SPIN GIRLS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | NOVEMBER 2023

NOVEMBER - The Month of Being Grateful
But Gentle With Our Emotions...

It is that time of year when everyone everywhere is telling you to be grateful. Of course as a SPIN Girl you have so much to be grateful for. But what if you are also overwhelmed, anxious, upset or just feeling a range of emotions that aren’t all positive and filled with gratitude? Well, we are here to tell you that that is absolutely normal and acceptable. You can express gratitude without it feeling like you are being fake or forcing yourself to only be positive.

If you want to make sure your approach doesn’t veer into ~good vibes only~ territory, think of giving thanks like a two-step process. First, take some time to notice (or write or say out loud) what’s going on in your mind at the moment. Let yourself feel any unpleasant emotions without judgment. Then, only after you’ve reflected on those, take time to note what you’re grateful for, keeping in mind that this can be anything—people, places, things, or situations, no matter how big or small. By acknowledging the negative and the positive, you’ll be reminded that both things can occur at the same time. This also does not make one emotion more important than the other. It is simply an acknowledgement that we are a whole human being with many emotions that sometimes conflict. One thing that helps me is saying things like, “I had a panic attack today, and it was scary, but I’m glad I got through it and it’s over.” Bam! True expression of negative and positive emotions.

Us SPIN Girls know that we embrace the engineering design process as an everyday part of life so we should embrace all the emotions within ourselves. We are so thankful that we get to teach you how to be confident and real in your life and apply that to your future endeavors. We recognize that SPIN Girls is a time commitment and can be challenging to juggle with everything else in your life. But we are so grateful for the time we do get to spend with you.

In this month's newsletter, you'll find a summary of program happenings, a reminder about lab day and a list of emergency and school districts resources with direct links or phone numbers to those resources. You will also find our program calendar which you should keep for future needs. Let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

- SPIN Girls Program Team

MONTHLY RECAP

October brought us our first field days! We kicked off with our field day experiences with our partners from the Seattle Aquarium Connections program teaching the 8th and 9th grade cohorts all about the local salmon journey. Our friend and SPIN Girl resource expert on renewable energy and conservation joined us as well. Our 10th grade cohort had the amazing opportunity to experience astronomy and galaxy lessons and demonstrations at the Bellevue College planetarium. All three cohort field days were new partnerships that we are so honored to have. Each SPIN Girl expressed learning something they hadn't before and are excited to see what the rest of the year brings.

If you missed field days and would like to receive more information on the partners and experiences students had or you need assistance getting to our next field day. Reach out to the SPIN Girls program manager. Communication is our key to success this year and we are always here to assist you.

Not everyone has completed their SPIN Girls registration, program paperwork/permissions, or completed their surveys. Please do so immediately. Follow links below.

Registration links for Connect to our new students have been sent out. The email was sent from "STEM Paths Innovation Network" with the subject "Online Connect Access". Please use the link to make an account and fill out the assigned paperwork. If you are having trouble accessing these documents please let the SPIN Girls Program Manager know.

SPIN Girls Pre-survey and Best Starts For Kids assessment surveys were completed at lab day #1. Please go to THIS link and complete BOTH surveys. If you would like information about what surveys are used for please reach out to the SPIN Girls program manager.

Orientation/Welcome Back was on September 23rd. If you missed it please use THIS link to view the slide presentation. If you would like a pdf version sent to you or you have program questions, please reach out to the SPIN Girls program manager.

Here's the schedule for the 2023-24 program year.
Add these dates to your calendar so you don't miss any!
Lab Day Saturday Time Schedules
- 8th grade cohort: 9:30AM - 12:30PM
- 9th grade cohort: 9:30AM - 12:30PM
- 10th grade cohort: 9:30AM - 12:30PM
- Field Day Saturday Time Schedules
- 8th grade cohort: 10:00AM - 1:00PM
- 9th grade cohort: 10:00AM - 1:00PM
- 10th grade cohort: 10:00AM - 1:00PM
- *Unless otherwise instructed by SPIN Girls team

SPIN GIRLS ARE GOING TO FLORIDA
Check the details below to learn more details about how you can register to join us for our science in motion trip to Orlando, FL

SPIN GIRLS RESOURCES

Emergency Resources

We understand that 911 is not always a safe option for folks, here are options to consider before contacting the police.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
988

National Domestic Violence Hotline
+1 (800) 799-7233

Self-Harm Hotline
+1 (800) 366-8288

Planned Parenthood Hotline
+1 (800) 230-7526

Alcoholism & Drug Dependency Hope Line
+1 (800) 622-2255

GLBT Hotline
+1 (888) 843-4564

TREVOR Crisis Hotline
+1 (866) 488-7386

The Trans Lifeline
+1 (877) 565-8860

Housing, Food, & Financial Resources
2-1-1

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

Emergency
911

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.

Shoreline

Northshore

Lake Washington

Snoqualmie Valley

Washington Charter Schools Association for public charter schools in WA

Washington Homeschool Organization

SPIN GIRLS 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

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Katherine BarrNovember 13, 2023Comment

OCTOBER 2023 SPIN GIRLS NEWSLETTER

SPIN GIRLS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | OCTOBER 2023

They say it is Spooky Season...

Hey autumn, people call you the “spooky” season or the "depressing" season. But here at SPIN Girls we embrace this season. To us, it fits right in with our SPIN Girls values and there is nothing scary or sad about being a SPIN Girl! Here’s what we think of this season.

“In fall, the growing cycle gives us ripeness and maturity. The harvest is associated with abundance, prosperity and wealth. Humans also experience an “autumn”. If spring represents new birth and childhood, and summer symbolizes youth, autumn represents adulthood and maturity.” - Gwynn Scheltema

SPIN Girls challenges you to think of this season of grey skies, falling leaves and lots of rain, as your time to begin your journey into the brilliant student you will be this 2023-2024 academic year. Us SPIN Girls know that STEM+ is everywhere and that the engineering design process is an everyday part of life so we should embrace all that autumn has to offer. We can’t wait to spend the year with you on this journey of maturing.

In this month's newsletter, you'll find a summary of program happenings, the schedule for October, a link to the SPIN Girls program orientation and a list of school districts with direct links to their resources. You will also find our program calendar which you should keep of for future needs. Let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

- SPIN Girls Program Team

MONTHLY RECAP

The end of September brought us the beginning of the official SPIN Girls program year! We kicked it off with our 2023-2024 program orientation. A week after orientation we welcomed our SPIN Girls into their lab day spaces. Both of these events brought lots of laughter, opportunities to learn about program participants, cohort leads and the fun learning experiences we will have throughout the year.

If you missed the program orientation please select the link below to view the slide presentation. Reach out to the SPIN Girls program manager if you have additional questions. Communication is our key to success this year and we are always here to assist you, just contact us.

Attendance goes towards student participation in the SPIN Girls program
RSVP to calendar invite or email required for all SPIN Girl cohorts
RSVP or email communication to be done three days before to field day event

Mark your calendars for Field Day #1
October 21st 10:00am to 1:00pm

Registration links for Connect to our new students have been sent out. The email was sent from "STEM Paths Innovation Network" with the subject "Online Connect Access". Please use the link to make an account and fill out the assigned paperwork. If you are having trouble accessing these documents please let the SPIN Girls Program Manager know.

