After the success of Valencia High School’s first-ever Hart District STEM Conference last fall, seniors Nishika Manjeshwar and Nikhilesh Kalyanaraman wanted to host this year’s STEM Conference and open their school’s doors to not just local students but to the rest of Los Angeles County.
The L.A. STEM Conference welcomed students to the Valencia High School campus last weekend to connect with high school and college-level clubs relating to STEM, other like-minded students, and real-world professionals to learn about possible STEM career pathways (science, technology, engineering and math). The conference also allowed students to show off their intellect with a research competition.
Manjeshwar worked to make this year’s event a reality with Kalyanaraman because as she worked with elementary schools to create STEM-related events and activities, she observed that students at the high school level need the same exposure…