***MEDIA ADVISORY***

M-DCPS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN TEN80 STEMFEST & INVITATIONAL

WHO:	Career & Technical Education, Mathematics and Science students and teachers
WHAT:	Ten80 Education STEMFest Expo & Invitational Race Challenge
WHEN:	November 4, 2015 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
WHERE:	iTech @ Thomas A. Edison Educational Center 6101 NW 2nd Avenue Miami, FL 33127
WHY:	Schools will be competing all year to win an invitation to the 2016 National STEM League Finals where they will test their skills against more than 30 teams from around the country. Last year, TERRA Environmental Research Institute, MAST Academy and Miami Springs high school students won invitations to the 2015 National STEM League Finals. Participating high schools include American, Booker T. Washington, Coral Gables, G. Holmes Braddock, Hialeah Gardens, Hialeah-Miami Lakes, iTech@ Thomas Edison Ed. Center, MAST Academy, Miami Beach, Miami Central, Miami Coral Park, Miami Springs, North Miami, North Miami Beach, Robert Morgan Educational Center, Southwest Miami and TERRA. For more information on the Ten80 National STEM League Challenge and many more M-DCPS STEM initiatives, go to: http://stem.dadeschools.net/Initiatives.html.
VISUALS:	-Student interview availability -Administrator availability -STEM demonstrations and project -Project evaluations
CONTACT:	Cristian Carranza, Administrative Director, Office of Academics and Transformation - STEM at (305) 995-1939.

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