STEM Blog

Months of consistent hard work have paid off for the SLS Sewer Rats. Today at the DeMatha Catholic High School competition they were one of six out of 26 teams to qualify for the State Championship, to be held February 23rd at UMBC. Congratulations to the SLS Sewer Rats who were also awarded the Second Place trophy in the Innovative Project category. A huge thank you to our coaches Anne Clement Reed and Jenn Sleeman for the gift of time and talent leading the team to this accomplishment. Way to go Knights! The St. Louis community is very proud of you and can't wait to cheer you on at the State Championship. #YearoftheRat #STEMatSLSArchdiocese of Baltimore Catholic Schools

The Eight Annual STEM Family Fun Night brought over a hundred and twenty five students and their parents to St Louis School last night to learn more about robotics and participate in a series of hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) activities. Our robotics and rocketry teams kicked-off the evening, demonstrating their robots, projects and programming skills while encouraging younger students to get involved. The Skyscraper Knights, We Speak for the Trees, the Sewer Rats, the Robotic Knights and the Flying Squirrels all had the opportunity to interact with the students and parents and share their enthusiasm for the creativity and exploration that robotics and rocketry enables. Featured guest Rocket Reba from the Eric Energy team introduced the group to frozen carbon dioxide, the power of static electricity, and had parents and students on their feet experimenting all about weather. Rubberband helicopters, paper circuits, hovercrafts and “What’s in a bag?” activities were among the hands-on classroom activities for all ages. As always, we are grateful to our parent coaches and the students for their dedication and cannot wait to see what is next! Lastly a great by SLS "Thank You" to all the teachers and staff who stayed to help out – we couldn’t do it without you! #BeaKnight #STEMatSLS @Archbaltschools

Don’t miss our 8th Annual STEM Family Fun Night on Thursday, January 30th.

Join us at 6:30 PM in the Cafeteria and learn more about the successful St. Louis School robotics and rocketry program. Meet the team members and learn about this year’s competitive challenges.

Rocket Reba from Eric Energy’s team will entertain us with her Science Spectacular Show at 7:00, followed by a series of age-appropriate hands-on STEM activities in our classrooms for ages Pre K through 8.

The Sewer Rats team is the third St. Louis School FIRST LEGO League (FLL) team to compete in a qualifier this season. Join us in wishing them well and consider coming out to cheer them on Saturday at Dematha High School. A special thanks to our coaches, Mrs. Anne Reed and Mrs. Jenn Sleeman for providing our students with this rewarding opportunity. Go, Knights! #STEMatSLS

For most of us, radio is a regular part of daily life. Have you ever stopped to consider what it takes to produce a show? Today, St. Louis School 8th Grade students got a virtual tour of local radio station WGTS 91.9 FM and learned exactly what it takes. Producer Spencer White and morning talk show hosts Jerry Woods and Blanca Vega welcomed us into their new production room and answered student questions, covering everything from show preparation, music selection, and the technology and algorithms behind it. WGTS is a Christian Radio station that inspires listeners with words of kindness, hope, and prayer. The morning show focuses on “starting your day with a smile, some inspiration and a good dose of audio coffee.” We would like to express our thanks to the team at WGTS and to Ms. Sandy Osborne, our Music teacher, who arranged this meeting and prepared the students with background information and questions for the hosts. Perhaps we have some future radio engineers, producers and on-air talent in the SLS Class of 2020. To learn more about WGTS visit: http://wgts.org/