Liberty Christian Prep Hosts First Ever STEM Night

By Courtney Payne, SNHS Chapter Adviser

Liberty Christian Prep's SNHS chapter hosted the school's first ever STEM night in March. This event has been a long time coming. Inagural members of LCP's SNHS chapter initially desired to host a STEM Night in 2024 but could not get approval in their first year. After much planning, meeting with administrators, and project proposals, members were granted approval for the 2025-2026 school year.

Members hosted a mini STEM day for the lower elementary classes one morning in October as a trial run, to generate excitement. Members then spent a few months planning and organizing 22 different STEM stations across all science disciplines for all ages. In the weeks leading up to STEM night, members organized and prepared all the station materials, instruction sheets, signs, and scheduling to ensure a successful evening. It was an all hands-on deck type of evening when over 400 students and their families flooded campus. Members were responsible for hosting a station and teaching the science behind the exploration. Staff supported each member by helping families navigate the stations and supplies.

Students and families were given a passport to explore all the stations at their convenience. Stations were clearly marked on a map, each numbered with brief descriptions. Stations included math escape rooms created by the high school math department, a demonstration of elephant toothpaste, slime lab, anatomage table dissections, rockets, catapults, electricity, robots, and more.

This event created a lot of buzz on the campus amongst our families, shining a light on how amazing and interactive science can be for all ages.

LCP staff and students alike are already looking forward to next years STEM night. LCP is very proud of the accomplishments of our SNHS members and the impact they have made on the entire student body. Well done on a successful first year.

Slime Lab was a huge hit!

Students used rocket blasters to shoot paper rockets at different angles.

Students observed dissections on the anatomage table.

Students got to test out their homemade boats and sails to see what material worked best.