SPIN Girls Pre-survey and Best Starts For Kids assessment surveys were completed at lab day #1. Please go to THIS link and complete BOTH surveys. If you would like information about what surveys are used for please reach out to the SPIN Girls program manager.

Orientation/Welcome Back was on September 23rd. If you missed it please use THIS link to view the slide presentation. If you would like a pdf version sent to you or you have program questions, please reach out to the SPIN Girls program manager.

Here's the schedule for the 2023-24 program year.
Add these dates to your calendar so you don't miss any!
Lab Day Saturday Time Schedules
- 8th grade cohort: 9:30AM - 12:30PM
- 9th grade cohort: 9:30AM - 12:30PM
- 10th grade cohort: 9:30AM - 12:30PM
- Field Day Saturday Time Schedules
- 8th grade cohort: 10:00AM - 1:00PM
- 9th grade cohort: 10:00AM - 1:00PM
- 10th grade cohort: 10:00AM - 1:00PM
- *Unless otherwise instructed by SPIN Girls team

SPIN GIRLS ARE GOING TO FLORIDA
Join SPIN Girls on September 23rd to learn more details about how you can register to join us for our science in motion trip to Orlando, FL

RESOURCES

Shoreline

Northshore

Lake Washington

Snoqualmie Valley

Washington Charter Schools Association for public charter schools in WA

Washington Homeschool Organization

SPIN GIRLS FELLOWS

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

Katherine BarrOctober 8, 2023Comment

SEPTEMBER 2023 SPIN GIRLS NEWSLETTER

Welcome back!

Was it all a dream?! Summer has come and gone. We hope each of you were able to get the downtime you needed all while making memories. We are sending you all positive vibes for an amazing start to the school year! Please let us know if there's anything SPIN can do to help you with your school based learning experience.

In this month's newsletter, you'll find a summary of program changes, the schedule for September, an invitation to our required program orientation and some resources to help you out. Let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
- SPIN Girls Program Team

MONTHLY RECAP

We truly hope that you our SPIN families were able to enjoy their summer break. Our Spin Girls had the opportunities to make some core memories this summer on our trips to Alaska and Mt. St. Helens. On these trips they were able to see wonders that truly may never be seen again, all while learning about the science around us. It was an unforgettable summer of the SPIN Girls 22-23 program year.

SPIN Girls staff have been busy preparing for the 23-24 program year by registering new students into the family, recruiting mentors, and learning some new curriculum for our cohorts and adjusting lab and field day experiences. We also grew the LAB@SPIN over the summer and can't wait to share all of the incredible creative space and specialized equipment with you! Please take a look at our website and our social media pages to get a glimpse at the amazing SPIN additions.

You received an invitation for the

REQUIRED SPIN GIRLS ORIENTATION ON SEPTEMBER 23rd at 10:00am.

Please make sure to rsvp and reach out to the program manager II, Keshiap@stempaths.org, if you have any questions. Attendance is essential for the continuity of our 2023-2024 SPIN girls program.
Orientation on September 23rd is required for all SPIN girls participants
and at least one parent/guardian.

All registered SPIN Girls for the 8th, 9th and 10th grade cohorts must attend Orientation on
September 23rd from 10:00am to 11:30am.
Attendance of SPIN girls participant and at least one parent/guardian is required.

RSVP HERE

Registration links for Connect to our new students have been sent out. The email was sent from "STEM Paths Innovation Network" with the subject "Online Connect Access". Please use the link to make an account and fill out the assigned paperwork before the start of our program, September 23rd 2023. If you are having trouble accessing these documents please let the SPIN Girls Program Manager II know.

Orientation/Welcome Back on September 23rd. Please make sure to register as attendance is required.

Here's the schedule for the 2023-24 program year. Add these dates to your calendar so you don't miss any!
Lab Day Saturday Time Schedules
- 8th grade cohort: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 9th grade cohort: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 10th grade cohort: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- Field Day Saturday Time Schedules
- 8th grade cohort: 10:00AM-1:00PM
- 9th grade cohort: 10:00AM-1:00PM
- 10th grade cohort: 10:00AM-1:00PM
- *Unless otherwise instructed by SPIN Girls team

SPIN GIRLS ARE GOING TO FLORIDA
Join SPIN Girls on September 23rd to learn more details about how you can register to join us for our science in motion trip to Orlando, FL

RESOURCES

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

Washington Charter Schools Association for public charter schools in WA

Washington Homeschool Organization

SPIN GIRLS FELLOWS

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

Katherine BarrSeptember 5, 2023Comment

June 2023 SPIN Girls Newsletter

Summer! Summer! Summer Time!
It's Summer time!

It is June which means the completion of the 2022-2023 SPIN Girls academic program year has come! We certainly hope you enjoyed all of the lab days, field days, and hangouts with us during the 2022-2023 year. Thank you students for the extraordinary projects you presented at capstone. You could not have made the SPIN Girls program more proud. We shared so many amazing experiences together this year and can't wait to do it again next year.

But then again, who wants to wait until fall to continue having fun with SPIN Girls! Let's spend time together this summer! There are so many ways to stay connected make sure to check out the website and follow us on social media.

SUMMER RETREAT IS JULY 10th-14th and we want you there! It is going to be a week you will never forget! GO SIGN UP! We will be making our own rockets and taking an overnight trip to Mount St. Helen's. You do not want to miss summer retreat! There will also be a summer social, SPIN program collaborations to attend and many virtual connection opportunities integrated into our welcome back to programming for next year.

The new 2023-2024 SPIN Girls schedule has been released! Save the dates! Let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
- SPIN Girls Program Team

SG 23 9th grade capstone presenters .jpg

Looking Forward

Register for summer retreat in July!
Attend summer retreat and have a great time!

Refer a friend to register for SPIN Girls '23-24 program year and win a prize!
Come to summer social in August!
SPIN Girls welcome back is in September!

Next year we will have new and exciting field days and a travel experience to Florida!
Stay connected all summer long for updates and program event shares!

LOOKING FORWARD
CHECK OUR WEBSITES NEW PAGE CALLED OPPORTUNITIES IN STEM

SUMMER RETREAT IS JULY 10th thru 14th
When:
ALL WEEK
July 10th - 14th
Where:
3407 NE 2nd ST., Renton, WA 98056

Time:
10:00 am - 3:00 pm

SPIN Office address: 3407 NE 2nd ST., Renton, WA 98056

Here are the Saturday time schedules for the 2023-24 program year.
Add these dates to your calendar so you don't miss any!
Lab Day Saturday Time Schedules
- 8th grade: 9:30 AM-12:30 PM
- 9th grade: 9:30 AM-12:30 PM
- 10th grade: 9:30 AM-12:30 PM
- Location is:
- 3407 NE 2nd St., Renton, 98056
- RTC ANNEX Building
Field Day Saturday Time Schedules unless otherwise directed by program manager
- 8th grade: 10:00 AM-1:00 PM
- 9th grade: 10:00 AM-1:00 PM
- 10th grade: 10:00 AM-1:00 PM
- Locations vary for field days. You will be given the location details at least one week prior to the field day experience.
SPIN Girls Hangout
- Pop-up Friday nights during the program year.
  Time:
  5:30pm - 8:30pm
  Location:
  3407 NE 2nd St., Renton, WA 98056

Here's the schedule for the 2023-24 program year. Add these dates to your calendar so you don't miss any

***Check out our new page on the*** ***stempaths.org*** ***website*** ***https://www.stempaths.org/opportunities-in-stem***

RESOURCES

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.

