MAY 2023

May we continue to bloom with you!

You have all heard the sang April showers bring May flowers! We are firm believers in the power of growing through challenges. Our desire is to continue to bloom with you! During this SPIN Girls program year we have talked about how tough transitioning from out of a pandemic back into the full spectrum of life responsibilities has been for so many of us. We have talked about the stresses this academic year have brought to many. We have watched our amazing students persevere and continue to shine bright in all of their spectacular ways. SPIN as an organization has moved and settled into our new office and class space and have expanded and grown new programs. It feels like we have accomplished so much together this year and even though our program year is coming to a close we really want to continue to do all of this with YOU!

There are so many ways we want to stay connected in May, June and into the summer! May 13th is our last lab day and June 3rd is our capstone celebration. Summer retreat is going to be explosive! Literally and figuratively with the week we have planned for SPIN Girl students, make sure you sign up! There will also be a summer social, event pop-ups and many virtual connection opportunities integrated into our welcome back to programming next year. We listened to all of you and learned from this year. There are many changes and opportunities coming for next year and we need you to be a part of it. Keep blooming with us!

In this month's newsletter, you'll find a summary of events for April and upcoming events for May and June. The schedule for lab and the save the date for capstone and some resources to help you out. Let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
- SPIN Girls Program Team

*“April showers bring May flowers” means that even after long periods of adversity, good times will follow. “Adversity” means difficulty and hardship

Our 9th grade cohort and some of our SPIN Fellows went to the University of Washington department of Immunology for our last field day of this program year.

One of our SPIN Girls enjoying the hands on lab activity created by our UW immunology lab partners.

Students created artistic designs with bacteria and agar in petri dishes.

RECAP OF LAST MONTH

In addition to the amazing UW field day partner visit. All three SPIN Girls cohorts are creating their capstone projects and gearing up to have them on display at our end of year capstone event. We only have one more lab day and a hangout before the end of school year program celebration! We can't wait to spend this time with you and also share ALL of the things happening this summer.

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Join us for our end of year capstone celebration! Here you will have the chance to hear from our organizations founder, program team, mentors and students. View projects completed by our SPIN Girls students and receive exciting news about this summer and next year's program. Light refreshments will be served. Students will receive their participation stipend gift cards at the capstone celebration.

LOOKING FORWARD

CHECK OUR WEBSITES NEW PAGE CALLED OPPORTUNITIES IN STEM

LAB DAY IS ON MAY 13TH
When:
Saturday, MAY 13th
Where:
3407 NE 2nd ST., Renton, WA 98056
Time:
8th grade - 9:30am - 12:30pm - SPIN office
9th grade - 9:30am - 12:30pm - SPIN Office
10th grade - 1:30pm - 4:30pm - SPIN Office

Location for field days vary and lab day location is the SPIN office
SPIN Office address: 3407 NE 2nd ST., Renton, WA 98056

MAY 27TH

ENRICHMENT CLASSES FOR STUDENTS GRADES 3RD TO 5TH

Register at: www.stempaths.org/renton

WE ARE PARTNERING WITH
UW HEALTH CARE EQUITY GROUP TO PRESENT DOCTOR FOR A DAY
When:
Saturday, MAY 20th
9am - 1:30pm
Where:
Renton Technical College Cafeteria
3000 NE 4th St, Renton, WA 98056

RESOURCES

SPIN FELLOWS

Students who graduate from SPIN Girls are invited to apply for SPIN Fellows in the Spring of their 10th grade year. Fellows are accepted based on their commitment to SPIN Girls and their interest in pursuing a STEM career.

The goal of SPIN Fellows is to empower SPIN Girls students to feel confident in pursuing STEM college majors & careers. The vision is to grow a strong alumni community, supported by SPIN Girls mentors, staff, and other alumni. SPIN Fellows breaks down the barriers that girls of color face when exploring and pursuing STEM careers and shapes a more inclusive future.

For more information visit our website: https://www.stempaths.org/spin-girls-fellows

SCHOOL DISTRICT RESOURCE LINKS
School district resource pages change monthly via the district staff

SPIN Girls students attend multiple school districts throughout King County. We value our SPIN families and know that it takes a tremendous amount of resources to nurture a student and family to success. We want to remind everyone that there are always resources available to your families to ensure that they can reach their full potential, in whatever way they may need extra support. Below you will find direct links to each King County School Districts student, family and community resources page. We have also included links to WA public charter schools and WA homeschool organization. Our hope is that you use these links to inform yourselves of resources available to increase the success of your family at the beginning of the school year. We also want you to use these links throughout the year as more details or changes may become available on the district pages.

Snoqualmie Valley

Vashon Island

Highline

Tukwila