Two schools in East Cobb were recognized by the Cobb Board of Education Thursday for earning STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) certifications.
Sedalia Park Elementary School and Sprayberry High School were among the latest Cobb County School District schools that have completed STEM certifications for the district and Cognia, the district’s accrediting agency.
More than 50 schools in the Cobb school district are STEM-certified (criteria here), including Addison ES, Bells Ferry ES, Blackwell ES, Brumby ES, Davis ES, Dodgen MS, East Cobb MS, East Side ES, Eastvalley ES, Garrison Mill ES, Hightower Trail MS, Lassiter HS, Mabry MS, McCleskey MS, Mountain View ES, Pope HS, Rocky Mount MS, Shallowford Falls ES, Simpson MS, Sope Creek ES, Tritt ES, Walton HS and Wheeler HS in East Cobb.
National STEM Day was observed on Nov. 8, and the Sedalia Park and Sprayberry students had their photographs taken at the Cobb school board meeting with board members and Superintendent Chris Ragsdale.
In addition, Sprayberry teacher Dr. Hannah Oldham was recognized for being named the Air and Space Forces Association STEM Teacher of the Year.
She leads Sprayberry High School’s STEM program and is behind Sprayberry students’ twice-winning of the Worldwide Plant Mars Competition.
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