The Patuxent Partnership offers this reminder: the 2025 St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair will be held Friday, January 17, 2025. And judges are needed.
The event will be held at the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland SMART Building at 4219 Airport Road in California, MD. The award ceremony will be held on the same afternoon. The snow date will be January 24 at the same location.
Would you be willing to serve as a judge in this year’s fair? In-person judging starts at 8am and lasts until approximately noon. Judges will have the opportunity to view an online presentation of each project and these will be posted one week before the fair. Email Ferd Reetz at [email protected] or call 301-247-9941 if you would be like to serve as a judge on the primary date and/or the backup date.
A listing of the science fair categories as defined by the International Science Fair can be found here.
The special awards and grand awards also will need judges. (If you volunteer to judge a special/grand award you will be required to stay a little bit later than the rest of the judges.)
The fair website contains links to general information, science and engineering categories, and judging information.
Check the website for ways to partner with the fair, including sponsoring awards and scholarships, advertising opportunities, and volunteering as board members, judges, and project mentors.
Email Mark Ragland, fair president, at [email protected] for additional information.
Deadline for advertising materials is Monday, January 6, 2025. Please send advertisement artwork and questions directly to Samantha Nelson at [email protected].
More information and sponsorship forms may be found here.
About The Patuxent Partnership
The Patuxent Partnership is a nonprofit member organization that fosters collaboration between government, industry, and academia to advance education through STEM-based initiatives; to advance technology through speaker programs, forums, and networking; to advance science and technology transfer through the exchange of ideas, information, and data related to technologies; and to increase workforce development through an array of initiatives.
SoMD 2030 is focused on building a STEM pipeline, increasing career opportunities. This collaborative effort is funded by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aviation Division. The Patuxent Partnership is accomplishing the work under an agreement with NAWCAD, working with St. Mary’s College of Maryland, College of Southern Maryland, area public school systems, as well as other schools, industry, and NAWCAD. SoMD 2030 connects talented students with paid apprenticeships and internships.
To learn more about The Patuxent Partnership and its programs, visit its Leader member page.
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