Shoreline

Northshore

Lake Washington

Snoqualmie Valley

Washington Charter Schools Association for public charter schools in WA

Washington Homeschool Organization

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

Katherine BarrJune 13, 2023Comment

SPIN GIRLS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

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.

**https://forms.gle/51rZrUTvJzKPiYfFA**
**HOSTED BY**
**SPIN Girls**
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

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

Washington Charter Schools Association for public charter schools in WA

Washington Homeschool Organization

Katherine BarrMay 1, 2023Comment

SPIN GIRLS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

APRIL 2023

April is

Stress

Awareness Month

Every month, there are hundreds of national and international celebrations dedicated to raising awareness and support for meaningful causes. And while each one is important we try to pick one that seems to be most meaningful for our SPIN students. And oh my goodness the amount of stress that you all have as students and teens is tremendous and deserves to be recognized. We adults honestly don't have experience in what it is to be a teen and student in today's day and age. There is not only the extra layer of social media pressures but also the very scary and realness of the ever changing state of global health, school and public safety and so much more that have just increased year after year.

We at SPIN are fortunate to work with some of the most incredible teens and students not only because you are just great humans but also your dedication to your academics, extracurriculars, and interest in STEAM is beyond motivating for us. However, we also want our students to know how important it is for you to recognize how stress and emotions show up in your life. Are there things that you need to refocus? Have you taken on too much? Are you just feeling stressed out or is it something else? Is it time to ask an adult that you trust and you know cares about you to help you imagine, plan, create and make improvements in a healthy way, before it all feels too heavy? These are some of the things we want you to think about.

All of you have been taught how to use the engineering design process and this method of thinking can also work in your everyday life! Try it! Also, remember to make moments for joy and laughter each day. It is a way to remind yourself that amid all of the things you have going on in your life that you have no control over, you can let some light in each day with what you can control. Identify some ways to reduce your stress and let in some joy! A skill most adults wish they had learned at your age.

In this month's newsletter, you'll find a summary of events for March and upcoming events for April, the schedule for lab and field days, the schedule for Friday night hangouts, and some resources to help you out. Let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
- SPIN Girls Program Team

Always helpful to know what might be going on with us!

For our March field day the 8th grade cohort was able to visit our partners over at the UW arboretum and tour the beautiful grounds.

Our partners at 343 Industries opened up their campus to our 9th grade cohort for the March field day. Students were able to do a deep dive into the world of game development.

Once again our amazing partners at TomBoyX invited our SPIN Girls students to come learn about all of the opportunities available in the world of fashion design.

RECAP OF LAST MONTH

In addition to the Three awesome field day partner visits. All three SPIN Girls cohorts also had a lab day on March 25th. At this lab day students were able to work on their capstone projects that will be shared at our end of year celebration on June 3rd.
We only have one more field day and one more lab day 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.

LOOKING FORWARD
CHECK OUR WEBSITES NEW PAGE CALLED OPPORTUNITIES IN STEM

FIELD DAY IS ON APRIL 22nd

When: Saturday, APRIL 22nd

Where:
PLEASE CHECK EMAILS THAT WILL BE SENT WITH LOCATION AND ADDRESS DETAILS
Time:

8th grade - 9:30am - 12:30pm - Seattle City Light

9th grade - 9:30am - 12:30pm - UW Immunology

**10th grade - 9:30am - 12:30pm - Seattle City Light - NOTICE SCHEDULE CHANGE**

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

DURING THE MONTH OF MAY SPIN WILL HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!

JOIN US FOR SPIN FAMILY DAY MAY 20th

ENRICHMENT CLASSES FOR STUDENTS GRADES 3RD TO 5TH
MAY 6th, 20th and 27th

&

WE ARE PARTNERING WITH
UW HEALTH CARE EQUITY GROUP TO PRESENT DOCTOR FOR A DAY on May 20th

**Open to all Middle and High School Students!**
When:
Saturday, MAY 20th
9am - 1:30pm

Where:
Renton Technical College Cafeteria
3000 NE 4th St, Renton, WA 98056

**CHECK OUT OUR ENRICH CLASSES FOR 3rd to 5th grades on May 6th, 20th and 27th**

END OF YEAR CAPSTONE PRESENTATION AND PROGRAM CELEBRATION EVENT

JUNE 3RD
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Here's the schedule for the 2022-23 program year. Add these dates to your calendar so you don't miss any!
Lab Day Saturday Time Schedules
- 8th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 9th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 10th grade: 1:30PM-4:30PM
- Location is:
- 3407 NE 2nd St., Renton, 98056
- RTC ANNEX Building
Field Day Saturday Time Schedules unless otherwise directed by program manager
- 8th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 9th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 10th grade: 1:30PM-4:30PM
- Locations vary for field days. You will be given the location details at least one week prior to the field day experience.
SPIN Girls Hangout
- Friday nights on the scheduled event nights
  Time:
  5:30pm - 8:30pm
  Location:
  3407 NE 2nd St., Renton, WA 98056

Here's the schedule for the 2022-23 program year. Add these dates to your calendar so you don't miss any

April 7th Friday night SPIN Girls Hangout has been CANCELED

RESOURCES

Check out our new page on the stempaths.org website https://www.stempaths.org/opportunities-in-stem

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

Washington Charter Schools Association for public charter schools in WA

Washington Homeschool Organization

SPIN FELLOWS

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

Katherine BarrApril 5, 2023Comment

SPIN GIRLS MARCH 2023 NEWSLETTER

SPIN GIRLS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | MARCH 2023

IT'S WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH!

Did you know that women have only been allowed to attend college for less than 200 years. And the equal pay law for women has only been in effect since the year 2010. But women have been leading or supporting all of the aspects and categories that make up the fields of STEM since the beginning of humankind. This is why SPIN knows how important it is for young students like you to be a part of our programs! You are the people that will continue to change history and continue the work of all the women who fought rights before you.

In this month's newsletter, you'll find a summary of February's events and upcoming events for March, the schedule for lab and field days, the schedule for Friday night hangouts, and some resources to help you out. Let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
- SPIN Girls Program Team

We encourage you to thank a strong woman in your life!

March 14th is national Pi day! Celebrate the most magically delicious mathematic number by checking local places near you for deals. Some places typically celebrate by having deals where item's cost only $3.14! Check out this website for ideas https://www.greaterseattleonthecheap.com/pi-day/

9th grade students that attended February lab day took their food handlers permit test during their lab session.

