(KWNO)- Winona Area Catholic Schools received a $5,000 grant from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Tuesday.
A PhRMA spokesperson said the money will go to helping WACS expand STEM programs to help students learn science, engineering, technology, and mathematic skills. The grant also funds STEM kits that students can take home.
Sen. Jeremy Miller, who joined 3rd and 4th graders for a virtual presentation Tuesday said “STEM education is an essential tool to inspire students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics,” said Miller. “Today’s learners will be tomorrow’s cancer or vaccine researchers, and these efforts to harness those ambitions is critically important.”
Celebrating Winona Catholic schools
Each year we celebrate the gift that Catholic schools are to our community and our nation. This year, we realize and celebrate how blessed our Winona Catholic community is and we celebrate in a special way.
Catholic Schools Week provides us the opportunity to acknowledge and give thanks for the many gifts that come to us as a result of our schools. First, we have the witness of parents and families choosing Catholic schools because faith and academic excellence are a priority for them. Second, we have graduates of our schools doing amazing things, now and in the future, with the education they have received. Our alums are world-class professionals, dedicated employees, committed parents, and valued volunteers in their communities and beyond. Third, we have incredibly generous benefactors who sustain our growth and enable our future: the Catholic parishes of Winona, parents, individual families, and foundations.