SAME SMP

Schools are starting back and we are gearing up for the 2024-2025 STEM Competition! At this point, I believe all middle school and high school teams are returning to our competition. New school teams are forming now! We kick off the end of September!

We are gaining at least four new middle schools and some of our existing high schools will have more teams this year. And we still have room for more schools! If you have a child, student, teacher, or school that would be interested, let’s talk. New mentors are invited to get involved too!

Our program was started in 1994 to grow the interest of STEM activities among middle school and high school students to increase the amount of students entering and finishing college with engineering and architecture degrees. The program is based on “Real World” experiences in engineering and architecture. Today, we remain a one of a kind program.

Please share this post with those you know that might benefit from being a part of our program!

SAME STEM Camps!

Get ready for an unforgettable night of recognition and celebration as we honor the outstanding students who have wowed us with their presentations today!

Awards night tonight at 7:00!

Ready for Competition Day?

Thursday, April 11th!

Workshop today with the USACE!
It’s going to be great! 100 students attending!

Camp applications are due March 15th.

Looking for an educational summer camp for the teenager in your life?

SAME STEM Engineering and Construction Camps, co-sponsored by each armed service, provide a well-rounded experience for students interested in exploring STEM skills and careers. Learn more about each camp and apply today! https://bit.ly/3YAcW0L

My student mentoring program needs mentors! This program is SAME's STEM student outreach competition. If you are an engineer, architect, or someone in the construction industry, you could fill one of these positions for me.

I have a high school team working on a Hybrid Plane project.
I have a high school team working on an Artificial Fish Habitat for Standing Bear Lake Renovations project.
I have a middle school team working on a light pollution project.

You don't have to be an expert in any of these because you can bring in experts. I need someone willing to meet with these teams every week to provide guidance.

I do need an expert who could meet once with a middle school team that has a project involving a compost system.

If you know anyone who may be able to help, please share this post. If you are interested, contact me at [email protected]

‼️We need mentors! Engineers, architects, or anyone in construction! I have three teams that need mentors.
Please send me an email if you are interested!

Last week, our STEM Engineering and Construction camps arrived at completion for the summer. Students learned what it takes to become a STEM professional and what options exist to explore that interest from high school to college and beyond.

Each camp had a unique curriculum featuring hands-on activities in competitive environments promoting teamwork, leadership, project management, and problem-solving. Check out all of the photos from our five summer camps this year on Flickr: https://bit.ly/3BVS0s9

On Thursday, 208 students on 31 teams participated in the 29th Annual SAME Student Mentoring Program Competition. A program of this size requires a great number of mentors, teachers, and judges for the year to be a success. This year we had 36 mentors, 17 teachers, and 31 judges, plus 10 additional volunteers. We also had 10 sponsoring firms along with the Society of American Military Engineers Omaha Post.

We had an amazing day with some very impressive presentations. All the students did well and had a lot of fun. The winning teams included:

*Bryan Middle School Team #1 received the Middle School Award of Honor with their Mobile Food Pantry Project
*Bryan Middle School Team #2 received an Award of Distinction with their Therapeutic Garden Project
*Jesuit Academy Team #2 received an Award of Distinction with their Pet Entertainment Zone Project
*Logan & Mission Middle Schools received an Award of Distinction with their Building a Better Bellevue: Breaking Barriers Project
*Lewis & Clark Middle School received an Award of Distinction with their Orange is the New Green Project
*Jesuit Academy Team #1 received an Award of Distinction with their Shoes for You Project
*Papillion LaVista High School Team #3 received the High School Award of Honor with their Defensive Educational Architecture Project
*Papillion LaVista High School Team #2 received an Award of Distinction with their Seagrass Octopus and Octobogs Project
*Papillion LaVista High School Team #1 received an Award of Distinction with their Bullet Truck Project
*Gross Catholic High School received an Award of Distinction with their Aiding the Aging Project
*Gretna High School receive an Award of Distinction with their Trouble in Paradise Project
*Papillion LaVista South High School Team #2 received an Award of Distinction with their Union Omaha Station Project

