SETTING SIGHTS HIGHER
GREG SEVERINO
Our Lady of Calvary School
Rocketry Program Director/
Honors Math Teacher
Since Greg Severino began Our Lady of Calvary’s rocket club in 2014, the
program has taken off. His all-girls team, the Soaring Six, recently ranked
sixth in the nation at the Team America Rocketry Challenge, beating out 830
other teams and winning multiple special awards. Here’s what Greg had to say
about his inspirations for the program as well as tips for getting students
engaged.
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What inspired you to start the rocket team?
Model rocketry provides a tremendous opportunity for students to experience an authentic Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education. I wanted to start an extracurricular club
that would perfectly practice the mathematics lessons taught in the classroom; it’s process-design
education at its best.