A special thank you to SMASH Morehouse Site Director Lyschel Shipp, the Micro Educational Foundation team, and the STEM Innovation consultants who helped make the session possible: Trina Reaves, Director of STEM and Innovation at Clayton County Public Schools and Founder and CEO of Innovative Academic Solutions, LLC; Lisa Batiste, Founder and Owner of Laurenkelly, LLC; and Jason Raines, Managing Partner of Rainlux Group, LLC.

Their support helped create the kind of room every student deserves: one where high school scholars can dig into STEM, ask questions, work alongside professionals in the field, and take pride in what they are building.

As the first event in the SMASH x Morehouse College Speaker Series, this session set a strong foundation for what is ahead. It showed what happens when students are given access, encouragement, and the opportunity to apply their ideas to real challenges.

SMASH scholars are not waiting for the future of STEM. They are already building toward it.

Now, we need your help to keep that future within reach.

To celebrate 25 years, the SMASH Board of Directors is offering to match donations dollar-for-dollar up to $350,000.  Your donation will be doubled.  Help keep SMASH Academy cost-free for scholars and support the hands-on STEM learning and career-connected experiences that make moments like this possible.

Donate today.