To meet the extra-cuuricular experience requirement, students must have 5 experiences from the following list. This requirement can be any combination of these experiences, for example a student could participate in Math Team for 3 seasons, VEX Robotics for 1 season and Envirothon for 1 season to meet the requirement.
Girls Who Code
Girls Who Code is a club where girls can learn basic coding fundamentals, such as Scratch, Python, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The goal of the club is to help close the gender gap in technology. The club meets once a week for an hour, and sessions consist of lessons, interactive labs, and projects. At the end of the year, participants of Girls Who Code will all work together to build a community impact project with the new skills they have acquired throughout the course of the club.
For more information about Girls Who Code, follow this link: https://girlswhocode.com/.
Advisor: Mrs. Dolan
Requirements:
Students must participate in the culminating project, and they can only miss a maximum of 3 meetings per season. The season runs from Mid-October till May.
Envirothon
“Envirothon is a hands-on environmental problem-solving competition for high school-aged students in the United States and Canada.” Participating teams complete training in teams and compete by testing their knowledge in five natural resource categories: ie., soils and land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife, and a current natural resource issue. My mission is to develop knowledgeable, skilled, and dedicated citizens who have an understanding of natural resources and are willing and prepared to work towards achieving and maintaining a balance between our quality of life and the quality of our environment.
Advisor: Mr. Hutchinson
Requirements: Students must fully participate with their team in preparation for competition, and they must then participate with their team in the Maine regional competition.
Makerspace Assistant
Makerspace Assistants help support and promote the Library’s Makerspace, the STREAM Lab. Student assistants in the STREAM (STEM plus Art and Research) Lab assist with 3D printer software and printing, help promote STEM-related national events such as Hour of Code, research and make suggestions for new resources, assist students in the STREAM Lab, and help maintain and organize STEM-related equipment and materials. Makerspace Assistants also help to plan and create STEM-related projects, displays, and promotions.
Math Team
Math Team is a competitive team composed of interested students. We participate in a total of 6 competitions throughout the school year. There are five regular season meets from October to March, and the season culminates in the State Meet in April where teams from throughout the state meet at the Augusta Civic Center for a day-long competition. Students practice one or two days a week, and compete on a monthly basis at local competitions. Students are exposed to math topics above and beyond what they experience in the regular classroom, with an emphasis on problem solving. Students who attend practices and participate in at least 60% of the competitions will earn 1/4 credit (per year) for math team.
Advisor: Mr. Porter
Requirements: Students must attend 3 out of 5 meets in a year, and they must attend at least 3 practices leading up to each meet.
Science Fair
The Maine State Science Fair is a competition held each year to provide a venue for students in grades 9-12 to share their STEM interests. Students research a topic, solve a problem or gain more insight into answering a question in science, technology, engineering or mathematics. The experience provides an opportunity for students to make connections with other people interested in the STEM fields, and to extend learning in a student’s own particular area of interest or passion. The student will research, collect data, create a poster of the process, and present findings to a MSSF judge. Seniors will qualify for significant scholarships awards. The Fair is held in late March.
Advisor: Mrs. Dumont
Requirements: Students must attend the Science Fair and present their project to the judges.
Seaperch
SeaPerch is an underwater robotics program that equips students with the resources they need to build an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). Students build the ROV from a kit comprised of low-cost, easily accessible parts, following a curriculum that teaches basic engineering and science concepts with a marine engineering theme. The SeaPerch Program provides students with the opportunity to learn about robotics, engineering, science, and mathematics (STEM) while building an underwater ROV. Throughout the project, students will learn engineering concepts, problem solving, teamwork, and technical applications. The season runs from mid-January to April.
Advisor: Mrs. Dolan
Requirements: Students must attend the SeaPerch competition, and they can only miss a maximum of three meetings per season.
BrainSTEM
BrainSTEM is an opportunity for students… The season runs from mid-october to early March.
Advisor: Mr. Clark
Requirements:
Alternative Extracurricular
If you would like to receive credit for an extracurricular not listed above, you must submit the alternative extracurricular application: Alternative Extracurricular Application
This should be a substantial STEM-related experience similar to those listed above. All alternative extracurricular experiences are contingent upon approval.