Communications

Programming, designing, collaborating, prototyping, and redesigning – that’s what happens in labs and design studios in the tech industry. It’s also happening in South Milwaukee’s STEM labs.

An acronym for science, technology, engineering, and math, STEM is a hands-on way to look at the world that combines all those disciplines.

The students have explored what the soil is made of, what’s living in the ground, what kind of plants should go there, and asked if those plants would be safe for local wildlife. It’s not uncommon to hear big words like “decomposition” and “ecosystem” used by these seven- and eight-year-olds. 

Every 10 years the school celebrates its birthday with messages from students and trinkets to remember the “old” days. Included in this decade box was a photo of the student body from 2015. A plush minion – still a big hit with kids – arose from the box. A plush Luther Leopard joined him, as well as a program from the 40th anniversary celebration. Also reborn from the capsule was a Luther shirt, hoisted by Mrs. Eiting, that was a respectable 40 years old.