Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Photos by Tom Speicher, writer/video producer
WNEP-TV joined about 150 middle school students who visited Penn College for STEMFest, a celebration of engineering and technical fields. The students participated in a series of hands-on workshops that introduced them to the promise of careers related to science, technology, engineering and math.
Reporter Mackenzie Aucker attended some of the sessions, where she spoke to students and Kathy D. Chesmel, assistant dean of materials science and engineering technology. Aucker’s story for the ABC affiliate can be viewed here.
Watch for more STEMFest coverage on Penn College News.
WNEP photojournalist Tom Durrant focuses on a group of Central Mountain Middle School students who are busy mixing concrete.
Aucker (left) interviews Chesmel, who discusses the importance of introducing STEM careers to middle school students.
The WNEP reps talk to a student who just completed mixing concrete into the form of a coaster.
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