Families flock to Fernan STEM music night
DEVIN WEEKS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 12 months AGO
Fernan STEM Academy fourth-graders Abby Ross, left, and Lyric Griffith test out strings in the violin petting zoo.
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Speech therapist Beth James helps Fernan STEM Academy fourth-grader Zaine Garrett make a drum out of a can and a balloon. His sister, Madi, and dad, Daniel, are also pictured.
Tami Vandegrift, front, and her Coeurimba colleagues play uplifting marimba music in the Fernan STEM Academy gym.
Tickets aplenty were sold for numerous raffle baskets Thursday during Fernan STEM Academy's music-themed STEM night.
Devin Weeks is a third-generation North Idaho resident. She holds an associate degree in journalism from North Idaho College and a bachelor's in communication arts from Lewis-Clark State College Coeur d'Alene. Devin embarked on her journalism career at the Coeur d'Alene Press in 2013. She worked weekends for several years, covering a wide variety of events and issues throughout Kootenai County. Devin now mainly covers K-12 education and the city of Post Falls. She enjoys delivering daily chuckles through the Ghastly Groaner and loves highlighting local people in the Fast Five segment that runs in CoeurVoice. Devin lives in Post Falls with her husband and their three eccentric and very needy cats. | May 21, 2022 1:05 AM
Fernan STEM Academy on Thursday hosted a STEM-themed music night. Hundreds of students and family members wandered from station to station to make homemade drums, sing karaoke and experiment with different musical instruments. Student artwork and projects were also on display. A fun, musical time was had by all.
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