Project Lead the Way Sheridan Middle School has been selected as a recipient of the 2022 Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Grant from the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) funded by Walton Family Foundation. We believe that this grant will help us offer high interest and engaging courses such as Automation and Robotics, Design and Modeling, and Flight and Space. We are confident that this grant will enable our school to continue to inspire and motivate students to pursue careers in STEM fields. Teachers Jerome Wilson and Tina Melton helped write this $78,554 grant.
SeaPerch-4-H Program SeaPerch is an integrated STEM underwater robotics program. Sheridan Middle School collaborates with Grant County 4-H to create an engaging hands-on engineering experience. This school year, SMS formed five teams of 20 students who worked for five months to build, test, redesign, and ultimately compete with their remotely operated vehicles. SMS Sponsor -Tina Melton
The state competition was held on UALR’s campus on Friday, March 3rd. Over 60 teams were present from all over the state. The competition consists of two underwater courses, the mission course and the obstacle course, interviews with a panel of judges, and a detailed technical design paper. Sheridan Middle School had two teams place overall. In the stock division, The Speed Demons placed 3rd. This team is comprised of all 1st-year members. They are Eli Watson, Spencer May, Holley Bishop, Butch Bryant, and Jackson Mooney. In the open class division,
The Mighty Ducks placed 1st, earning their invitation to the International competition at the University of Maryland in May. The team members are Madi Andrews, Jaxson Andrews, Miley McGinley, Luke Douthit, Priyam Laxmi, and Garrett Key.
Other students that competed are
The Great Whites: Ryleigh Kimbrell, Haleigh Mower, and Jackson McNair
Bubble Guppies: Kohl Wyatt, Mark Woodmansee, and Koby Lenard
The Fireballs: Dawson Talley, Hudson Billings, and Kahlan McDonald
