Academic UIL
Academic UIL at STEM enables students to form academic subject teams that engage in competitive events across various subjects. As participants represent the Academy in regional and state-level competitions, they enhance their knowledge and critical thinking abilities. The program encourages teamwork by having students work together to prepare for competitions. Forming bonds around shared subjects, Academic UIL teams collaboratively strengthen skills. As students represent STEM Academy, they build confidence and skills in healthy competition.
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Chess
The Chess Club offers a dedicated space for enthusiasts to gather and play competitive chess. With chess developing critical thinking in an engaging, social environment, participants enhance their skills through friendly matches and organized tournaments. By hosting school chess tournaments, the club brings together strategic thinkers to share knowledge and sportsmanship. Chess develops critical thinking in an engaging, social environment.
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Middle School
Coding Club
The Coding Club enables students to design and program games collaboratively. Members build coding abilities through hands-on game development projects, encouraging innovation. This creative space strengthens programming skills and passion for creating interactive, engaging digital experiences.
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Middle School
CyberPatriot (High School)
CyberPatriot club allows students to compete in an engaging national cybersecurity challenge. As club members work together to predict and thwart virtual attacks on network infrastructure through defense strategies, they build highly relevant skills in ethical hacking and IT security.
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CyberPatriot (Middle School)
CyberPatriot club allows students to compete in an engaging national cybersecurity challenge. As club members work together to predict and thwart virtual attacks on network infrastructure through defense strategies, they build highly relevant skills in ethical hacking and IT security.
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Middle School
Stuart Green
Debate Team
The Debate Team provides a competitive environment for students to engage in lively discussions, argumentation, and public speaking. By participating in debates at the local, regional and state levels, members build critical thinking skills and confidence.
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Middle School
Design Club
Design Club students blend artistic talent with STEM concepts, creating posters, artwork, and designs that showcase skills in melding science, technology, engineering, and math with creative expression. By participating in competitions, the club provides a platform for members to highlight innovative designs.
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Middle School
FLL Robotics Team
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Middle School
Stephanie Fraser
sfrase@neisd.net
FRC Robotics
Our award-winning FRC Robotics club, the ROSBOTS, drives innovation through robot design competitions. Drawing on strategic vision and engineering expertise, the team creates robots that excel in national events, powered by meticulous planning, creativity and teamwork.
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High School
FTC Robotics Team
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Middle School
Stephanie Fraser
Gaming Club
The Gaming Club is where creativity meets technology, as students delve into the world of coding, learning to build their own games from scratch. Delving into coding fundamentals, members collaborate to program games from the ground up. Through sessions focused on unleashing imagination, the club provides a dynamic platform for students to gain hands-on mastery of game development.
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High School
Makerspace Club
The Makerspace Club enables innovative hands-on learning with students' creativity exploring projects from 3D printing, lasers and coding to building prototypes. By unleashing creativity and acquiring technical skills, club members transform ideas into tangible inventions while collaborating in an encouraging environment.
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Middle School
Model UN
The Model UN club enables students to participate in authentic simulated UN meetings. By researching global issues and representing delegate countries in debates, members gain public speaking, critical thinking, and diplomacy skills for international relations.
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High School
Mu Alpha Theta
Mu Alpha Theta is the prestigious Math Honor Society that recognizes and celebrates outstanding mathematical achievement, bringing together high-achieving math students to compete and collaborate, the club builds advanced skills through contests, activities and peer support. Mu Alpha Theta fosters lifelong passion for mathematical literacy.
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High School
Robotic Action Club
Robotic Action Club (RAC) sparks excitement surrounding robotics and coding. Through hands-on robotic combat and arena warfare activities, RAC students enhance teamwork, programming, building, and strategic skills. Members create battle robots from the ground up, unlocking thrilling hands-on STEM experiences.
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Middle School
Science Fair
The STEM Academy Science Fair club provides students the opportunity to explore their passion for science through student-driven research projects in various fields such as Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, and more. Participants are encouraged to delve into their chosen topics, conducting experiments and investigations independently. Students gain valuable hands-on experience in scientific inquiry while also competing at local, regional, and international levels, showcasing their innovative research to a wider audience.
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Middle and High School
STEM Ambassadors
STEM Ambassadors serve as representatives and student leaders for the Academy, playing a vital role engaging prospective students and families through events and outreach. Similar to a student council, these ambassadors actively promote campus culture and commitment to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The Ambassadors inspire STEM enthusiasm by leading hands-on activities that showcase our innovative program. They strengthen community bonds by welcoming potential students and parents to experience the creativity and passion defining Academy academics. The STEM Ambassadors also enhance engagement and pride among current students by highlighting campus accomplishments. By voicing their support for our advanced problem-based education, Ambassadors encourage more youth to join the Academy. Their outreach spotlights what makes the Academy a supportive launching pad for college and career success.
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Middle and High School
STEM Reads
STEM Reads club facilitates dynamic cross-grade discussions on STEM-themed literature. Through reading circles, students gain interdisciplinary perspectives, strengthening their grasp of key concepts in science, technology, engineering and mathematics while building connections.
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Middle School
STEM Scholars
STEM Scholars is an honors program that offers students immersive opportunities to explore real-world applications of STEM outside the classroom. By visiting sites where science, technology, engineering and math actively improve industries and environments, Scholars gain unique insights that inspire careers.
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Middle School
STEM VEX Robotics Teams
STEM Academy VEX Robotics Teams design, build, and program competitive robots. Drawing on engineering and programming skills, participants create robots powered by the intuitive VEX platform. Team members are able to showcase their expertise through events at the local, regional and state levels.
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Middle School
Students Offering Service (SOS)
Fostering volunteerism and pride, the Students Offering Service (SOS) empowers students to create positive change, leading projects that benefit both the school and our surrounding community. As members develop leadership abilities, they build character and responsibility. Through service ranging from local to global levels, SOS enables students to gain worldviews that spark lifelong civic engagement.
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Middle School
TEAM STEM Advisory Leaders
TEAM STEM Advisory Leaders are student mentors who collaborate with teachers to guide mixed-grade classes, promoting community and peer bonding. These dedicated students play a vital role shaping the Academy's supportive environment and atmosphere. By leading team building activities, Advisory Leaders empower classmates across grades to interdependently work towards shared goals, creating spaces that facilitate new friendships among students. Their guidance helps ensure all youth feel connected in the Academy ecosystem, continually working to nurture inclusion and collaboration. Ultimately, the commitment of Advisory Leaders enhances academy-wide resilience by putting positive relationships at the center of each student's experience, helping classmates and teachers rally around every student's growth.
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