SPIN Girls used our brand new popcorn machine at February's hangout.

RECAP OF LAST MONTH

February meant that we have reached the half way point of our SPIN Girls program. That means that our students will begin working on their capstone presentations and preparing for our end of year celebration. This month at lab day the 8th grade cohort worked on furthering their understanding of biomimicry. The 9th grade cohort learned more about food safety and took their tests to receive their food handlers permits. The 10th grade cohort furthered their expertise on climate change myth busting and began deep thinking on their capstone projects and interviews.

We also had a lovely time at the SPIN Girls hangout enjoying time together, a movie and treats.

LOOKING FORWARD

FIELD DAY IS ON MARCH 4TH
When:
Saturday, MARCH 4th

Where:
PLEASE CHECK EMAILS SENT WITH LOCATION AND ADDRESS DETAILS

Time:

8th grade - 9:30am - 12:30pm - UW ARBORETUM

9th grade - 9:30am - 12:30pm - 343 INDUSTRIES

10th grade - 1:30pm - 4:30pm - TOMBOYX

LAB DAY IS ON MARCH 25TH
When:
Saturday, MARCH 25th

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

YOU CAN STILL COME TO ALASKA WITH SPIN GIRLS!
June 27th to July 2nd 2023 (6 days and 5 nights)
Registration for the ALASKA TRIP is still open! Extended pay options are available. Ask financial assistance representatives for "extended payment options" to be able to pay after our trip.
If your SPIN Girl would like to attend please reach out to Keshiap@stempaths.org ASAP!
You can also watch parent information videos here and here.

We would love for more students to attend! Here are some ways to help with paying.

FLAG Scholarship- This is first come first serve, but we still have funds available, and any parent interested in applying should call us soon. This is a partial scholarship but can really help to put a dent in the cost and anyone with an adjusted gross income of less than $85,000 is encouraged to apply.
Extended Payment Plan- Everyone is eligible for this offer, allowing parents to continue making payments even after the trip. If you speak to parents who are interested in either program, please ask them to call customer service at 1-800-468-5899 and our representatives would be happy to help them.
Gift of Education- This is a great way for kids to raise money, especially around the holidays. Parents can find out more by visiting https://fundraising.worldstrides.com/, where they can create an E-card, Facebook link, or letter asking friends and family to help by giving the gift of education.

March 4th is Field Day March 25th is Lab Day

Here's the schedule for the 2022-23 program year. Add these dates to your calendar so you don't miss any!
Lab Day Saturday Time Schedules
- 8th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 9th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 10th grade: 1:30PM-4:30PM
- Location is:
- 3407 NE 2nd St., Renton, 98056
- RTC ANNEX Building
Field Day Saturday Time Schedules unless otherwise directed by program manager
- 8th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 9th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 10th grade: 1:30PM-4:30PM
- Locations vary for field days. You will be given the location details at least one week prior to the field day experience.
SPIN Girls Hangout
- Friday nights on the scheduled event nights
  Time:
  5:30pm - 8:30pm
  Location:
  3407 NE 2nd St., Renton, WA 98056

Here's the schedule for the 2022-23 program year. Add these dates to your calendar so you don't miss any

RESOURCES

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

Washington Charter Schools Association for public charter schools in WA

Washington Homeschool Organization

SPIN FELLOWS

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

Katherine BarrMarch 1, 2023Comment

SPIN GIRLS FEBRUARY 2023 NEWSLETTER

IT'S BLACK HISTORY MONTH!

Women of color in STEM have overcome racial and gender biases throughout time to make a name for themselves and contribute to great causes, including many important African American women. These women overcame both sexism and racism to hold important titles and positions, contribute to significant discoveries, and push the boundaries of who is included in the history of STEM.

The following are names of some of the African American women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics that you can further learn about if you are interested. Alice Ball-Chemistry, Dorothy Lavinia Brown-Surgeon, Mary Jackson-Engineer/NASA, Katherine Johnson-Technology/Moon landing, and Dr. Gladys West-Technology/GPS. Other important women of color in STEM include: Susan LaFlesche, Tu Youyou, Dr. Ellen Ochoa, Mary G. Ross, and many many more. These important African American women defied the odds, devoting their lives to making the world a better place through their STEM careers. While women of color in STEM careers have always faced difficulties, they have persisted to overcome inherent biases based on sexism and racism.

In this month's newsletter, you'll find a summary of January's events and upcoming events for February, the schedule for lab and field days, the schedule for Friday night hangouts, and some resources to help you out. Let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
- SPIN Girls Program Team

We had a lot of fun making vision boards at our January SPIN Girls hangout!

8th grade SPIN Girls cohort learned how to become designers, marketers, brand creators and so much more at our TomBoyX field day!

9th grade SPIN Girls cohort learned all about the various opportunities in the field of construction with our MacDonald Miller field day partners.

10th grade cohort and a few SPIN Fellows visited Fred Hutch Cancer Center where they heard from a research scientist, had a hands-on lab activity and toured the facility.

RECAP OF LAST MONTH

We hope that your new year is starting off well. SPIN Girls entered the year 2023 with a hangout where students made vision boards for the new year. We also had three amazing field days at TomBoyX, MacDonald Miller and Fred Hutch Cancer Center. We hope that students are beginning to think deeply about their capstone projects and what they will be sharing with everyone at the end of the program year as we are entering our mid-year phase. Also, SPIN Girls cohort leads and mentors reached out to remind families that SPIN is here to support you and to just reach out if you ever find yourself in need of resources or connections.

LOOKING FORWARD

YOU CAN STILL COME TO ALASKA WITH SPIN GIRLS!
June 27th to July 2nd 2023 (6 days and 5 nights)
Registration for the ALASKA TRIP is still open! Extended pay options are available. Ask financial assistance representatives for "extended payment options" to be able to pay after our trip.
If your SPIN Girl would like to attend please reach out to Keshiap@stempaths.org ASAP!
You can also watch parent information videos here and here.

We would love for more students to attend! Here are some ways to help with paying.

FLAG Scholarship- This is first come first serve, but we still have funds available, and any parent interested in applying should call us soon. This is a partial scholarship but can really help to put a dent in the cost and anyone with an adjusted gross income of less than $85,000 is encouraged to apply.
Extended Payment Plan- Everyone is eligible for this offer, allowing parents to continue making payments even after the trip. If you speak to parents who are interested in either program, please ask them to call customer service at 1-800-468-5899 and our representatives would be happy to help them.
Gift of Education- This is a great way for kids to raise money, especially around the holidays. Parents can find out more by visiting https://fundraising.worldstrides.com/, where they can create an E-card, Facebook link, or letter asking friends and family to help by giving the gift of education.

LAB DAY IS ON FEBRUARY 11TH
When:
Saturday, FEBRUARY 11th

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

February 17th is Hangout March 4th is Field Day

Here's the schedule for the 2022-23 program year. Add these dates to your calendar so you don't miss any!

