Huntsville City Schools -

Huntsville City Schools is proud to announce that 19 STEM grants were awarded through The Optimist Club of Huntsville’s STEM Grant Program, totaling $11,599.00. These grants support innovative, hands-on STEM learning opportunities across elementary, middle, high, and virtual schools, empowering students through robotics, engineering, coding, competition teams, and cross-curricular STEAM experiences.

• Artemis Virtual Academy

• Chaffee Elementary School (3 grants)

• Goldsmith-Schiffman Elementary School

• Grissom High School (2 grants)

• Hampton Cove Elementary School (2 grants)

• Hampton Cove Middle School

• Montview Elementary School (2 grants)

• Mountain Gap Elementary School

• New Century Technology High School (2 grants)

• Sonnie Hereford Elementary School

• Whitesburg Elementary School

• Whitesburg Middle School

• Williams Elementary School

• Robotics and Engineering: FIRST LEGO League teams, robotics clubs, automated robot design, and Greenpower electric car racing programs.

• Coding and Technology: Ozobots, 3D printing for inclusion and purpose, STEM labs, and virtual innovation challenges.

• STEM Competitions and Clubs: Science Bowl teams, Technical Student Association (TSA), National STEM Honor Society projects, and STEAM competition supplies.

• Cross-Curricular STEAM Learning: Projects integrating science, math, engineering, and problem-solving through creative, real-world applications such as theme park engineering and STEM-based games.

• Expanding access to hands-on learning

• Encouraging teamwork and problem-solving

• Preparing students for future STEM careers

• Supporting innovation from elementary through high school levels