Today, Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez visited Plew Elementary to announce the Third Annual Spring 2024 Florida Space Art Contest for Florida’s kindergarten through fifth grade students. Mrs. Leavins and Mrs. Hill's students welcomed Lieutenant Governor Nuñez, Superintendent Marcus Chambers, and Space Florida’s President and CEO Rob Long to their classrooms. The students showed them some of the STEAM projects they were currently working on.
During the announcement at Plew's media center, Lieutenant Governor Nuñez expressed her excitement about the initiative to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM) education among students. She shared her full support and encouragement for the students' creative artwork for this year's theme, "Suit Up! Florida's Space Suit of the Future." Superintendent Marcus Chambers also added to the excitement by asking the students, "Who would like to go to space one day?" He further stated, "It is amazing to have a Lieutenant Governor with a vision about Space Florida, a vision to get you all to be thinking even more about space because one of you could be an astronaut one day." Chambers also reaffirmed the importance of STEAM education across Okaloosa Schools.
All entries must be received by 5 PM on Friday, May 24, 2024. Entries must be mailed to Space Florida, ATTN: Florida Space Art Contest, 505 Odyssey Way, Suite 300, Exploration Park, Florida 32953. For more information about the contest, and official rules and guidelines, please visit www.FloridaSpaceArt.com.