We want to thank our program sponsors. The checks they write go directly to the schools that win the Award of Distinctions along with a trophy. The top schools that win the Post President’s Award of Honor receive checks sponsored by the SAME Omaha Post. This year’s sponsors include:
AECOM Technology Corp.
DLR Group
Farris Engineering
HDR
Hgm Associates
Kiewit Corporation
Morrissey Engineering, Inc.
Olsson
Stanley Consultants
Woolpert

The companies that donated time through their employees this year included:
• Actalent Services
• AECOM
• Altus Studios
• Brasch Engineering
• Carollo Engineers
• DLR Group
• E&A Consulting Group
• Farris Engineering
• Gana Trucking and Excavating
• GBA
• Infrastructure LLC
• HDR
• HGM Associates
• Jacobs
• Lamp, Rynearson & Associates
• Leo A Daly
• Morrissey Engineering
• Offutt AFB
• Olsson
• Omaha Public Power District
• Prochaska & Associates
• Schemmer
• Spiral Solutions and Technologies
• Stone Group Architects
• TEPA Companies
• University of Nebraska
• US Air Force
• US Army Corps of Engineers
• Woolpert

If you are interested in joining us for our 30th year as a teacher, mentor, judge, sponsor, or volunteer, please contact us at [email protected].

Competition Day is almost here!
Emails went out today with the presentation schedules!!

Are you an engineer or architect who’s familiar with our program?
Would you be interested in being one of our mentors or judges?

We’ve passed the half way point for the 2022-2023 school year!

The second submittal is due this Thursday and then everyone will be super focused on finishing strong for the March 30th competition!

We still need more mentors and would like to expand into more schools. Let me know if you want to help us in either way!

We want you to join us this year! We are looking for more schools, teachers and mentors. If you have a student interested in being in an engineering program in high school or middle school, let’s get your school involved!

SAME SMP The Student Mentoring Program (SMP) is sponsored by the Society of American Military Engineers-Omaha

Dates and information on our website have been updated!

Looking for new teams to join us this year!
Let me know if you want to be involved as a teacher or mentor!
Ask your middle and high schools if they have our program!

If you have a student that loves engineering or architecture, or you think they might, please talk to your school about adding our program.

https://sites.google.com/site/samesmp/home?authuser=0

Something for kids in grades 3 to 8!

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Everything’s coming together on my end! The teams are working on their presentations and the judges are all scoring the proposals!

Best of luck teams!!

We are almost set with mentors this year! However, I’m still two mentors short for two middle school teams.

If you are interested in mentoring this year, please let me know. If you could spread the word, that would be great too!

https://sites.google.com/site/samesmp/

It's now easier to email SAME SMP

We are finalizing teams and looking for mentors! If you’re planning on having a team or you’d like to be a mentor, now is the time to contact us!

Interested in aviation? Check this out! An Aviation STEM Day!

Planes, people and pancakes this Saturday, September 4th 2021 at the Millard Airport! From 7:00 am through 3:30 pm the 3rd annual Greater Omaha Aviation STEM Day will host a FREE expo including hands-on activities, a drone competition, experimental and warbird aircraft on display, and 30+ local organizations from A-Z on site to share their fascination with all things aviation. Parking is at the Deerfield Plaza, 5334 S. 136th, Omaha, NE 68137 and a short 4 minute shuttle bus ride will take you to the event at the airport. For more information, please e-mail [email protected] or DM us on this site.

We just finished our 2020-2021 SAME SMP Competition and here are the results:

High School Division
The Post President's Award of Honor:
Papillion LaVista Team #3

Awards of Distinction:
Omaha North Team #10
Omaha North Team #1
Papillion LaVista Team #1
Papillion LaVista Team #2

Middle School Division
The Post President's Award of Honor:
Bryan Middle School

Awards of Distinction:
Gretna Middle School
Papillion Middle School
King Science and Technology Team #2

A big thank you to all of our sponsors!
SAME Omaha Post
AECOM
Morrissey Engineering
HDR, Inc.
HGM Associates Inc.
Leo A Daly
Olsson Associates
Woolpert, Inc.

If you want to be involved next year, please let me know at [email protected]