Congratulations to SDHS's SECME Team for bringing home the district's 1st place award in the mousetrap competition and qualifying for Nationals!

 

SECME was established in 1975 as the Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering by the Engineering Deans at six Southeastern universities: University of Alabama, University of Florida, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of South Carolina, University of Tennessee and Tuskegee Institute now Tuskegee University. In 1997, the name was changed to SECME Inc.to better represent the territories we serve today, which extend to schools, universities, science- and technology-based business and industry, and public and private agencies in 17 states (from New York to Arizona), the District of Columbia, and Grand Bahama. Since the vision of our founding deans, many additional universities have partnered with SECME to extend our mission.

 

 

SECME is a national strategic alliance to renew and strengthen the professional capacity of K-12 educators, motivate and mentor students, and empower parents so that all students can learn and achieve at higher levels. SECME encourages K-12 students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics through partnerships with local universities, government and industry agents. M-DCPS SECME hosts an annual engineering Olympiad for secondary schools and an Engineering Festival for elementary schools. SECME students and engineers have appeared on local television programs such as Club E and "Mathematics, Science & Engineering At Our Schools" that showcased SECME engineering activites and career tips for students.

 

Currently, SECME in Miami-Dade County Public Schools reaches more than 100 schools (K-12) and directly impacts over 2,000 students.