Lab Day Saturday Time Schedules
- 8th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 9th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 10th grade: 1:30PM-4:30PM
- Location is:
- 3407 NE 2nd St., Renton, 98056
- RTC ANNEX Building
Field Day Saturday Time Schedules unless otherwise directed by program manager
- 8th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 9th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 10th grade: 1:30PM-4:30PM
- Locations vary for field days. You will be given the location details at least one week prior to the field day experience.
SPIN Girls Hangout
- Friday nights on the scheduled event nights
  Time:
  5:30pm - 8:30pm
  Location:
  3407 NE 2nd St., Renton, WA 98056

RESOURCES

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

Washington Charter Schools Association for public charter schools in WA

Washington Homeschool Organization

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

Copyright © 2020 STEM Paths Innovation Network, All rights reserved.

Our mailing address is:
3407 NE 2nd St., Renton, WA 98056

Katherine BarrFebruary 1, 2023Comment

SPIN GIRLS JANUARY 2023 NEWSLETTER

SPIN GIRLS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | JANUARY 2023

Happy New Year!

We hope that you all enjoyed your winter break and rang in the new year in a joyous fashion. As we enter this new calendar year we can't help our excitement for the amazing months of programming we have had and look forward to all that is yet to come. Lab days, field days, hangouts, volunteer opportunities, capstone celebration, the SPIN Girls Alaska trip and summer retreat are all ahead of us and it is all going to be so much FUN!

In this month's newsletter, you'll find a summary of upcoming events, the schedule for lab and field days, the schedule for Friday night hangouts, and some resources to help you out. Let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
- SPIN Girls Program Team

RECAP OF LAST MONTH

The first week of December brought us snowy weather and a lab day for SPIN Girls. Our 8th graders continued their curriculum journey into biomimicry with their cohort lead Parman Kaur. Our 9th graders welcomed their new cohort lead Jimena Prado and explored more aspects of their food science curriculum. The 10th graders continue to use their skills to debunk climate change myths with their cohort lead Amber Inwood. We love watching all of our SPIN Girls build their knowledge during lab days.

SPIN also had an amazing office warming party. There was music, food, crafts and lots of good vibes flowing throughout our new office space. Thank you to everyone that attended. We are always accepting donations to support the awesome work of SPIN. You can do so any time.

LOOKING FORWARD

YOU CAN STILL COME TO ALASKA WITH SPIN GIRLS!
Registration for the ALASKA TRIP is still open! If your SPIN Girl would like to attend please reach out to Keshiap@stempaths.org ASAP!
You can also watch parent information videos here and here.
We would love for more students to attend! If you would like to register for the trip please go here! https://worldstrides.com/register/ & register using Trip ID#206029

Field day is on Saturday, January 28th
When:
Saturday, January 28th

Time:

8th grade - 9:30am - 12:30pm - TomBoyX - Seattle field day location - Onsite location details will be emailed to 10th grade cohort

9th grade - 9:30am - 12:30pm - MacDonald Miller - Seattle field day location - Onsite location details will be emailed to 9th grade cohort

10th grade - 1:30pm - 4:30pm - Fred Hutchinson - Seattle field day location - Onsite location details will be emailed to 8th grade cohort -

Location for field days vary and lab day location is the SPIN office

SPIN Office address: 3407 NE 2nd ST., Renton, WA 98056

Here's the schedule for the 2022-23 program year. Add these dates to your calendar so you don't miss any!
Lab Day Saturday Time Schedules
- 8th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 9th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 10th grade: 1:30PM-4:30PM
- Location is:
- 3407 NE 2nd St., Renton, 98056
- RTC ANNEX Building
Field Day Saturday Time Schedules unless otherwise directed by program manager
- 8th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 9th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 10th grade: 1:30PM-4:30PM
- Locations vary for field days. You will be given the location details at least one week prior to the field day experience.
SPIN Girls Hangout
- Friday nights on the scheduled event nights
  Time:
  5:30pm - 8:30pm
  Location:
  3407 NE 2nd St., Renton, WA 98056

Here's the schedule for the 2022-23 program year. Add these dates to your calendar so you don't miss any

RESOURCES

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

Washington Charter Schools Association for public charter schools in WA

Washington Homeschool Organization

Katherine BarrJanuary 3, 2023Comment

SPIN GIRLS DECEMBER 2022 NEWSLETTER

SPIN GIRLS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | DECEMBER 2022

Happy Winter SPIN Family!

As many of us experienced the first snow fall of the year in our areas, it is officially looking and feeling like winter and the holiday season. We hope that your academic year is off to a great start! We send you positive vibes as you are moving into winter break mode, that you are able to continue to excel in the classroom. We hope that you are able to celebrate the holidays with those you love and care for most.

In this month's newsletter, you'll find a summary of lab day, a pic from SPIN Girls Friday night hangout, the schedule for lab and field days, the schedule for Friday night hangouts, and some resources to help you out. Let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
- SPIN Girls Program Team

MONTHLY RECAP

In November we had our first SPIN Girls field day for the 22-23 program year. Our 9th grade cohort visiting the YES farm of the Black Farmers Collective. There students learned the process of growing fresh produce in an urban setting such as the YES farm. Students heard from female and non-binary Black farmers. They shared their personal journeys into farming and why it means so much to BIPOC communities to learn about farming to create food security in our communities. Students also were able to have hands on experiences of turning the land over from summer produce to winter sleep. They also were able to harvest some collard greens to take home for their families to enjoy.

Our 8th and 10th grade cohort experienced the Museum of Flight in Seattle with the Aerospace education team. Students were able to learn how to create a flight path and check a plans body and equipment for flight. Students then put their newly learned skills into action by getting into real pilot flight simulators and flying the flight path they created. We then were able to meet a panel of amazing women in aviation. Their stories of overcoming a field that is predominantly male, were extraordinary and extremely motivating for our SPIN Girls.

We also had fun hangout! We came together to play games, eat snacks, decompress from a busy week of school and work and paint. The hangouts really are a place for our SPIN Girls to come and just be a teen. They are welcome to participate in the planned activity or to just hangout. We hope if you have not been to a hangout yet you make it to the next one!

SPIN Girls at November Friday Night Hangout - Paint Night

RESOURCES

At SPIN we are always thinking of ways that we can help students have successful school years. We have opportunities for SPIN student participants to get assistance and resources in a multitude of ways. We have ways in which students can complete their volunteer and civic duty hours by volunteering with one of our programs or organization. We have resources for students to complete special projects. And we may even be able to utilize the expertise of one of our many mentors. All you need to do is reach out to your programs manager or one of our program managers and we are happy to assist.

Here is an interest form for a way SPIN Girls can volunteer with our
SPIN Girls Club 6th & 7th graders at one of their after school programs HERE!

