LIRPC expresses its appreciation to the following schools and the teachers and students that participated in the inaugural STEM competition (2019-2020):
(1) Accompsett Middle School (Smithtown Central School District)
(2) Babylon Junior-Senior High School (Babylon Union Free School District)
(3) Cutchogue East Elementary School (Mattituck Cutchogue Union Free School District)
Thank you to the following people who reviewed the student project proposals and provided technical expertise:
(1) Susan Van Patten – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Water
(2) Jacqueline Grennon Brooks, Ed.D. – Professor Emerita, Department of Teaching, Literacy and Leadership, Hofstra University
(3) Corey Humphrey – Suffolk County Soil and Water Conservation District
(4) David Ganim – Nassau County Soil and Water Conservation District
(5) Elizabeth Cole – Long Island Regional Planning Council
(6) Kyle Rabin – Long Island Regional Planning Council