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Cheney, STEM students take top honors at TSA State Competition

Students from West Fargo Cheney Middle School and STEM Center traveled March 26 to Mandan, N.D., to participate in the Technology Student Association (TSA) State Competition. The students were able...

education / community Wed, May 23, 2012 - 12:00am

The Cass County Electric rescue squad safely untangles a STEM rocket from a power line. Submitted photo

West Fargo's STEM student's blastoff hits snag

Cass County Electric came to the rescue of the West Fargo STEM students in the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) when their rockets became suspended on power lines. The students...

education / news Wed, Apr 11, 2012 - 12:00am

Cheney Middle School's team Fear the Flaming Moon pose with their FLL robotics awards. Pictured are (from left), back row: Kyleigh Schatz, Cydney Pralle, Zach Olson; Front row: Brandon Lawance. Submitted photo

Building on success

Legos, those iconic interlocking building bricks designed for youth, have spurred both fun and imagination for decades. Although nothing more than toys to most people, Legos have also popped up...

education / news Wed, Feb 15, 2012 - 12:00am

Students in Chad Anderson's Career and Technical Education class work on various projects recently in the Cheney Middle School. Tyler Shoberg / West Fargo Pioneer

WF Tech Ed on the cutting edge

Tech ed has come a long way from simply building bird houses or spot-welding sheet metal tool boxes, at least at West Fargo Public Schools. Nowadays, West Fargo students are...

education / news Wed, Oct 26, 2011 - 12:00am

Big changes ahead for STEM

West Fargo Public Schools recently announced big plans for the future of its STEM Program. Besides announcing the replacement of former Assistant STEM Principal Tabatha Joice, Superintendent David Flowers developed...

education / news Wed, Aug 17, 2011 - 12:00am

STEM students participate in conference

West Fargo STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Center students and teachers meet with U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and famed inventor Dean Kamen at the 2010 Red River Valley...

community Wed, Oct 27, 2010 - 12:00am

Open house at STEM Center

The West Fargo STEM Center will be holding an open house on Tuesday, Jan. 19, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., for parents and guardians of students interested in attending STEM...

community Wed, Jan 13, 2010 - 12:00am

STEM students excel for web page design

The West Fargo STEM Middle School team representatives are pictured receiving the first place award for Best Web Page Design at the 2009 Frontier Trails BEST Regional Robotics Competition which...

community / education Wed, Dec 09, 2009 - 12:00am

Hoeven declares Nov. 24 as STEM Day

The STEM Center in West Fargo has grabbed the attention of North Dakota's top official. Gov. John Hoeven was in town on Tuesday to officially recognize Nov. 24, as STEM...

news Wed, Dec 02, 2009 - 8:53am

STEM students from Holly Erickson's class pose around their robot after taking second place at the recent Bison BEST competition at the Fargo Civic Center.

STEM team places second at Bison BEST competition

A group of STEM students took top honors at the Bison BEST competition Oct. 23-24 at the Fargo Civic Center. Holly Erickson's class, comprised of sixth- and seventh-graders, finished second...

news Tue, Oct 27, 2009 - 1:37pm

Back Row: Kaitlin Reither, Stephanie Krogen, Abbi Hesse, Cassidy Olson, Megan Walters, Gavin VanHecke, Gayle Thostenson, Erin Thostenson. Row 3: Kailey Christlieb, Ashley Christlieb, Ben Ockert, Bryan King (white shirt). Row 2: Olivia Gravel (pink scarf), Maria Slette (white shirt), Talia Dalzell, Tailor Rudolph, Mackenzie SteMarie, Brandon Smedshammer, Bryan Tassava. Front Row: Jessica Qian, Nick Pfeifer, Tristan Hart, Matt Zent, Keegan Cronin, Rit Bezbaruah, Neeraj Advani. Not pictured: Jorda...

STEM students gear up for robot competition

By Tyler Shoberg Holly Erickson's sixth- and seventh-grade STEM students busy themselves as they work together on a class project. This is no ordinary assignment, however - these kids are...

news Thu, Oct 15, 2009 - 12:00am