Mayor, Grand Prix help highlight STEM for students
February 28, 2025 - About 75 local middle school students will experience interactive STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) activities at the Maritime and Defense Technology Hub and Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg today. Kids from John Hopkins, Thurgood Marshall and Fundamental Middle Schools will tour Saildrone’s Ocean Mapping Headquarters and U.S. Coast Guard ship at the Hub. Mayor Ken Welch will join the group before they head to the Grand Prix and receive a behind-the-scenes look at how STEM powers the world of motorsports.