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The Chronicle March 18, 2021 A3 Local second grader keeps pace with high school students at virtual STEM program BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE STEM (Science, Tech nology, Engineering and Math) programs have steadily become more pop ular as the demand for jobs in that area have increased. Recently, the National So ciety of Black Engineers (NSBE) held a virtual ac tivities day for engineering week on Saturday, Feb. 27. The program was tar geted toward NSBE Jr. and pre-college students to expose them to STEM education. What was most remarkable about the vir tual event was the fact that one of the participants was only in second grade. Not only was she able to com prehend the subject matter, well with this prograrh,’ because they have seen her strong points. The good thing about them is that they cater to each child’s strengths.” Bowman was surprised at how well Harmohy picked up the material dur ing some of the activities during the Zoom call. “In the first assignment they did, it was somethihg that she already likes to do, which was slime, because you’re taking different tria terials and building sonle- thing with polymers add things of that nature,” she continued. “When it got a little more intense, when it came to building infra structure and seeing if it could sustain, I was like, ‘Oh my God, kid, you're Submitted photo Second grade student, Harmony Bowman, participat ed in a STEM event designed for high school students. her daughter. She realizes many of the new jobs in the market are geared to ward those in the areas of STEM. “I love it because in this day and time, the best jobs are in STEM,” Bow man stated. “Quite often times, you don’t see too many children of color go ing into STEM. Just seeing that she does well with it, is something I am ecstatic to see, and I am hoping that not only she, but other children, will be inspired and say, ‘I can try this too.’ “I don’t think a lot of kids realize that making slime is a science, but it is. Building infrastructure around the house and us ing materials to make and shape things is a part of STEM. So, I think it’s ex citing and it’s something I’m excited for her to go towards and build a great career and future. I told her, ‘Baby, you are mom my’s hidden figure. I will see you at NASA’.” Bowman stated she recommends more minor ity children participate in the STEM field because of the many opportunities that are present. Thank God for 39 Years in Business Pest Control. Termite Inspections FHA&VA Reports. Bed Bugs Senior Citizens are given a 1 time service FREE of charge, (some stipulations may occur). Bo Gilliam President & CEO bogtriadpestcontrol@yahoo.com Telephone: 336-788-3020 Toll Free: 1-800-930-WASP (9277) she more than kept pace with the older participants in the event. The activities in the event included: create your own slime, an egg drop, earthquake simulations, and more. Young Harmo ny Bowman, the second- grade student, jumped in headfirst with the projects during the five-hour event. “Children were able to log in and learn about the different functionalities of engineering and STEM,” said Emerald Bowman, Harmony’s mother. “Har mony logged in and when she first logged in to do some of the first session, she was the only second grader and the rest were high school students. “They were led by young teachers on Zoom doing different projects. They had the students thinking outside of the box and building different things and different infra structure.” Bowman stated that Harmony’s strongest sub jects in school are math and science, so the NSBE activities’ day was right up her alley. “What’s awesome is being that she does go to the recreation center, es pecially prior to COVID, she’s surrounded by adults there that see her talent,” Bowman stated. “The positive is Serena Mum ford and Bryant McCorkle shared this particular pro gram and said, T think Harmony could really do kind of smart,’ because I didn’t think that she would know how to build an in frastructure that would last and not fall and she figured it out on her own.” Because Harmony Was able to catch on so quick ly, Bowman stated that she was impressed with her daughter. “She kind of took me aback when it went to the other activi ties,” Bowman continued. “So, I knew then that it was important that I con tinue to push that because it seems like something she enjoys.” Bowman stated she wants to keep her daughter involved with STEM ac tivities in the future. Since the virtual activities’ day, Bowman recalled a game Harmony plays on her lap top where she must build structures from the ground up and realizes Harmony has a knack for STEM ac tivities. “This is something I really want her to pursue,” she said about her daugh ter. “I even talked to the young lady who was in charge of the program on Zoom and I’ve asked her to send me information on NSBE. We are not a part of the chapter, but I really would like this to continue because right now, this is the time where her cogni tive skills can really ad vance and grow.” To be a young female African American that is interested in STEM makes Bowman very proud of Rec Center holds series of events for teens BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THECHRONICLE The pandemic has caused a lot ofpeople to feel vari ous degrees of cabin fever, especially kids. Adults were able to go to work to get out of the house, but most kids were not so lucky. Realizing there was a need for teen entertainment, the City of Winston-Salem connected with the W.R. Anderson Recreation Center for a series of events to entertain young adults. The events are for teens ages 13-19 and will take place every two weeks at the rec center. The first event to get things kicked off was an open mic night that took place on Feb. 23. The second event was a kid friendly “sip and paint” where the kids got the chance to show their artistic side. Upcoming events are a career day, canned food drive, professional day preparation, and a tour of Win ston-Salem State University. Kayla Garrett, from the City of Winston-Salem, spearheaded the events in coor dination with W.R. Anderson Senior Supervisor Bryant McCorkle. “She (Garrett) wanted to do a program for teens to have a positive outlet to go after school and have resources to do better at life,” said McCorkle. “She thought during the pandemic this would be good, be cause everyone is leaving out the teenagers. 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