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

Washington Charter Schools Association for public charter schools in WA

Washington Homeschool Organization

LOOKING FORWARD
YOU ARE INVITED! TO THE SPIN OFFICE WARMING PARTY!
DECEMBER 8TH FROM 5:00PM TO 7:00PM

The SPIN Staff are welcoming all of our SPIN family and supporters to come help us make our new office feel like a home. There will be refreshments, beverages, live music, makerspace, a giving tree and much more. Please come and celebrate our new space with us!
RSVP
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/youre-invited-help-us-warm-our-new-office-tickets-468037732457 or
shorturl.at/mEV08 or
bit.ly/spinofficewarming

Lab day is on Saturday, December 3rd
When:
Saturday, December 3rd

Time:

8th grade - 9:30am - 12:30pm

9th grade - 9:30am - 12:30pm

10th grade - 1:30pm - 4:30pm

Location:

3407 NE 2nd ST., Renton, WA 98056

Here's the schedule for the 2022-23 program year. Add these dates to your calendar so you don't miss any!
Lab Day Saturday Time Schedules
- 8th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 9th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 10th grade: 1:30PM-4:30PM
- Location is:
- 3407 NE 2nd St., Renton, 98056
- RTC ANNEX Building
Field Day Saturday Time Schedules unless otherwise directed by program manager
- 8th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 9th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 10th grade: 1:30PM-4:30PM
- Locations vary for field days. You will be given the location details at least one week prior to the field day experience.
SPIN Girls Hangout
- Friday nights on the scheduled event nights
  Time:
  5:30pm - 8:30pm
  Location:
  3407 NE 2nd St., Renton, WA 98056

Here's the schedule for the 2022-23 program year. Add these dates to your calendar so you don't miss any

Copyright © 2020 STEM Paths Innovation Network, All rights reserved.

Our mailing address is:
3407 NE 2nd ST., Renton, WA 98056

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Katherine BarrNovember 30, 2022Comment

SPIN GIRLS NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER 2022

SPIN GIRLS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | NOVEMBER 2022

IT'S FALL Y'ALL!

The leaves are changing and falling to the ground. The weather is cooling down and SPIN Girls had their first lab day! All of these things confirm that fall is here. We hope that school is also off to a great start for everyone. We hope that new skills and memories are being developed as each day goes by. We are always sending you all positive vibes for your time away from SPIN and we are always here for you if you need us! Please let us know if there's anything SPIN can do to help you with your school based learning experience. We have plenty of resources to share and you will never know exactly what until you ask.

In this month's newsletter, you'll find a summary of lab day, our very first SPIN Girls Friday night hangout, the schedule for lab and field days, the schedule for Friday night hangouts, and some resources to help you out. Let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
- SPIN Girls Program Team

oct. 15, 2022 - 9th grade lab day - Food Science Curriculum

Oct. 28, 2022 - SPIN Girls Monthly Hangout Theme - Spooky Movie Night

MONTHLY RECAP

On October 15th we held our first SPIN Girls lab day for the 22-23 program year. We started our curriculum journey by learning about biomimicry, food science and aspects of environmental science. There is so much to learn and we can't wait to see what each lab and field day hold for our students. Lab days will be held at our new office location at the Renton Technical College ANNEX Building. This building is off the main RTC campus but holds all the security and function of the main campus buildings. We think we are all going to love using this space for programs, activities, makers space, hangouts, meetings and more!
SPIN Girls also had our first monthly themed Friday night hangout. This months theme was spooky movie night. SPIN Girls had fun playing games, watching a movie of choice and having tons of treats. Novembers theme will be paint night. We will make art on our own canvases and work together to paint some art for the new office space. Come hangout with us!

RESOURCES

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

Washington Charter Schools Association for public charter schools in WA

Washington Homeschool Organization

LOOKING FORWARD
Field day is on November 5th!!
8th and 10th grades are combined for THIS FIELD DAY ONLY!
When:Saturday, November 5th

Time:

8th grade - 1:30pm - 4:30pm

9th grade - 9:30am - 12:30pm

10th grade - 1:30pm - 4:30pm

Location:

8th grade - Museum of Flight main entrance

9th grade - YES Farm

10th grade - Museum of Flight main entrance

Here's the schedule for the 2022-23 program year. Add these dates to your calendar so you don't miss any!
Lab Day Saturday Time Schedules
- 8th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 9th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
- 10th grade: 1:30PM-4:30PM
- Location is:
- 3407 NE 2nd St., Renton, 98056
- RTC ANNEX Building

SPIN GIRLS Hangout Details

When:
Friday nights on the scheduled event nights
Time:
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Location:
3407 NE 2nd St., Renton, WA 98056
RTC Annex Building

SPIN GIRLS FELLOWS

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

Copyright © 2020 STEM Paths Innovation Network, All rights reserved.

Our mailing address is:
3250 Airport Way S, Ste. 742, Seattle, WA 98134

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Katherine BarrNovember 1, 2022Comment

SPIN GIRLS OCTOBER 2022 NEWSLETTER

SPIN GIRLS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | OCTOBER 2022

Welcome to a New Program Year of SPIN Girls!

If you just joined SPIN Girls this year, welcome to the SPIN Girls newsletter! You'll receive this newsletter once a month. In it, you'll learn about what we did the month before and what we have to look forward to this month. We'll also provide resources to help you with schooling, mentoring, and life. If you ever have any questions about the newsletter, feel free to reach out to me!

In this month's newsletter, you'll find a recap of our welcome back gathering in September, the schedule for October, and some resources to help you out. Let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
- SPIN Girls Program Team

MONTHLY RECAP

September was welcome back month for not only school but to SPIN! We had a great in person open house style welcome back gathering with students, families and mentors on September 24th. At this gathering everyone that attended was able to meet each other. Receive an overview of SPIN Girls, get information about the upcoming year such as lab day location, curriculum and new mentorship activities. If you were not able to join please reach out to Keshia Porcincula SPIN Girls program manager to receive information or so that she can answer any questions you may have about the 22-23 SPIN Girls program year.

Continued update is that we also grew in programs and staffing over the summer! Please take a look at our website and our social media pages to get a glimpse at the amazing staffing additions and programs. We are so excited to share all of this with you and begin a fabulous year of learning.

RESOURCES

We love our public library systems. They offer so many different programs and resources for not only students but the community. Check out what Seattle Public Library and King County Public Library System has to offer.

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

Washington Charter Schools Association for public charter schools in WA

Washington Homeschool Organization

LOOKING FORWARD

Registration links for Connect to our new students have been sent out. The email was sent from "STEM Paths Innovation Network" with the subject "Online Connect Access". Please use the link to make an account and fill out the assigned paperwork before the start of our programs. If you are having trouble accessing these documents please let the SPIN Girls Program Manage know.
Orientation to Lab Days and Lab Day 1 on October 15th at Renton Technical College Annex Building located 3407 NE 2nd St, Renton, WA 98056.
More scheduling information will be emailed next week.

Here's the schedule for the 2022-23 program year. Add these dates to your calendar so you don't miss any!
ALL Lab Days will be held at RENTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE ANNEX BUILDING
Renton Technical College Annex Building located 3407 NE 2nd St, Renton, WA 98056.
Saturday Time Schedules
- Epic Cohort (8th grade): 9:30AM-1:30PM
- Luminous Cohort (9th grade): 9:30AM-1:30PM
- Stellar Cohort (10th grade): 12:30PM-4:30PM

SPIN GIRLS FELLOWS

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

Katherine BarrOctober 3, 2022Comment

SPIN GIRLS SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER

HAPPY BACK TO SCHOOL AND SPIN GIRLS PROGRAMMING MONTH!

