FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, Feb. 9, 2015

CONTACT: Daisy Gonzalez-Diego
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
305-995-2060

MORE THAN 10,000 ATTEND MIAMI-DADE STEM EXPO

The Miami-Dade STEM Expo brought together Miami-Dade County's most creative, intelligent, and resourceful students to compete and demonstrate their proficiency in STEM activities. This year’s theme was from iDeas to Reality. The STEM Expo showcased the fruits of their hard work and provided a learning experience on the responsibility of communicating STEM research and engineering designs to the community. Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, Surgeon General of the United States, a Miami Palmetto Senior High School alumnus, made remarks and met with students. Dr. Murthy was Valedictorian of Miami Palmetto’s Class of 1994.

Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, Surgeon General of the United States, and Superintendent Alberto Carvalho join STEM students during the Miami-Dade STEM Expo.

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