Washington High Science Fair is coming up

From our friends in Communications and Public Affairs:

Washington High School of Information Technology (WHS of IT) will host the seventh iFair on Tuesday, Nov.17. The event will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2525 N. Sherman Blvd.

The purpose of the iFair is to encourage students in seventh through tenth grades to “Experience the Future” through valuable educational experiences that promote careers in information technology and engineering. More than 130 students from nine Milwaukee Public Schools will participate. Students will be from Audubon, Fritsche, Golda Meir, Green Bay Avenue, Hartford Avenue, Keefe Avenue, Lancaster, Vieau and Washington High School of Information Technology.

More than 25 sponsors, including businesses and education-related agencies, are involved in iFair. Participating business exhibitors include Badger Meter, CH2M Hill, Direct Supply, GE Healthcare, Goodwill - Ability Connection, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Northwestern Mutual, Quad/Graphics, Rockwell Automation, and Wheaton-Franciscan Healthcare. Participating education-oriented organizations include FIRST Robotics, Great Lakes Higher Education Corp., Marquette University, Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) – Computer Simulation Gaming Program, MATC – IT Careers, MPS Division of Technology, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Project Lead The Way, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Significant non-exhibit support comes from: Society for Information Management, NVISIA, Computer Science Teachers Association and Microsoft Corp.

The iFair begins at 9 a.m. when Washington High School of Information Technology students arrive in the exhibit area.At 9:15 a.m. there will be an official welcome by State Rep.Barbara Toles (D-Milwaukee) and other special guests. Students from other schools begin arriving at 9:30 a.m. and the firstthree panel discussions begin at 10:30 a.m. Arrivals and panel discussions are repeated until the last group of students leaves at 1 p.m.

Exhibits include industry IT/engineering, post-secondary opportunities, a Washington High School of Information Technology Project Lead the Way demonstration, a FIRST Robotics demonstration and student programming exhibits. Panel discussions are scheduled at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.and 12:30 p.m.

For more information contact Joe Kmoch, iFair advisory team member, at(414)530-6892.