It is hard to believe that summer break is over and it is time to get back to our regular school year routines. But as most of you prepare for in-person learning, we hope that you carry some of the new skills and amazing memories you made over the summer into the school year. We are sending you all positive vibes for an amazing start to the school year! Please let us know if there's anything SPIN can do to help you with your school based learning experience.

In this month's newsletter, you'll find a summary of program changes, the schedule for September, a welcome to our new cohort, and some resources to help you out. Let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
- SPIN Girls Program Team

MONTHLY RECAP

We truly hope that you our SPIN families were able to enjoy their summer break and make memories. We here at SPIN sure did. Though we work throughout the year having a few weeks away in August from direct student service for SPIN Girls staff allowed us to have have fun and make memories of our own with our full staff and other programs. Program manager Keshia and Executive Director of education Shana were lucky enough to be able to attend a trip to Yellow Island with the SPIN Fellows team and students. SPIN staff also had a painting in the park morning retreat.

Of course SPIN Girls staff have been busy preparing for the 22-23 program year by registering new girls into the family, recruiting mentors, and learning some new curriculum for our cohorts and adjusting lab and field day experiences. We also grew in programs and staffing over the summer! Please take a look at our website and our social media pages to get a glimpse at the amazing staffing additions. We are so excited to share all of this with you at the welcome back first lab day on the year on September 24th. Invitation with details will be emailed soon!

RESOURCES

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

Washington Charter Schools Association for public charter schools in WA

Washington Homeschool Organization

LOOKING FORWARD

Registration links for Connect to our new students have been sent out. The email was sent from "STEM Paths Innovation Network" with the subject "Online Connect Access". Please use the link to make an account and fill out the assigned paperwork before the start of our program, September 24th 2021. If you are having trouble accessing these documents please let the SPIN Girls Program Manage know.
Orientation/Welcome Back on September 24th. More information will be emailed within the next couple weeks.

Here's the schedule for the 2022-23 program year. Add these dates to your calendar so you don't miss any!
Lab Day Saturday Time Schedules
- Epic Cohort (8th grade): 9:30AM-1:30PM
- Luminous Cohort (9th grade): 9:30AM-1:30PM
- Stellar Cohort (10th grade): 12:30PM-4:30PM

SPIN GIRLS FELLOWS

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

Katherine BarrSeptember 2, 2022Comment

SPIN GIRLS AUGUST 2022 NEWSLETTER

SPIN GIRLS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | AUGUST 2022

It's Happiness Happens Month!

August is known to be a month of many fun month long observances such as: national dog month, national family fun month, national black business month, national back to school month and one of our favorites happiness happens month. The secret society of happy people set a mission to remind people that happy feelings can linger inside of you every day. Remembering happiness does not mean that you are problem free. But that happiness is about the quality of your thoughts.

Happiness is not a destination, but rather a life-long pursuit. Joy can be anywhere at any time. Don't limit yourself to searching for pleasure. Enjoy all the things that make you happy even if they are unique to only your sense of happiness. Get out there and enjoy the freedom of the last month of summer and do something that makes you happy!

In this month's newsletter, you'll find a recap of our activities in July and what students can look forward to in August. Let us know if you have any questions or concerns. - SPIN Girls PM

MONTHLY RECAP
July held a week long summer retreat for SPIN Girls that wanted to explore and strengthen their bicycling expertise. SPIN Girls learned how to ride safely in groups and solo by working on strengthening their voices to be heard, signals to be seen and what to be observant of while biking in the city. They also learned how to preform maintenance on their bikes to keep them safely equipped to ride. Summer retreat SPIN Girls also learned personal growth skills such as what it is to be comfortable, to stretch and to be panicked and how all of these areas help us better understand ourself and goal. We hope all of the skills learned during this amazing week partnering with Bike Works and getting out doing something we don't normally do last a lifetime.

RESOURCES

Bike Works also has several of their own amazing summer programs for you to take a look at. We encourage you to get out and ride with them.

SPIN Girls Club: Summer Retreat: SPIN Girls Club is a free after-school program for 6th & 7th grade girls* of color to explore their interests in STEM+Arts, develop leadership skills, and complete creative hands-on activities together. We are serving students from Washington, Aki Kurose, Denny & Mercer Middle Schools. If you are interested in bringing SPIN Girls Club to your Seattle Public Schools middle school, please contact us.

Summer of Learning | Seattle Public Library: Fun and educational programs that reflect the diversity of Seattle. Activities to support reading for fun over the summer. Early literacy activities for families to do together. Learning experiences that center youth voice and interests.

School Supply Giveaway: FamilyWorks: is hosting an event where families can select a backpack for up to two children ages 0-17 as well as a variety of school supplies. This takes place on Thursday August 25 from 12-5 in the conference room across the hall from the food bank.

Where We Converge | Back to School Backpack Drive: Tre Simmons and Emergency Feeding Program will be hosting a Back To School backpack and supply giveaway on August 20th at Garfield High School. They’ll welcome students from throughout the community to come get the gear they need to be successful in school this year.

The event will feature appearances from Simmons and Nate Robinson, as well as the UW basketball team and other local icons. There will be music, food and haircuts, as well as hygiene packs and Covid tests. In addition, a raffle will be held for shoes, clothes and more.

LOOKING FORWARD
We will be having a fun end of summer back to school kick off celebration with SPIN Girls and Mentors at the end of the month. Please look out for details to come.

Here's the schedule for the 2022-23 program year. Add these dates to your calendar so you don't miss any!

SPIN GIRLS FELLOWS

JUNE MONTHLY RECAP
College Application/Essay Writing Workshop:
The Fellows have completed the first of four college writing workshops.

Summer Internships:
Each of the Fellows have been placed in internships. Some are paid, others are intensive job shadowing. The network built around SPIN has provided the Fellows with positions within organizations such as the University of Washington, Adaptive Biotechnologies, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, and the VA.

Incoming Cohort:

Twelve SPIN Girls have graduated and are joining the SPIN Fellows! They are all excited and will have their first event in August. Introductions will be made and both of the cohorts will build connections to be able to support and/or guide each other. With the addition of the twelve, we will also be hiring a SPIN Fellows Program Associate. This position will support the Program Manager and focus on the 11th grade students.

LOOKING FORWARD

Aug 20, 2022: 2022-2023 Kickoff celebration at Yellow Island. SPIN Girls Fellows will be taking a day trip to the San Juan Islands to visit the nature conservancy on Yellow Island. This day will provide fellowship between the SF Epic cohort and the incoming Stellar cohort.

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

Katherine BarrAugust 2, 2022Comment

SPIN Girls Club July Newsletter

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SPIN Girls Monthly Newsletter | July 2022

Summer is here!

SPIN Girls July 2022 Newsletter

The PNW summer sunshine and warmth has finally arrived, this weeks heatwave reminded us that summer is truly here. We hope you all are able to get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather!

