June 25, 2025

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WCC Hosts Science Night at Ann Arbor Summer Festival

WCC Hosts Science Night at Ann Arbor Summer Festival

Washtenaw Community College is hosting WCC Science Night at the Ann Arbor Summer Festival this Sunday, June 22, with free, hands-on STEM activities. Activities blend STEM, sports and e-Sports, offering hands-on experiences that spark curiosity, ignite creativity and inspire kids of all ages to explore exciting careers. Two KidZone+ tents will be open from 4-8 p.m. at ...

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Dexter’s Dreadbots Power Through State and World Championships

Dexter’s Dreadbots Power Through State and World Championships

Dexter High’s Dreadbots had their best robotics season yet, reaching the World Championships and placing in the top 10%. Read about their inspiring journey. By the Dreadbot Reporting Team Dexter’s 47 talented and hard-working robotics students had a blast at both their state and world competitions. 2025 was arguably the most successful season for Dexter ...

Saline Singularity are Robotics All Stars

Saline Singularity are Robotics All Stars

The Saline Singularity FIRST Robotics Team 5066 is making a name for itself at competitions this year. In a district competition in Milford, they won the Rising All Star Award, which is intended for teams that are showing rapid development in their programs, and then at the competition recently hosted in Saline they won the ...

Dexter Teacher Honored as MiSTEM STEM Integration Educator of the Year

Dexter Teacher Honored as MiSTEM STEM Integration Educator of the Year

It’s an individual award, but for Jim Barnes, a teacher at Wylie Elementary School, it’s really an honor to be shared. Barnes was honored as the MiSTEM STEM Integration Educator of the Year at the MiSTEM Region 2 Educator of the Year Recognition Banquet, which was held at Washtenaw Community College’s Morris Lawrence Building on ...

Saline Middle School Teacher Honored with Prestigious Award

Saline Middle School Teacher Honored with Prestigious Award

Described as inspirational and innovative, Saline Middle School Science teacher Leigh Ann Roehm has been recognized as one of the best. Sharing the cool news, Saline Area Schools (SAS) announced on Jan. 29, that Roehm was “recently awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST).” Established in 1983, Saline schools said ...