SSTX LIFE

Monument Walk and Nation’s Day

This impactful 6th grade unit that’s been led by Global Connections instructor Octavia Sadler for more than two decades, teaches Middle School students about other countries, expanding their global mindset.

PIRL Demo Day

Troy Lanier, electronics and robotics instructor and director of the Project Idea Realization Lab (PIRL) and computer science instructor Canon Ellis hosted a lab open house, inviting the community into an immersive experience observing 10 student inventions — all imagined, designed and built by a group of seniors during the 2024-25 academic year.

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PHOTOS

1 Roman Republic monument designed by Isabelle Richter ’31 to illustrate a time when women had no official power or voice

2 A Dutch Revolution monument designed by Cate Condon ’31 for the Netherlands

3 A group of 6th graders perform at the Nation’s Day celebration

4 Dilan Vije ’31 and his classmates are eager to answer a trivia question during the Nation’s Day celebration

5 Charlie Hubbard ’25 explaining his Boca Chica North Model Rocket

6 Computer science instructor Canon Ellis helping Eason Zhao ’25

7 Tianzi Liu ’25 at PIRL Demo Day with her automated lemonade machine

8 Steven Wen ’25 demonstrating his digital air hockey game

9 Director of Equity and Inclusion Marsha Elliott dances with Dance Repertory Theatre, a dance company from The University of Texas at Austin who performed for students

10 Dr. Sameer Yadav, ThD, an associate professor of religion at Baylor University, tells Spartans there is no better time than now for youth activism