What You Can Do Now to PURSUE YOUR PASSION FOR STEM
By Rich Holmes
f you’re interested in STEM, now ’s the time to plan how to fur ther that fascination this summer.
REACH OUT AND GET INVOLVED Adrienne Fluitt, college guidance coordinator for BASIS
Summer programs, college classes, competitions,
Oro Valley, in Oro Valley, A Z, urges students to take the
activities and internships all of fer chances to explore
initiative to contact businesses and colleges to see what
a field in STEM (science, technolog y, engineering and
they of fer. U.S. News & World Repor t ranked her char ter
mathematics) and see what most sparks your enthusiasm.
school number t wo in Arizona and 18th nationally in its
Because of the pandemic, most of these options have
2020 list of best high schools.
moved online.
“Do you like a gaming company? See what they have there,”
2021 TeenLife Guide to Your Future In STEM
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