STEM School Students Sparkle at Second Cultural Expo
January 10, 2025
Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School students sparkled at this week’s Second Annual STEM Cultural Expo, showing off their creativity and hard work.
A crowd numbering in the hundreds turned out for the evening event, including Superintendent Beth McCoy. “There were smiling faces everywhere,” Principal Donna Morro said.
Over the past six weeks, students at Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School have been learning about cultures from around the world. “Each class created a demonstration of their learning that was displayed outside their classroom,” Ms. Moro said.
Parents were invited to:
• Take a gallery walk around the building to see of student learning outside each classroom
• Listen to cultural music and view dances performed by STEM students
• Enjoy a display of instruments from around the world with QR codes to hear the instrument being played
• Participate in a visit from Huntington High School Italian, French and Latin Honor Societies for families to learn about the world languages program at J. Taylor Finley Middle School
• Make their own mini-worry doll in a activity hosted by the STEM School art department
Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School opened with a ribbon cutting on September 4, 2013. It initially welcomed 149 students spread across grades 3-5. Today it houses more than 400 students in grades 4-6.
“The Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School welcomes and respects all students and their families as members of the Huntington community of learners,” according to the school webpage. “It will prepare students for life-long learning by developing their confidence and abilities as learners and problem-solvers. The school is committed to the use of innovative, inquiry-based, student-centered, interdisciplinary methods that embraces creativity as expressed through multiple intelligences and multiculturalism.”
Teachers strive to develop students who “will become scientifically, technologically and mathematically literate,” states the webpage. “They will use scientific, technological and mathematical principles in real-life applications such as design engineering and service projects that will contribute to the community. They will use what they know to create new ideas and products. Students will celebrate and embrace diversity. They will learn to work with others respectfully and collaboratively.”