Home of the Sherman Tide,
Sherman Junior High School is located in Seth, WV. Site Coordinators Jacob Messer and April Martin oversee our Explore & Soar program at Sherman and students have enjoyed many activities in the first few months of operations.
Sherman’s late fall mentor session focused on engineering with Clay Center Distance Learning and Technology Educator, Caitlin Yahr. Students explored many branches of the exciting world of engineering, including structural engineering, chemical engineering and even robotics! Our session concluded with a family night ice cream social for parents, students and staff.
For our first mentor session of 2012, we were joined by Charleston Gazette reporter, Sara Busse. Under Sara’s leadership, students explored journalism, interview techniques, creative writing and even journalism photography with Charleston Gazette photographer Kenny Kemp. Students wrote their own articles and a select few may appear in the Charleston Gazette!
For their next mentor session with NASA-trained rocket man William Rouse, Sherman students were challenged to engineer, modify and launch their own water rockets. Students worked in teams and shared their observations and opinions as they worked cooperatively to create a successful (and colorful!) rocket for the big launch.
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