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Gwinnett high school holds STEM workshop Saturday for Latino students

Cameron Schriner (left), assistant program coordinator, tests the efficiency of wind mills the students have made by measuring the electric current they generate at a Georgia Tech summer camp held in 2014 in science, technology, math and engineering primarily for Hispanic students. BOB ANDRES / BANDRES@AJC.COM
Cameron Schriner (left), assistant program coordinator, tests the efficiency of wind mills the students have made by measuring the electric current they generate at a Georgia Tech summer camp held in 2014 in science, technology, math and engineering primarily for Hispanic students. BOB ANDRES / BANDRES@AJC.COM
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Nov 12, 2016

Gwinnett County’s Meadowcreek High School is hosting a bilingual workshop for free Saturday for Latino parents and students interested in science, technology, engineering and math.

The workshop is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and end at 1:30 p.m. No pre-registration is required.

There will be information about college access and financial aid, a robotics demonstration and interaction with students. Georgia Tech's GoSTEM program is also participating in the workshop. The school has tried to attract more Latino students through summer STEM programs.

Meadowcreek High is located at 2555 Steve Reynolds Blvd., Norcross, 30093.

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