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Yahoo
23-02-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Drone competition held at Albuquerque High School
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – More than 100 indigenous middle and high school students are taking flight at a highly-anticipated aerial drone competition. Saturday afternoon at Albuquerque High School, the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation held a thrilling event, showing cutting-edge drone piloting and programming. Noche de Ciencias aims to inspire Hispanic youth in STEM education The competition features 23 teams going head-to-head in a fast-paced, hands-on challenge highlighting the growing importance of STEM education. 'Kids need to do something real and meaningful. Drones are a new type of industry; there's a lot of jobs of different kinds of drones but besides that, to use the drones you have to understand physics, you have to understand how to code,' says Valerie Kovach, STEAM coach and Special Education teacher at Albuquerque High School. Kovach was the competition has seen significant growth over the past two years, with participation skyrocketing from 1,500 teams to well over 2,000 teams. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Noche de Ciencias aims to inspire Hispanic youth in STEM education
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Noche de Ciencias is all about inspiring Hispanic youth to pursue paths in STEAM. The program is sponsored by a variety of academic, government, and industry groups from New Mexico. The goal of Noche de Ciencias is to engage K-12 students and their families about STEAM education and college options through interactive workshops and activities. This year there will be four Noche de Ciencias events in Albuquerque. Albuquerque Collegiate Charter School Feb. 25 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. South Valley Academy on March 6 Jefferson Middle School on April 10 Garfield Middle School on May 8 To learn more, click here. Sponsored content disclaimer: The information and advice displayed in this story are those of individual sponsors and guests and not Nexstar Media Group, inc. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
