STEM Competitions

Mrs. McMenamin, the STREAM Specialist at OLGC, will be selecting interested middle school students from her classes to participate in the following contests during the 2023-2024 school year.  Students will meet mainly at lunch periods starting in October.  More information can be found on her school website or by contacting her at amcmenamin@olgc.org.



“What’s So Cool About Manufacturing, 2024”
Working with a Bucks County manufacturer, a Go Pro system that’s donated to our school and a videographer who will teach students about the tech. Object is to make a mini movie of the manufacture’s business, edit it and then submit it for judging/ voting online as to who had the best info etc…



“The Bucks County STEM Challenge 2024” through the Fab Lab Center at BUCKS IU
Objective is to solve a problem presented in the challenge. Documented research, budget, process, etc… could be a video diary of the challenge solution. Then the prototype must be created out of K’Nex and rebuilt onsite in front of judges. 





“The Middle School- PA Media and Design competition 2024” through the Fab Lab Center at BUCKS IU
Mainly working with logo design ideas and website designs that students make and enter.