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Jackpot students, teachers showcase STEM projects and new school store plans
Summary
Jackpot Combined Schools staff and students presented STEM initiatives including hydroponics, two new greenhouses built by students, and a student-run school store called the Wild Spot to the Elko County School District board.
Zach Hunter, Jackpot Combined Schools’ building trades and construction-technology instructor, told the Elko County School District Board of Trustees that a recent governor-designated STEM designation brought grant funding that has expanded hands-on learning across grade levels.
The designation has funded about 15 classroom hydroponic systems and a commercial-sized hydroponic system used in Mr. Hunter’s agriculture class, he said. He added that his building-trades students are…
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