Despite the hot sun, Vangie Reichwein, program coordinator for science, engineering and math (SEM) department was glad to help during the STEM open house.
The open house took place in front of the Physical Science building from 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Reichwein added that the purpose of the event was to showcase the student’s abilities in the STEM department as well as letting other students know that “if we can do it, you can do it too.”
Students in attendance could participate in a scavenger hunt/raffle, the prizes were three TI-84 graphing calculators.
Besides the club booths, there were also lecture demonstrations in the the science building as well as the Physical Science and Technology building by STEM students.
One club present was the Aerodynamics Club, which is also a new club.
Jesus Martinez, club member, said, “We’re here to teach potential members about aerospace engineering and aerodynamics by teaching them to build a plane or glider. We’ll also be teaching them the movements like the pitch, yaw and the parts of the plane.”
He added that the club plans to go to air shows or bases, like Miramar Airbase, to see the planes and how they work.
“People hype up cars ‘oh it’s super fast’, but it’s nothing compared to planes,” Martinez said.
On the subject of skies, the Astronomy Club was also present with telescopes.
Club President Elsa Anaya, said, “We try to participate in events like these to get students to see things they normally wouldn’t be able to see.”
She added that one of the club’s goals is to get students to dark skies, places where there isn’t any light pollution, like Death Valley or Joshua Tree, to see the stars.
Anaya said, “You’re walking down the street and you never really realize there’s a whole universe to see.”
Matthew Masoud, aero-engineering major, and Daniel Nadir, biology major, were there to get a better understanding of STEM.
Masoud said, “I want to get more involved in the school and also wasn’t to be more presentable to colleges when I transfer.”
He added that he was looking forward to getting involved and communicating with people in his major.
Nasir reiterated Masoud’s pinto to looking more presentable to UCs, but added that he wanted to get more comfortable with his major.
Not only were Cerritos College students present, but there were high schools from three different districts enjoying the science demonstrations by the STEM department.
