COMMERCE, Texas - A science, math, and technology initiative in Commerce and Greenville schools involving Texas A&M University-Commerce and L-3 Communications Integrated Systems has completed a successful third year of operation.
The initiative - called Operation Spark - which reaches sixth through twelfth grade students in Commerce, Greenville, and Phoenix Charter School, sponsored a Family Science and Math Night at Greenville High School earlier this month. At this event, Dr. Stephen Starnes of the A&M-Commerce Chemistry Department presented a chemistry circus.
Twelve A&M-Commerce chemistry, biology, math, and physics students have made 25 visits to Greenville High and reached every sixth grade student in the district this school year, said Dr. Kerri O'Connor, university liaison to work with this effort.
"We've inspired sixth graders to be interested in math and science," O'Connor said. "It's amazing to see how curious the students are. The interaction with our college students has been good for them because they talk to students about majors and what it takes to go to college," she continued.
Also in May, the Operation Spark schools participated in a Math and Science Day at A&M-Commerce.
This fall, the Operation Spark college students will continue to visit the schools and conduct biology and chemistry experiments in which the sixth through twelfth graders take part.
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