For this year's YIELD community project, this group of high school juniors have made it their mission to transform a vacant lot of the mall into a teenager socializing and studying space we have named, “The Social Study.” The purpose behind this project is to bring teenage life and commerce back into...
North Iowa STEM Festival
The Mason City Fire Department engages in the annual North Iowa STEM Festival to highlight the integral role that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics play in the field of firefighting. Participation is rewarding not only for participants but for the presenters as well. We get so much interaction with the participants, kids and...
My Experience in the National Civics Bee
Having the opportunity to participate in the first National Civics Bee competition was a truly transformative experience. Going into the competition, I was uncertain about my interest and knowledge in civics and government. While I had vaguely explored civics as a topic in social studies courses, I had no understanding of...