In this month's newsletter, you'll find a recap of our activities in June and what your students can look forward to in July, plus the schedule for next year. Let us know if you have any questions or concerns. - SPIN Girls

MONTHLY RECAP

Capstone Presentation: We celebrated the year with our first in person Capstone event! The day was shared by so many of our SPIN Girl students, families, mentors and supporters. We filled our space to capacity with smiles, laughter, heartfelt speeches and lots of amazing presentations and food! Thank you to everyone who attended. We hope you enjoyed it!
We received photos back of our amazing capstone event from our photographer and you can go to the link and download your photos. You all are wonderful and thank you for making the day so special! https://marcellaratsamy.pixieset.com/spingirls/
RESOURCES

Bike Works: SPIN Girls is partnering with Bike Works for our weeklong summer retreat this year, July 11th-15th if you weren't able to sign up and are interested in attending reach out to the SPIN Girls program manager II. Bike Works also has several of their own amazing summer programs for you to take a look at. We encourage you to get out and ride with them.

SPIN Girls Club: Summer Retreat: SPIN Girls Club is a free after-school program for 6th & 7th grade girls* of color to explore their interests in STEM+Arts, develop leadership skills, and complete creative hands-on activities together. We are serving students from Washington, Aki Kurose, Denny & Mercer Middle Schools. If you are interested in bringing SPIN Girls Club to your Seattle Public Schools middle school, please contact us.

Summer of Learning | Seattle Public Library: Fun and educational programs that reflect the diversity of Seattle. Activities to support reading for fun over the summer. Early literacy activities for families to do together. Learning experiences that center youth voice and interests

Lavner Education: Summer tech camps: 2022 Virtual Tech Camps, Virtual Camps, and Online Summer STEM Camps in Minecraft, Roblox, YouTube, Among Us, Harry Potter, Coding, Game Design, Bitcoin & Blockchain, STEM & Medicine, Tech Stocks, Math Olympics, Science, Graphic Design with Custom Converse/Vans Shoes & Hoodies, Digital Art & More!

Life Enrichment Group: Sign ups available for virtual HBCU college tours and summer scholar programs.

Washington Swimming Camps and Programs: Get active and enjoy time in the water safely. You can also use this link to search other available camps in the Washington area.

LOOKING FORWARD

Summer Retreat, July 11-15, 9:30am-3:30pm each day. If you signed up for retreat, you should have received an email from us with more information. If you plan on attending retreat and have not yet registered, please do so ASAP as registration closes on July 1st. If you have missed registration and are committed in attending all 5 days of the retreat please reach out to the SPIN Girls Program Manager II.

Here's the schedule for the 2022-23 program year. Add these dates to your calendar so you don't miss any!
SPIN GIRLS 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.

JUNE RECAP

College Application/Essay Writing Workshop:
The Fellows have completed the first of four college writing workshops.

Summer Internships:
Each of the Fellows have been placed in internships. Some are paid, others are intensive job shadowing. The network built around SPIN has provided the Fellows with positions within organizations such as the University of Washington, Adaptive Biotechnologies, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, and the VA.

LOOKING FORWARD

Aug 20, 2022: 2022-2023 Kickoff celebration at Yellow Island. SPIN Girls Fellows will be taking a day trip to the San Juan Islands to visit the nature conservancy on Yellow Island. This day will provide fellowship between the SF Epic cohort and the incoming Stellar cohort.
For more information visit our website: https://www.stempaths.org/spin-girls-fellows

Katherine BarrJuly 5, 2022Comment

SPIN Girls Monthly Newsletter | June 2022

Happy Summer!

June is Pride Month! Check out our resources section for some activities for LGBTQ+ youth. June 19th is Juneteenth! Find programming to celebrate with in our resources section below.

In this month's newsletter, you'll find a recap of our activities in May and what your students can look forward to in June. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. - SPIN Girls PM

MONTHLY RECAP

Lab Day #5 :
Thank you to those that attended our last Lab Day event of this program year! I hope you had an amazing time seeing each other and working on your STEAM projects! Our 8th grade students finished their biology inspired backpacks, our 9th grade students finished designing their Lego robotics obstacle courses, and our 10th graders finished their climate change research projects!

RESOURCES

NAAM — Juneteenth Week 2022: Celebrate Juneteenth with free programming from the Northwest African American Museum.

Youth Events Calendar — Lambert House: Lambert House offers free and virtual activities and resources for LGBTQ+ youth including resources on parenting and supporting youth.

Children and Youth Summer Food Service Program: From June 27 through August 24, 2022, City of Seattle will run its annual Summer Meals Program for youth 18 and younger. Meals from identified partner sites can be picked up by parents for youth who are not present. Some sites might also follow a waiver guideline that lets them hand out more than one day's meals at a time to minimize the number of visits a family must make to the site.

LOOKING FORWARD

I want to thank you all for participating in our SPIN Girls 2021-2022 program! Please join us for the SPIN Girls Capstone Presentation 2022!

Date & Time: Saturday June 4, 2022 10AM-2PM
Where: Tukwila Community Center, 12424 42nd Ave S Tukwila, WA 98178

The students will have the chance to showcase their biology inspired backpacks, LEGO robot obstacle courses, & climate change solutions projects that they've been working on all year. We will also celebrate our graduating Stellar Cohort of 10th grade students!
Each student and mentor that attends will be given a Capstone gift to recognize their hard work and dedication. We will conclude the event with a small award ceremony and lunch will be provided by caterers from Spice Bridge.

Please RSVP for the event here. Please let us know if you have any questions. I hope to see you there!

SPIN GIRLS 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.

MONTHLY UPDATE

New Program Manager:
SPIN Fellows welcomed their new program manager, MaryAnn Hartman, this month. As a group, they brainstormed the qualities that they desired in their ideal PM. From being a local woman of color with a STEM background to being committed and caring among other characteristics, MaryAnn possesses many of these preferences. A short bio can be found in our “About Us - Our Team” page here.

UW Campus Tour and Panel:
The Fellows visited the University of Washington - Seattle Campus and listened to members of UW’s Society of Women Engineers (SWE) share their educational and career experiences. They were also able to ask their own questions and received valuable feedback and advice. The panel followed with a campus tour and ended at the University Bookstore where the Fellows chose some UW swag to take home to commemorate the visit.

LOOKING FORWARD

May 31, 2022 - College Application/Essay Writing Workshop
The first of four workshops instructed by Nylah Murphy. Through this series, the Fellows will be introduced to effective college application submissions and compelling essay writing. Nylah will also be providing independent guidance throughout the Fellows’ senior year in high school to ensure they are supported throughout the college application process.

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

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Check out our impact in Summer, 2021!

As we start planning for Summer 2022, we wanted to celebrate our success in 2021 summer programming!

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SPIN Girls Monthly Newsletter | May 2022

It's Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!

"May marks Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, which celebrates the histories of Americans hailing from across the Asian continent and from the Pacific islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. This year's theme, selected by the Federal Asian Pacific American Council, is "Advancing Leaders Through Collaboration," which builds on a leadership advancement theme series that began last year." Check the recourses section for more information.

In this month's newsletter, you'll find a recap of our activities in April and what your students can look forward to in May. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. - Jaira