Page 8 - September 2019

SPOOKY MAD SCIENCE EXPO NEEDS HELPERS!

By Zohreh Khoshnamak, Youth Committee Member

On Saturday, October 5, from 3 – 6 rations of ghosts,
p.m., WAL will host the third annual ghouls and jack-o-
“Spooky Mad Science Expo,” which lanterns keep you
combines science, technology, engi- away. Just look out
neering, art and math—also known as for the tons of bub-
STEAM—activities with the ghouls, bles flying overhead,
goblins and fright that surrounds Hal- chemistry and engi-
loween. This year’s event will have neering experiments
more community organizations and or demonstrations,
businesses volunteering to partici- robots in action, art
pate. It was only three years ago that and more! It’s an
the WAL Science Club was started event meant for chil-
with just Nik and Zoe. Soon others dren and their fami-
wanted to join in, and the group grew lies to enjoy and it’s
to 140 children who attended the first growing to be a hall-
large-scale science event we hosted. mark event here at
Our motivation is simply to build and WAL.
cultivate a healthy community.
It takes a great effort
Like last year, we will expose at- to make this all hap- Volunteers set up hands-on stations with Halloween-themed
tendees to the mysteries of STEAM pen, as we work to STEAM activities at the Expo. Photo: Zohreh Khoshnamak
along with All Hollows Eve tradi- recruit participating
tions. Don’t let our frightening deco- organizations through talking on the bles for parents and residents here at
phone, emails and WAL who want to do STEAM-
chats. We have related experiments with the Spooky
some already Mad Science Expo attendees. For
onboard to partici- instance, one of our residents who’s
pate, however, taken courses in art, photography and
others are still Photoshop will have a table to show-
trying to figure case some of the skills she’s acquired
out how to work with the children.
with community-
based clubs like Please come help us! Suggest your
ours. ideas for activities, donate science
experiment kits or items, share your
This is where we knowledge and experience with at-
can use the com- tendees or simply join us while we
munity’s help. celebrate our community’s spirit at
next month’s expo! We’ll need to
So many people know ASAP if you can lend a helping
in our community hand, so contact either Liz Phipps in
have a great deal the Activities Office or Zohreh
of knowledge and Khoshnamak at khosh-
experience they namak@gmail.com. Youth are
could share with strongly encouraged to volunteer, as
the community’s last year’s group of volunteers helped
children. This with organizing the event space and
year, we’re re- attended to the younger children.
serving some ta-

Page 8 Wheel September 2019