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STEM League (Grades 6-8)

The Highlands STEM League was founded in the 25-26 school year to cultivate interest in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields through enrichment activities and interscholastic competitions.  With generous support from our amazing PTA, we are developing tomorrow’s STEM leaders today!
Congratulations to our 2026 Math Field Day squad!  They had a great performance at Mark Keppel HS on Saturday 2/28/2026.  The team took 2nd Place Overall just behind Garvey Intermediate but beat out all AUSD schools. Thank you to Mrs. Yu-Chen and Mrs. Kawasaki for supervising!  The following students medaled:
  • 1st Place Approximath - Bryson Kiyomura, Evan Song and Andrew Wong
  • 1st Place Matherhorn - Priscilla Miao and Shawn Li
  • 1st Place Dramathic - Madeline Angelo, Sarah Demus, Connor Lee and Nicholas Salmeron
  • 3rd Place Final Round Design - Esther Li, Priscilla Miao, Sum Yu Wu and Levi You

The following 6-8th Grade students competed at Science Field Day on Saturday 4/25/26 at Mark Keppel High School. A huge thanks to our parent coaches and chaperones for guiding the students - Mrs. Maria Yu, Mrs. Siri Hwang, Mr. Eric Garcia, and Mrs. Lisha Liu! Thank you also to Mr. Curtis Duong for supervising the students at this competition on Saturday!!

  • 6th Graders = Matthew Chan, Jayden Ching, Olivia He, Carrie Li, Evelyn Qu, Kayden Spencer, Chloe Suh, Kingsley Sum, Korey Tam, Aaron Zheng, Chloe Zheng
  • 7th Graders = Jeremy Dinh, Chloe He, Henry Ho, Hailey Louie, Troy Muniz, Carson Suzuki, Claudia Vigil,
  • 8th Graders = Ramon Aragon, Abbie Auyeung, Chang Chen, Christy Chong, Joanna Huang, Kiana Huang, Esther Li, Shawn Li, Jiaxiao Liu, Violet Suh, Mandy To, Anelie Whang, Sum Yu Wu, Chelsie Yoshida

 

Two years ago, we had no BECAP (rapid fire team quiz showdown) team. Last year, we had a respectable 3rd place with little practice. This year, with lots of coaching and support, Husky Nation secured the W, defeating both Temple and Garvey Intermediate in tournament play. We also had several teams place and earn medals!

  • BECAP - 1st Place - Shawn Li (captain), Violet Suh (co-captain), Esther Li, Chloe He, Troy Muniz
  • Chemistry Lab - 2nd Place - Claudia Vigil

  • Scientific Scavenger Hunt - 2nd Place - Sum Yu Wu, Christy Chong, Violet Suh

  • Geo Challenge - 2nd Place - Sum Yu Wu, Christy Chong

  • Bottle Rocket - 3rd Place - Kayden Spencer, Korey Tam, Matthew Chan

  • Overall Sweepstakes - 3rd Place

25-26 Parent Volunteer Coaches
  • Mrs. Lisha Liu
  • Mr. Eric Garcia
  • Mrs. Siri Hwang
  • Mrs. Maria Yu