Holy Ghost's Holly Rivera wins STEMY Award

We are proud to announce that Holy Ghost Catholic School's 5th grade teacher and STEM Coordinator, Holly Rivera, won a prestigious STEMY award in this year's K-8 teacher category! 

Read the press release from the AFRL New Mexico Tech Engagement Office below.
 

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2022 New Mexico Excellence in STEM Winners Announced

ALBUQUERQUE-The Air Force Research Lab Tech Engagement Office is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Excellence in STEM Awards, aka the STEMYS. The annual awards honor students, teachers, volunteers and other New Mexicans doing great things in science, technology, engineering and math education. This is the event’s 5th year.

“Congratultions to all of this year’s STEMY winners! As always, it was hard to narrow down the field of nominations as there are so many deserving New Mexicans and organizations across the state doing amazing things in STEM,” Matt Fetrow, Director of the AFRL Tech Engagement Office said. “This year’s winners have all demonstrated commitment to STEM education in their own special way, and we can’t wait to honor them.”

The winners will be celebrated at a ceremony on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at Q Station in Albuquerque. In addition to the awards, some category winners will receive $1,500.
 

2022 STEMY Award Winners
 

Category	Winner	School/Organization
Student K-8	Tobias Romero	LBJ Middle School
Student 9-12	Lia Wilford	Navajo Prep
Student 9-12	Logan Slimp	nex+Gen Academy
Educator K-8	Holly Rivera	Holly Ghost Catholic School
Educator 9-12	Marie Booth	East Mountain High School
Higher Ed	Horticulture Program	Central New Mexico College
Advisor/Coach	Zac Van Note	First Robotics
Mentor	Lina Germann	STEM Santa Fe
Non-Profit	4-H
Business	Virgin Atlantic
Rising Star	Sienna Mascarenas	Miss New Mexico 2021
Lifetime Achievement	Ellen Loehman

About the AFRL Tech Engagement Office:
The AFRL Tech Engagement Office handles tech transfer/commercialization and STEM education outreach programs for Air Force Research Lab New Mexico. These programs are administered through agreements with various partners, including New Mexico Tech University, the University of New Mexico, the New Mexico Trade Alliance and Explora.