Several hundred visitors attended last Thursday’s Fernley STEM festival, which featured more than 100 student projects and 31 community exhibitors.
Judging of the student projects was completed Wednesday in three categories – Science Project, Invention and Demonstration.
Best of Show in the Invention category was awarded to Serena Salazar, Shylo Brown and Cameron Standen for their project “Operation No Stagnant Water”.
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In the Traditional Project category, Jordan Edwards was awarded Best of Show for his project “Fire Fast”.
Jacob Bigrigg was awarded Best of Show in the Demonstration category for his project Straw2.
Among the exhibitors were Tesla, with one of its electric cars, The Nevada Department of Wildlife, WNC Specialty Crop Institute, City of Fernley, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office robot, UNR Mobile Engineering and many others.
Fernley High School teacher Junie Estrada and student Alex Johnson demonstrate an aluminum pour.
Best of Show in the Invention category was awarded to Serena Salazar, Shylo Brown and Cameron Standen for their project “Operation No Stagnant Water”.
Jordan Edwards was awarded Best of Show for his project “Fire Fast”.
The Straw2 exhibit by Jacob Bigrigg won Best of Show in the Demonstration category.
Students and parents check out the NCLab exhibit.
Members of the North Lyon County Fire Protection District talk about firefighting.
Fernley High School teacherJunie Estrada demonstrates a CNC plasma cutter.
Fernley High School student A.C. Reyes uses a grinder as he makes a chiar for fishing at Pyramid Lake,
Fernley High School student Michael Shepherd tries on a pair of turnouts at the North Lyon County Fire Protection District exhibit.
Students check out one of Tesla’s electric cars.
A student tries out a pair of crutches at the FHS nursing assistant class.
City of Fernley water distribution foreman Steve Henderson demonstrates the city’s water distribution system.
Students examine a bear pelt at the Nevada Department of Wildlife exhibit.
