AVHS Knights Of The Valley robotics Team Shines at MN North Star Regional Competition

Knights Captain Brenden Groff with Squires

The Knights invited 60 students from Southview Elementary to come to the MN North Star Regional and scout for their team.  This is just one of many STEM outreach activities performed by the Knights this season.  The team shined on the field too.  
Their robot earned a 5-3 record in qualification matches. 

 Squires with St. Paul robotics team.  Really enjoying "pit" scouting!

 Squire hard at work scouting for the Knights!

Just to cute not to add this one!

Excellent scouting work by the Squires.

Good Luck to AVHS Knights of the Valley at Competition

Best of luck to the AVHS Knights of the Valley FIRST Robotics team at their upcoming regional competition April 7-9.  They will compete with 60 other teams at Mariucci Arena.  

Admission is free!  Stop down and cheer on our Knights! 

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Teachers from AVHS, VMSS and Cedar Park working with Stratasys to teach others how to effectively integrate 3D printer technology into education. 

HOW 3D PRINTING INSPIRES 8TH GRADERS TO EXPLORE STEM CAREERS.  View Article

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AVHS Iron Maidens FTC teams advance to World Championship Competition

The Apple Valley High School FIRST Tech Challenge team - Iron Maidens competed at the North Super Regional Competition late in March and won a series of awards.  

They were the first place winner of the Connect Award.  This award honors the outreach a team has completed to fulfill the mission for the FIRST program.  This mission of FIRST is to promote STEM in order to inspire more young people to pursue STEM careers. 

This Connect Award qualifies the Iron Maidens to compete at the FIRST World Championships later in St. Louis later in April!

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Help the Iron Maidens get to St. Louis - Go Fund Me site

E3 STEM Mentor Kickoff Event

Adult professional volunteer mentors from the community met the students they are partnered with for the E3 STEM mentor program last week at this kickoff event.  

These mentors will connect with their students once a month for a year to help guide them through their career exploration efforts.  Thank you to all of these wonderful volunteers!  We have no doubt you will help change the lives of these young people. 

E3 STEM is a grant program funded by the Department of Labor through a program called Youth Career Connect.

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E3 STEM Social Media Workshop #1 - Social Media Footprint.

ISD 196 Attorney Jill Coyle talking with E3 STEM students about the importance of social media in the employment process.  Students learned how important it is to consider their social media footprint as it relates to employment.  

E3 STEM is a grant funded by a Department of Labor program called Youth CareerConnect.  

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Math in Civics? An Example of STEM For All at AVHS

Social Studies teacher Alex Ross working with freshman in Civics to organize election data graphically 

and then learning to critically analyze the information to make informed decisions.  

STEM For ALL in action at AVHS!

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