LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) – Third graders at Laurel Magnet School for the Arts did a deep dive into science Friday with the University of Southern Mississippi’s National Society of Black Engineers.
Five students from NSBE presented three science experiments to several classes at the school Friday morning.
Leaders say the experience showed the young, potential scholars just how far their dreams can take them.
If the magnet schoolers needed more evidence, they needed look closely to the front of the classroom, where a Laurel School District graduate held sway as USM’s NSBE chapter president.
NSBE President Micah Hill graduated from Laurel High School in 2023 and received the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship Award that year.
”I remember when I was in eighth grade, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to go into STEM,” Hill said. “It wasn’t until I had a teacher or a young student show me that it’s something that’s possible.
“And I want to be able to be that to young kids as well.”
Friday’s interactive experiments showed students the importance of handwashing, the movement of water molecules and chemical reactions.
“We saw pepper spreading apart, and foam, which is basically toxic and you can’t really touch it,” LMS student Lena Roberts said.
Comments from a fellow schoolmate of Roberts likely would have left a smile on Hill’s face.
“Science is so cool and I want to learn more about it,” said Kwame Addae.
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