WCHS STEM Club

05/08/2025

02/07/2025

Last Friday, we hosted a career fair for our students! We can’t extend our thanks enough to all the people who showed up for our students!

Careers represented include tattoo artists, hospital pharmacist, regional cosmetology instructor, engineer, knowledge and collaboration engineer team manager for SAIC, environmen scientist, conservation educator, fisheries program coordinator, firefighters, national guard, lineman, electrician, plumber, conservation officer, software engineer, KSP trooper, deco architects, attorney, repiratkry therapist, police officer, division of forestry, and the USDA office.

We are so lucky to have such a wonderful community who cares about our students!

12/17/2024

I didn’t get many pictures, but for the December club day we made borax ornaments! Updated pictures to come later.

12/17/2024

For the November club day, we created ornaments for our classroom trees!

12/02/2024

We are excited to announce the upcoming STEM Career Fair at Wayne County High School, and are looking for community members to be a part of this inspiring event! The fair will offer our students a valuable opportunity to explore the wide variety of career paths in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).

Event Details:
Date: Friday, January 31, 2024
Time: 8:15 AM – 3:15 PM
Location: Wayne County High School Library
Lunch: A potluck-style lunch will be served from 12:00 PM – 1:25 PM

We invite you to join us by representing your profession, sharing your experiences, and inspiring the next generation of scientists, engineers, innovators, and tech leaders. Your participation would provide our students with a deeper understanding of the exciting possibilities that lie ahead in STEM fields.

How can you participate?
Set up a table to share information about your career and your field with students. Some questions they may ask include (but are not limited to):
What does a typical day in your job look like?
What skills and qualifications are most important for success in your field?
What education or training is required to get started in your career?
What are the best ways to gain experience or break into your industry?
What do you enjoy most about your career?
What challenges do you face in your role or industry?
What opportunities for advancement exist in your field?
Is there a high demand for jobs in your industry?
What are typical salary ranges for entry-level positions in your field?
Do you offer internships or mentorship opportunities for students?

We believe that community involvement can make a lasting impact, inspiring our students to explore their interests and pursue exciting futures in STEM.

If you're interested in participating, please RSVP by clicking the link and completing the form below. For questions, message our page!

Please complete this form no later than to RSVP for the January 31st Career Fair at Wayne County High School by the WCHS STEM Club.

12/02/2024

For the October club day, STEM club crafted balloon animals! Students chose their balloons and chose tutorials to watch.

Creating balloon animals allowed principles of air pressure, elasticity, and geometry. Inflating a balloon stretches its elastic material, creating tension and expanding volume. Twisting segments uses geometry to form shapes, while the balloon's elasticity helps it retain its form. When twisting the balloon, the tension in the material is not evenly distributed. In areas where the balloon is twisted, the rubber is stretched, and the material is under greater tension. This tension is what allows the balloon to hold its shape after it’s twisted, creating stable "segments" for the animal’s body parts. Temperature affects inflation, and overinflation causes popping.

We also learned about the memory effect. Some balloons may have a "memory" in terms of their shape, especially if they are twisted repeatedly or stored in specific positions. The balloon can sometimes try to revert back to its original, uninflated shape due to the natural elasticity of the material, which could cause the twists to loosen over time unless secured properly.

We had so much fun!

09/21/2024

Throughout spirit week, the STEM club has been taking donations to be used to help provide our students with STEM opportunities. Teachers volunteered to have their names written on a bucket. Today at the pep rally, the top three teachers whose bucket had collected the most money were pied in the face. Names of donors were placed in a bucket and drawn to pie the teachers.

In first place was Ms. MacKenzie Doss, pied by our Principal Mrs. Renee Kennett.

In second place was Ms. Ashley Harmon, pied by Abby Curtis.

In third place was Mrs. Jenny Vinson, pied by Darrin Acrey.

A huge thank you to all those students and staff who helped us fundraise for our students and make this possible! Also, thanks to Mrs. Presley Sutton for filming for u

09/13/2024

Starting tomorrow through next Friday!

09/04/2024

Here’s a better look at our exploding watermelon experiment! Thanks to all who sent us video clips, we had so much fun coming together!