Students at Desert Oasis High School participated in what a staff member described as the first‑ever sim racing and STEM education program in Southern California, combining three weeks of classroom instruction with practice, qualifying and a final race at the school.

“A really exciting event happening. It's, the first ever sim racing and stem education program here in Southern California,” a staff member at Desert Oasis High School said, describing the event and the in‑school competition format in which students completed practice, qualifying and a race.

The staff member said the program ran for three weeks at Desert Oasis High School and was designed to introduce students to motorsport through simulation while teaching science, technology, engineering and math principles. “It's been a 3 week program that we've had here at Desert Oasis High School, where we've taken the kids through a progression program, introducing them to the exciting world of motorsport through sim racing and combining that with STEM education,” the staff member said.

A student participant described the learning curve and takeaways from the program, saying, “I'm still trying to get the hang of it, but it's been difficult to get the hang of it, but I'm having fun. It's really fun.” The student said the program helped open their eyes to real‑world applications of STEM and gave them a new appreciation for the engineering and math behind racing: “The engineering, the STEM, the math that goes into this...When I can see the students breaking down how they look at the turns, the math behind what's their perfect lap and how to improve their time, it's all math and science and engineering.”

Organizers framed the program as a pathway to careers that apply STEM skills in real settings, noting it aims to develop both driving competence in simulators and an understanding of engineering concepts that can translate to jobs in motorsport, engineering and related fields.

No formal actions, funding sources or follow‑up steps were specified in the remarks provided.