New Mexico Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (NM MESA), Inc. 17th Annual Statewide Jamboree is Saturday, April 2, at the University of New Mexico. NM MESA, a year-round program, serves more than 5,000 students in 101 schools and 31 school districts.
More than 2,000 in grades 6-12 will participate in the jamboree. Formal events include: Junkyard Speaking, Lego Robotics, MESA USA National Engineering Design Competition (multi-purpose vehicle made from a mouse trap), On-Site Engineering, On-Site Math, On-Site Science and On-Site Surprise (math, science or English based). Also included is the Spirit Design competition where students create a school banner to show their school and MESA spirit and this year’s Prepared Design, a motorized boat.
An all day event, academic downtime activities are also provided. A number of in-state college recruiters (UNM, NMSU, NMHU, ENMU and NM Tech) will participate. Exotics of the Rain Forest, the Albuquerque Bio Park/Bio Van, NASA White Sands Test Facility, Scholastic Book Fair and more will be featured. All downtime activities will take place at the UNM Student Union Building beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Now in it’s 22nd year, NM MESA continues to prepare pre-college students from underrepresented ethnic groups for college majors and careers in mathematics, engineering and science.
Educational enrichment such as tutoring, community service, field trips to sites related to math, engineering and science and summer enrichment classes helps build the well-rounded, academically involved NM MESA student.
Opening ceremonies begin in Johnson Center at 9 a.m. and event sites are scattered around the university. Events will begin at approximately 9:45 a.m.