PUBLISHED ON December 3, 2024

By: Grace, Lilian, and Jolyn

At Chapelle, some students only see science and math as a class, but for other chips, it’s much, much more than that! The STEM club encourages students to make their ideas into realities and can help them to use what they learn in the classroom hands-on in the real world. We got an inside look at how innovative and handy our chips can be!


This year, STEM fair happened on November 15th, in the gym. Mrs. Spamneto, head of the STEM club alongside Mr. Giovingo, had this to say:

“STEM fair is really an amazing way for students to connect, there’s four games to play with your friends to win lunch passes, and it’s only a dollar to get in! Everything from admissions will be given to the STEM library. Robotics will be there with some of their inventions to show off, and the VR goggles will be down there for use.”

Abigail Wyman ‘25 said, “My favorite thing was the Morse code because I translated my name into it and almost cracked the secret message!”

Nora Michelli ‘28 said, “My favorite thing about the STEM fair is getting to use the robots that robotics built. I think it's really cool that students can express their creativity through making robotic creations that get to be used in fun activities!”

Alyssa Foltz ‘29 said, “It was very cool that people came to do all of these activities and have fun!”


During the STEM Fair, students who entered are met with a bundle of challenges. Challenge #1 was the Paper Chain Challenge. In this challenge, people would try to figure out how to make the longest paper chain with just construction paper and scissors. Going on to Challenge #2 is the Marshmallow Tower Challenge. Students try to build a tower with marshmallows and toothpicks while attempting to make it as tall as possible. They also had to use their brains on how to keep the tower structurally stable. Further on is Challenge #3, called the Jar of Pumpkins Challenge. Students try to guess how many pumpkins are in the given jar by only holding it around and observing its interior. After these challenges are completed, students await to win their free lunch passes.

As you can see, STEM fair was an amazing way to connect and hang out with your friends. We send a huge thank you to Mr. Thompson, Mr. Giovingo, Mrs. Spampneto as well as the STEM club, and to all of our chips for coming out! We hope that all of you come out next year to support the STEM library!




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