VH STEM Academy

Van Horn STEM Academy

[Debbie Cox @CoxVHSci]

Our @vanhornhs_ biomed students excited for the @STEMKC capstone showcase at @UnionStationKC on Tue!
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[Debbie Cox @CoxVHSci]

Our @VanhornHS_ @PLTWorg Ss have spent the year designing, building, and innovating—culminating in their incredible capstone projects exhibited at the @STEMKC Capstone Showcase! 💡🚀 Proud of their hard work and creativity!

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[Debbie Cox @CoxVHSci]

.@VanhornHS_ @PLTWorg biomed capstone Ss had a great showing at this year’s @STEMKC PLTW Showcase—5 projects named Top 10! 🙌🎉Big congrats to Alieta, Kenneth, Macaulay, Nicolle, Joselyn, Sara & Cadee for making school history! 🧬🏆

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[Debbie Cox @CoxVHSci]

These @VanhornHS_ @PLTWorg biomed projects won awards for standout innovation & marketability at the @STEMKC Showcase: biodegradable Easter eggs/utensils by Kenneth & Macaulay, and a BSF larvae composter by Nicolle & Joselyn! 💡🌱

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[Debbie Cox @CoxVHSci]

🌟Congrats to @VanhornHS_ senior Sara for her Top Biomed Award win at the @STEMKC PLTW Showcase with her melanin-based sunscreen innovation! 👏 And shoutout to Kenneth & Macaulay for winning the Sustainability Challenge with their eggshell-based biodegradable products! 🥚♻️

[Debbie Cox @CoxVHSci]

🎓 Huge congrats to @VanhornHS_ biomed capstone students Alieta, Sara, and Joselyn—finalists for the Make It Real Scholarship! They’re 3 of just 20 students chosen from over 90 applicants for showing how PLTW shaped their future goals. So proud of our VH Biomed stars! 🌟

[Debbie Cox @CoxVHSci]

So incredibly proud of our @VanhornHS_ @PLTWorg students for their outstanding achievements this year! 🙌 From record-breaking awards at the @STEMKC PLTW Showcase to Make It Real Scholarship finalists, you’ve shown immense dedication, innovation, and passion. Keep shining!🎉

[Debbie Cox @CoxVHSci]

Our @VanhornHS_ biomed Ss met with hospitals, clinics, and colleges while at the job fair at the @KauffmanFDN Conference Center today! Thanks to the Kansas City Metropolitan Healthcare Council (KCMHC) for sponsoring!

[Debbie Cox @CoxVHSci]

Congrats to Stephanie Taylor, Director of @wcmissouriahec , on being honored with the @ISDAcademies Engagement Award at last night's @ISDSchools Academy Award ceremony. Exceptional dedication and continuing impactful work with the biomedical science students in our district!

[Debbie Cox @CoxVHSci]

Congrats to @VanhornHS_ Macaulay Ayala, our @HOSA_VANHORN President, for being awarded the @ISDSchools STEM Student of the Year at last night's @ISDAcademies Award ceremony. Very proud of this future health professional!

[Debbie Cox @CoxVHSci]

After a round of rigorous #GKCSEF science fair judging last Wednesday, these @VanhornHS_ biomed & engineering students were able to enjoy @UnionStationKC — awesome group of future professionals!

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Congratulations to @VanhornHS_ @CoxVHSci for this recognition! #GKCSEF2025

[Debbie Cox @CoxVHSci]

Congrats to @VanhornHS_ biomed senior, Alieta Aiono, for winning several awards during the @UnionStationKC GKC Sci & Engineering Fair ceremony on Saturday! Her project: "Sunscreen's Silent Impact: Examining Oxybenzone’s Effect on Aquatic Organisms."

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[Debbie Cox @CoxVHSci]

Congrats to @VanhornHS_ biomed senior, Cadee Wessels, for winning an award during the @UnionStationKC GKC Sci & Engineering Fair ceremony on Saturday! Her project: " Development and Evaluation of Biodegradable Chitosan-Based Catheters and Hydrogels."

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[Debbie Cox @CoxVHSci]

Congrats to @VanhornHS_ biomed juniors, Kenneth Arteaga-Lopez & Macaulay Ayala, for winning several award during the @UnionStationKC GKC Sci & Engineering Fair ceremony on Saturday! Their project: "Cracking the Code: Turning Eggshells Into Biodegradable Plastic." #isdstrong

[Debbie Cox @CoxVHSci]

Congrats to @VanhornHS_ biomed senior, Nicole Mavaga, for winning an award during the @UnionStationKC GKC Sci & Engineering Fair ceremony on Saturday! Her project: "Teen Sleep Patterns and Health: Exploring the Role of Sleep in Adolescent Well-being and Sustainable Health Goals."

[Debbie Cox @CoxVHSci]

Congrats to @VanhornHS_ biomed seniors, Nicolle Hernandez-Sagastume and Joselyn Torres-Ayala, for winning an award during the @UnionStationKC GKC Sci & Engineering Fair ceremony on Sat! Project: "Optimizing Black Soldier Fly Larvae Habitats for Effective Organic Waste Breakdown."

[Debbie Cox @CoxVHSci]

Congrats to @VanhornHS_ biomed senior, Sara Ostos Carvajal, for winning several awards during the
@UnionStationKC GKC Sci & Engineering Fair ceremony on Saturday! Her project: "Skin Shield from the Fungal Kingdom: Exploring UV Protection with Auricularia (Black Fungus) Melanin."

[Debbie Cox @CoxVHSci]

Congrats to our @VanhornHS_ PLTW biomed students who won top Academic Awards (blue ribbons) in their respective divisions at the Greater KC Sci Fair at Union Station—invited to awards ceremony on Saturday!

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