Cedar Hill ISD Longhorn Insider November 2017 | Page 10

BECOME A LONGHORN BECOME A LONGHORN New STEAM academies engage students New STEAM academies engage students. T he new STEAM* middle school academies have a flexibility that engages and motivates students. The schools within a school provide an option for students at all academic levels. Bessie Coleman Middle School Environmental Science & Engineering Academy Seventh-grader Grant Petry has always been a capable student, but he only did the minimum to get by in school. His parents wanted him to be challenged in the classroom, and they saw the Coleman academy as the answer. Now the aspiring software and robotics engineer works to stay ahead of his assignments. Through the academy, he is getting hands-on experience with coding, engineering and other subjects related to his career interests. “The academy is pushing me to be the best me,” Grant says. *Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math 10