YEAR-END RECOGNITION - MEPI Virtual Program 2020 - Virtual Year End Recognition Program Booklet

Sep 17, 2026

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Year-End Recognition program booklet for July 2020, preparing youth for today’s high-tech world through a virtual series. It includes welcome messages, encouraging words from MEPI alumni, keynote address content, grade-level reviews, special presentations, and closing remarks by MEPI leadership and invited speakers. The booklet also documents MEPI Class of 2020 recognition and lists keynote presenter Tariq Al-Nasir and multiple grade 6–11 student participants and facilitators, noting the COVID-19 shift to online events.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages10

Reading Time15 min

AccessFree to download

Welcome

Encouraging Words from MEPI Alumni

Keynote Address

Grade Level Reviews

Special Presentation

Closing Remarks

Keynote Presenter

Tariq Al-Nasir

MEPI Alumni Speakers

Grade 6-11 Reviews

YEAR-END RECOGNITION Preparing Our Youth for Today’s High Tech World July 2020 PROGRAM The Past Reminds Us, the Present Demands, and the Future Calls Us Welcome Encouraging Words from MEPI Alumni (Click on link above to view video) Keynote Address (Click on link above to view video) Grade Level Reviews (Click on link above to view video) Special Presentation (Click on link above to view video) Closing Remarks William Scott, MEPI President Karen Hubbard Jalen Rice Sheldon Day Tariq Al-Nasir, Founder Stemnasium Elgin Phillips / Grade 7 Dawit Mimms / Grade 8 Hannah Robinson / Grade 9 Micah Green / Grade 11 Aaron Moody/ Grade 12 MEPI Class of 2020 Holli Harrington, MEPI Vice President NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were unable to meet in-person for our Annual Year End Banquet. This Program Booklet captures the virtual events that were held to recognize the achievements of our students. KEYNOTE PRESENTER TARIQ AL-NASIR IS THE CEO AND FOUNDER OF STEMNASIUM LEARNING LABS. Al-Nasir is a recognized thought leader and innovator in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. Tariq is the winner of The Mind Trust’s 2016 Charter School Innovation Summit. Tariq, aka Coach T and Professor TMolecule, a former intelligence officer and U.S operative in the U.S. Armed Forces, has earned advanced degrees and certificates from MIT, NYU, Duke, Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute and Stanford. He is also fluent in Arabic, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Cantonese. Under Al-Nasir’s leadership, STEMNASIUM has experienced great results and in just 1 year, his program has expanded from 30 scholars to serving more than 1500. In 2011, STEMNASIUM’s 3rd-grade roboticsteam won an award at Drexel University for their underwater robotic design and in 2012, the 4th and 5th-grade robotics teams placed third in a regional underwater robotics event at Villanova University. In 2014, STEMNASIUM student and scholar Zora Ball became the youngest person to code a mobile game app. MEPI Alumni Speakers Karen Hubbard Purdue University Senior, Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in Pre-Medical Sciences Jalen Rice Purdue University-2020 Bachelor of Science, Nuclear Engineering Sheldon Day-Indianapolis Colts University of Notre Dame-2016 Bachelor of Science, Business Administration with a concentration in Information Technology GRADES 6-11 11th GRADE | Facilitators: Lead-Ellis Thompson; Adrian Dunson Jadon Bingham Thomas Bronaugh Jordan Carson Michael Chase III Kiera Clay Jordyn Coleman Gavin Covington Cory Crenshaw Jr. Derrius Fisher Ross Gardner Josiah Green Micah Green Anthony Harris Aniyah Laney Sydney Ligon Kamanda Mosongo Kaleb Perkins Terez Reid 10th GRADE | Facilitators: Lead-Julian Jones; Eric Ejofor, Aryelle Player, Cristina Ledezma, Calvin Saylee, Jessica Davila, Darrell Styles Kai Adams Abraham AlbertOnajobi Donald Alexander Donald Anderson Jr. Kennedy Boler Richard Bradley Shania Byers Jason Fleming Myron Green Elijah Guzman Kameron Jackson Andrew Johnson Milani Kimble DaWuan Landers Caigen Malone Deshaun Middlebrooks Christian Offitt Simone Seyoum Maya Shebeshi Sade Smith Lance Thompson Reginald Townsel Jr. James Aury White 9th GRADE | Facilitators: Lead-George Mimms; Ray Bazilio, Crystal Evans, Stacy Frierson, Jomayra Berrios Hernandez, Tony Lenior, Koreon Lester, Earl Richardson, Annette Cosby, Sylvia Reitman Brooklyn Bailey Noelle Barlow Samantha Bennett King-Axzrandra Cobbs Maurice Coulibaly Kyndel Gayles Sidney Graham Terryn Green Zoe Green Xavier Higgins Joseph Jideonwo Elijah Johnson Luke Charles Johnson Micah Johnson Munachi Johnson Adonis Lane Zaji Marshall Smret Mimms Jordan Monk Ethan Moore Xavier Ntamere Taeshon Phillips Ramon Randolph Devin Richardson Kyndall Richardson Hannah Robinson Donavan Smith Patrick Taylor Justin Wide Celestine Wilkerson 8th GRADE | F

FAQs

Why was the year-end banquet held virtually in 2020?

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the program notes that an in-person annual year-end banquet was not possible, so it captured the virtual events held to recognize students’ achievements.

Who delivered the keynote address?

The booklet’s keynote presenter is Tariq Al-Nasir, described as the CEO and founder of STEMnasium Learning Labs.

Which grade levels are included in the program’s grade-level reviews?

The program lists grade-level reviews for grades 6 through 11.

Sep 17, 2026

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