What is the STEM Academy?
Students:
Do you like Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)?
Want to learn about careers in STEM?
Want to have opportunities to participate in STEM-career activities while at the high school?
Join the STEM Academy! There are three levels of participation depending on the interest of the student.
Level 1: Interested in taking some STEM elective courses only.
Students at Level 1 take advantage of the wide variety of STEM electives offered at Mt. Lebanon High School.
How do you Join at Level 1? See your school counselor to schedule your classes to include STEM electives.
Level 2: Interested in taking STEM courses and participating in some external opportunities.
Students at Level 2 are not required to take any specific STEM courses and are not required to submit any work to the STEM Academy Director. There are no obligations. No indication of the STEM Academy is placed on the students’ transcripts; however, the students may place the STEM Academy and related activities on their resumes if they are active participants.
Students who enroll at Level 2 will be invited to Join the STEM Academy ALL Students Schoology Course to be informed of STEM career-related activities both within and outside the district including: STEM Career Opportunities Outside of School, Speakers in School, Field Trips, Contests and Competitions and Scholarships, Summer Opportunities, Videos, and Articles and Websites.
Intention to participate at Level 2 may be declared at any time during high school. A student at Level 2 may move to Level 3 at any time before December 1st of their Junior year.
How do you Join at Level 2? Join the STEM Academy ALL Students Schoology Course
Level 3: Interested in full participation in the STEM Academy.
Level 3 students must maintain an unweighted GPA of 3.0 or higher. Either the Technology path or Biological Sciences path will be chosen. Commitment for this level must be done by December 1st of Junior year.
Students who enroll at Level 3 will be invited to Join the STEM Academy ALL Students Schoology Course to be informed of STEM career-related activities both within and outside the district including: STEM Career Opportunities Outside of School, Speakers in School, Field Trips, Contests and Competitions and Scholarships, Summer Opportunities, Videos, and Articles and Websites.
Level 3 students will also do the following during their Junior and Senior years:
Take all required courses for the chosen path (Technology or Biological Sciences) – over a span of 4 years
STEM Career Independent Study – Before December 1st, during Junior Year
½-Day Shadowing Experience – Junior Year
8 STEM Career Activities to learn about STEM careers – Over a 2-year span of Junior and Senior Years
Full-Day, In-Depth STEM Experience – Senior Year
Students who participate in Level 3 will have it denoted on their transcripts at the beginning of their senior year that they are pursuing Level 3 certification. Those who fulfill all the requirements will have recognition of this certification placed on their transcript in May of their Senior year with an explanation of the STEM Academy. The students may place the STEM Academy and any related activities on their resumes.
How do you Join at Level 3? If it is before December 1st of your Junior year, do the following:
Join the STEM Academy ALL Students Schoology Course (Students only)
Email STEM@mtlsd.net with your name and graduation year, telling Mrs. Meer that you are interested in joining Level 3.
Make an appointment to meet with Mrs. Meer in C423 to talk about the Level 3 requirements and to get started.
See your Guidance Counselor to examine your coursework for either the Technology or Biological Sciences Path.
Technology Path
Required Mathematics
Geometry or Honors Geometry
Algebra 2 or Honors Algebra 2
Applications of Functions & Trigonometry or Honors Precalculus or Honors Advanced Precalculus
Calculus (any level)
Required Sciences
Chemistry or Honors Chemistry
Biology or Honors Biology
Environment Geoscience or Advanced Placement Environmental Geoscience
Physics (any level)
Electives – 5 semesters of classes must be taken from any of the following options
Applied Engineering 1*
Honors Applied Engineering 2*
CAD for Engineering & Architecture*
Engineering Drawing*
Architectural Drawing*
Honors Architectural & Engineering Design*
Robotics in Power Technologies 1 or 2*
Manufacturing & Production 1 or 2*
Advanced Placement Computer Science A
Honors Computational Mathematics*
Honors Introduction to Computer Programming 1 or 2*
Web Page Design 1 or 2*
Honors Web Page Design 2*
Honors Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Exploration (STEM-X)*
CISCO HP IT Essentials 1*
Honors CISCO HP IT Essentials 2*
Physics (any level - if not already taken as a required science)
*denotes semester course
Biological Sciences Path
Required Mathematics
Geometry or Honors Geometry
Honors Algebra 2
Honors Precalculus or Honors Advanced Precalculus
Advanced Placement Calculus or Advanced Placement Statistics
Required Sciences
Chemistry or Honors Chemistry
Honors Biology
Advanced Placement Environmental Geoscience
Advanced Placement Biology
Advanced Placement Chemistry or Honors Organic Chemistry
Electives – 3 semesters of classes must be taken from any of the following options
Advanced Placement Chemistry (if not already taken as a required science)
Honors Organic Chemistry (if not already taken as a required science)
Advanced Placement Statistics (if not already taken as a required science)
Honors Physics or any Advanced Placement Physics
Honors Human Anatomy & Physiology*
Honors Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Exploration (STEM-X)*
Forensic Science*
Wildlife Biology*
*denotes semester course
How do you Join at Level 1? See your school counselor to schedule your classes to include STEM electives.
How do you Join Level 2? Join the STEM Academy ALL Students Schoology Course (Students Only)
How do you Join Level 3? If it is before December 1st of your Junior year, do the following:
Join the STEM Academy ALL Students Schoology Course (Students only)
Email STEM@mtlsd.net with your name and graduation year, telling Mrs. Meer that you are interested in joining Level 3.
Make an appointment to meet with Mrs. Meer in C423 to talk about the Level 3 requirements and to get started.
See your Guidance Counselor to examine your coursework for either the Technology or Biological Sciences Path.
Is the Mt. Lebanon STEM Academy the right fit for you?
STEM Academy Promotional Video for Website.mp4
Mt. Lebanon Residents in STEM Careers - Are you interested in providing opportunities for Mt. Lebanon High School students who are involved in Level 3 of the Mt. Lebanon High School STEM Academy to shadow you in your career? Level 3 participants are required to spend 3 or more hours with a professional, learning about a specific career. Please complete this form if your employer would permit you to have a Mt. Lebanon High School student visit you during your work day at your place of employment.
This list will not be published or shared. It will be used solely by the STEM Academy Director, Susan Gillette Meer, to provide unique experiences for Mt. Lebanon High School STEM Academy students according to their career interests.
Please complete the following form, Mt. Lebanon High School STEM Academy Career Connections, to be placed on the Mt. Lebanon High School STEM Academy Career Connections list for students to possibly shadow you at your place of employment. Click here to access the STEM Academy Career Connections form.
