STEM Exploration Community Event

November 6th - 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Brooks Crossing Innovation & Opportunity Center

550 30th Street, Newport News, VA 23607

Rain Date: November 20th - 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Special Guests!

Dr. Christine Darden

No longer a "Hidden Figure"

Christine Darden's Biography

Check out this story from HistoryMakers featuring Christine Darden: https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/christine-darden

Chris Long

Flight Systems Engineering Manager for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, MD.

Dr. Janice Underwood

Watch below for a prerecorded message from Dr. Janice Underwood, the Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer for the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Dr. Underwood's Bio

RAFFLE!

Items will be raffled off throughout the event! *

Winners must be present.

free tutoring sessions and consultations (A+ Academics)

gift certificates (Atomic Dogg)

catering for 6 people (Lickin Lipps Food Service)

4 museum and movie passes (Mariner's Museum)

3D printed baby Yoda and t-shirt (New College Institute)

Sphero Mini (Green) App-Enabled Programmable Robot Ball (Newport News Public Library)

certificates for a free 1-hour watercraft rental (Newport News Park)

STEM gift bag (Thomas Nelson Community College)

4 museum passes (Virginia Living Museum)

2 free flights (iFly)

STEM swag (Discovery Education)

drone (VA Space Grant Consortium)

bilingual STEM book (Ad Astra Media, LLC)

swag bag (Averett University)

goody bag (Denbigh Aviation Academy)

swag bag (Newport News YouthBuild)

*raffle items subject to change

The STEM Exploration Community Event is made possible by the collaborative efforts of Hampton City and Newport News Public Schools, the City of Newport News, the National Institute of Aerospace, Brooks Crossing Innovation & Opportunity Center, NASA, Virginia Space Grant Consortium, and ODU.