It's All For The Kids

STEM Racing got its start in 2014 when teacher and race enthusiast, Brenda Willson noticed the students at her school had a real interest in her love of drag racing and car mechanics. With the rigors of the daily curriculum, Brenda knew there was not enough time in the school day to go in depth, allowing STEM Racing to be designed to serve as an after school program. Held on Thursday's after school, STEM Racing was open to students grades 4-12 and was taught in two sections. Not only did students have the opportunity to talk "cars" Brenda made sure that this was an academic program that integrated car restoration and drag racing with the components of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math- STEM into the lessons held during class , STEM Racing continues to serve as an inspirational, hands-on and educational program proving to have a positive impact on her ever growing class as well as the community.