Basile’s Lejeune among airshow’s STEM grant winners

  • Retired Col. Kevin Melton and 2021 Airshow director Mary Jo Bayles, seen here holding an oversized check, are surrounded by the grant recipients, who include Christina Lejeune, Basile High. Airshow board members, seen in the back row, joined in for the presentation. (Photo submitted)
    Retired Col. Kevin Melton and 2021 Airshow director Mary Jo Bayles, seen here holding an oversized check, are surrounded by the grant recipients, who include Christina Lejeune, Basile High. Airshow board members, seen in the back row, joined in for the presentation. (Photo submitted)
Classroom grants to local teachers totaling $28,966.53 have been awarded as part of the Airshow's 2021 STEMulate Learning Grant. The programs fund teachers' classroom efforts related to awareness and learning in science, technology, engineering and math topics and careers. "We are so pleased to partner with teachers for the advancement of STEM education in our community," said Mallory Beasley,…

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