The Technology Association of Georgia and the TAG Education Collaborative today announced the finalists for the fourth annual STEM Education awards.  These awards were created to recognize and celebrate schools, extracurricular programs, public-private partnerships, science agencies and post-secondary education outreach programs for outstanding efforts and achievement in supporting and promoting science, technology, engineering, and math education in Georgia.

“We applaud each of this year’s finalists for their extraordinary efforts to bolster awareness about the importance of STEM and for their hard work to increase student participation in science, technology, engineering and math programs,” said Michael Robertson, director of TAG-Ed. “Georgia will need to fill some 211,000 STEM-related jobs by 2018, so we are pleased to showcase so many great schools, programs and organizations that are helping to develop a strong future workforce for our state. ”
The following are finalists for the 2015 awards.

Elementary School
·        Canton ES STEM Academy- Canton
·        Clark Creek Elementary STEM Academy- Ackworth

·        Drew Charter School- Atlanta

·        Feldwood Elementary- College Park

·        Heard Advanced Learning Academy- Savannah
 
Middle School
·        Marietta Middle School- Marietta
·        Mill Springs Academy- Alpharetta
·        Rex Mill Middle School- Rex
·        St. Andrew's School-Savannah

·        Teasley Middle School- Canton
 
High School
·        Creekview High School- Canton
·        H.V. Jenkins High School- Savannah

·        Lithia Springs High School- Lithia Springs

·        Peachtree Ridge High School- Suwannee

·        The Galloway School- Atlanta
 
Post-Secondary Outreach
·        Atlanta Science Festival- Atlanta
·        Columbus Technical College- Columbus
·        Georgia Institute of Technology- Atlanta
·        Georgia Perimeter College Office of STEM Initiatives- Atlanta
·        Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center- Columbus
·        Savannah River Site Community Reuse Organization (SRSCRO)- Augusta
 
Extracurricular Program
·        East Coweta High School Science Olympiad Team- Sharpsburg
·        Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta STEM Program- Mableton
·        S.T.E.M. STARS- Atlanta
·        Sandy Springs Education Force/GTRI STEM Event- Sandy Springs
·        STE(A)M Truck- Decatur
·        The Urban Atlanta Geospatial STEM Academy- Atlanta
 
STEM Day Activity
·        Amana Academy- Alpharetta
·        Dimon Elementary Magnet- Columbus
·        Eagle Springs Elementary- Byron
·        Isle of Hope K-8- Savannah
·        Jackson Elementary- Lawrenceville
 
STEM Certified School Outreach
·        Brookwood Elementary- Dalton
·        GSMST - Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology- Gwinnett
·        Henderson Mill Elementary- Atlanta
·        Lanier High School Center for Design and Technology-Sugar Hill
·        Rex Mill Middle School’s STEM Academy Magnet Program- Rex
 
Corporate Outreach
·        Cisco Systems Inc.- Lawrenceville
·        Education Outreach, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions- Augusta
·        Environmental and Heritage Center-Lawrenceville
·        Georgia Power Company – East Region Corporate Outreach -Augusta
·        Pratt & Whitney- Columbus
 
“We received more than 180 nominations for our inaugural STEM Education Awards,” stated Amanda Hendley, Chief Operating Officer for TAG. “We are very pleased with the number and quality of all of our applicants. These finalists represent the best of the best in STEM education in Georgia.”
 
Winners will be announced during a special, half-day event on August 28 at the Carlos Community Center in Atlanta.To learn more, visit: http://www.tagonline.org/events/stem-education-awards/.