: Students are encouraged to attend and volunteer for set time slots throughout the day. Student Signup is attached below. All students attending will need to complete the Permission Form below, unless planning to attend with a parent.
This is a great outreach opportunity for our team, as well as an opportunity for more fundraising thanks to concessions and team lunch sales, but it takes all of us to make it happen smoothly. We REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP!
Spirit Store Opens This Week!
Spirit Wear for families, friends, and team members 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 all sales goes straight to our STEAM Team. Visit the link below to order your Spirit Wear today!
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.
