New Mexico Governor's STEM Challenge Winners Announced

The second annual New Mexico Governor's STEM Challenge and Statewide Showcase took place on December 12th, bringing together participants from 33 teams from public, private, & charter high schools across the state, along with judges from 18 New Mexico STEM employers, plus educators, volunteers & government officials.

“I’m humbled by the New Mexico talent on display at this year’s competition,” said Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. “What a remarkable showcase of diligent, bright and hard-working students from all across our state. This has been a challenging year for all of us, not least New Mexico’s students. But our best and brightest will continue to shine, I have no doubt, and my faith in the ingenuity and strength of New Mexico’s young people has been invigorated by this year’s STEM competitors. I can’t wait to see what they do next.”

“What I most appreciated about the STEM competition itself, was the meaningful interactions between judges and teams about their submissions,” said LANL Foundation Director of Evaluation and Learning Kersti Tyson. “It was clear that students and their sponsors really persevered this year, and that even a pandemic cannot stop innovation — indeed perhaps it inspired some. It is great to see our state’s leadership rallying around these students through this competition.”

The results are in! Congratulations 🎊 to the winning teams & all those who participated! 

• Academy for Technology & the Classics, Santa Fe || Sponsor: URENCO
• Bernalillo High School, Bernalillo || Sponsor: Sandia Labs
• Capital High School, Santa Fe || Sponsor: PNM
• Centennial High School, Las Cruces || Sponsor: Lovelace Medical Center
• East Mountain High School, Sandia Park || Sponsor: Chevron
• Mandela International Magnet School, Santa Fe || Sponsor: Presbyterian
• Mayfield High School, Las Cruces || Sponsor: Virgin Galactic
• Monte del Sol Charter School, Santa Fe || Sponsor: Los Alamos National Laboratories
• New Mexico Military Institute, Roswell || Sponsor: Facebook
• Pecos Connections Academy, Carlsbad || Sponsor: FreePort MacMoran
• Roswell High School, Roswell || Sponsor: Deloitte
• Sandia High School, Albuquerque || Sponsor: Pattern Energy
• San Jon Municipal Schools, San Jon || Sponsor: Boeing
• Santa Teresa High School, Santa Teresa || Sponsor: El Paso Electric
• Taos Academy State Charter School, Taos || Sponsor: N3B
• Taos Integrated School of the Arts Charter, Taos || Sponsor: Molina Healthcare
• Tohatchi High School, Tohatchi || Sponsor: Air Force Research Laboratories
• V. Sue Cleveland High School, Rio Rancho || Sponsor: Intel

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Via the New Mexico State University News Center