The Dallas Morning News – Taylor Danser
“Rubber eyeballs flew into the air as kids scattered to pick them up. As quickly as they grabbed them, they raced to send them soaring again. The frenzy of fun had a serious purpose: teaching about potential and kinetic energy. Other scientific principles were being taught throughout Skyline High School on Saturday as students in grades pre-kindergarten to 12 filled its classrooms for Dallas ISD’s second annual STEM Day. Topics ranged from birds to Mars. But the purpose of the 50-minute sessions was to fascinate children with science, technology, engineering and math. It was the first STEM Day for brothers Reese and Kellen Wildhelm, students at Victor H. Hexter Elementary. Their mother, Jennifer Widhelm, came last year with their sister, Mikayla, who attends William B. Travis Academy/Vanguard for the Academically Talented and Gifted.”(more)