Forever has demonstrated exceptional scholarship and citizenship in the STEM program. His curiosity, creativity, and perseverance have led him to great successes as 6th grade scholar. On top of maintaining one of the highest grades for Gateway to Technology among his peers, he was recognized for his contributions to building a "lunar bridge" in the Final Frontiers Competition; the project received a second place award. Forever exemplifies citizenship throughout the halls of Thomas Johnson Middle School by modeling school expectations and helping community members in need. Lastly, Forever maintains high involvement in the STEM program, both in and out of class. He actively participates in the Scratch programming course and finds time to work on projects outside of class.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ambition defines none other than Monette of the 7th grade. She pushes herself to excel in all endeavors placed before her. Rather than only tackling problems provided for her, she even proposes her own. Her most recent self-proposed engineering challenge was constructing a suitable habitat for her hermit crabs. Beyond school recognition, Monette was a member of the Thomas Johnson "Newton's Nightmare" second place winning team at the Final Frontiers Competition--the team competed at the 8th grade level. Monette is involved in practically every aspect of the STEM program. She is an active participant in Science Bowl, First Lego Robotics, and the Scratch programming class. Beyond STEM, Monette displays a high level of environmental stewardship as a member of the school's Green Team. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creativity and "outside the box" thinking are essential skills for 21st century professionals. Michael possesses these skills to a great extent as a member of Thomas Johnson Middle School's 8th grade class. His creativity was applied to creating a "shuttle arm" that nearly won first place at the annual Final Frontiers Competition. Using masking tape as a cable to manipulate his shuttle arm, a design not previously witnessed by the judges, he was able to achieve significant length for a paper rod used to lift 100 grams at least 50 centimeters away from the user. Through this novel design, the Maryland Space Business Roundtable recognized Michael as an "Outstanding Engineer." Michael applies his engineering skills as a participant in Science Bowl and First Lego Robotics. He plans to become a member of the school's MESA team.