About Us

History

The STEM Academy was a vision of teachers Nancy Cianchetta, Anna Seiders, and then Curriculum Director Janice Gauthier.  In an effort to create a program where students could experience more interactive and engaging curriculum in math and science while also learning the fundamentals of engineering and technology, the STEM Academy was born. 

The STEM Academy accepted its first cohort of students in the Fall of 2015. Twenty-five students were selected to be a part of the Academy. In the Fall  of 2016, we brought in 25 new freshman. In both the Fall of 2017 and 2018, the Academy enrolled 50 students per year. 

Innovation Pathway

In the Spring of 2018, the Everett High School STEM Academy was one of the first programs given the Innovation Pathway Designation by the State of Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.  

From the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education:

"Innovation Pathways are designed to give students coursework and experience in a specific high-demand industry, such as information technology, engineering, healthcare, life sciences and advanced manufacturing. Innovation Pathways are designed to create strong partnerships with employers in order to expose students to career options and help them develop knowledge and skills related to their chosen field of study before they graduate high school." 

Academies of Everett

In the Fall of 2018, Everett High School moved to a full academy model. The STEM Academy (or STE Academy) became one of the five Academies of Everett. After participating in the Freshman Academy, students select one of four Academies for their sophomore through senior year.  What was known as the STEM Academy became the SEED (STEM Early Engineering Designation) Pathway. 

The SEED Pathway is the only pathway at Everett High School that takes freshman students.  Students select in 8th grade to be a part of the SEED Pathway.  During their sophomore year, SEED students can opt to specialize in Engineering, Computer Science, Cyber Security, or Biotechnology. 

Over the past five years, there have been several iterations of the SEED Pathway to adapt to the ever changing needs of the school as well as the feedback from the students.