- April 19, 2025
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Fourth Grader Elijah Frederick watches a demonstration by Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream.
Photo by Ian SwabyThird grader Grace Eichman and first grader Davin Hicks experiment with a VEX robot.
Photo by Ian SwabyNoah Winter, a first grader, holds a sea urchin from Brookside Middle School.
Photo by Ian Swaby
Coral made by Southside Elementary students is displayed at the event.
Photo by Ian SwabySecond graders Sophia Rodinov and Adelaide Hardcastle learn about turtles from Doris Anne Prieur of Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium.
Photo by Ian SwabyKindergartener JT Lannon and his cousin, Pre-K student Ryan Ching, play with a VEX robot.
Photo by Ian SwabyFirst grader Victoria Henshaw meets a crab from Brookside Middle School, held by instructor Katie Hill.
Photo by Ian SwabyAttendees had the chance to view flowers through a Brock Magiscope.
Second graders Lila Cigich and Valerie Wright control a VEX robot.
Photo by Ian SwabyKindergartener André Andreiko experiments with a toy car.
Photo by Ian SwabyStephen Geisler talks to his daughter Harper Geisler as she tries on a fire hat from the Sarasota County Fire Department.
Photo by Ian SwabyDavin Hicks, a first grader who is interested in robotics, and Blake Wilson, a fourth grader who loves nature, both found something to enjoy at Southside STEAM Night on April 18.
“It was really cool, definitely an experience I have never seen,” said their mother Ashlynn Jones.
Held at Southside Elementary School, the event brought together a range of offerings that fall under the umbrella of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics), to showcase the offerings at Sarasota County Schools.
The event's exhibitors included staff from Southside Elementary as well as others such as Sarasota High School’s MaST Research Institute, Brookside Middle School’s Marine Science Academy, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County and local businesses.
The event also involved school staff from various disciplines, with offerings including activities such as a station for converting drawings to 3D digital images, and a performance by the jazz band of Southside Elementary.
“This is huge for so many students, and the teachers supported it by drumming it up in their classrooms,” said Amanda Daughtry, the school’s technology teacher.
