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Full STEAM ahead: Flowery Branch High adds arts to mix as schools pursue science, technology, math
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Flowery Branch senior Hayden Shedd shows a pair of shoes made by students in a honors engineering applications class that met the requirements of being made from recyclable materials and could withstand one mile of use.
Imagine reading “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe and actually hearing the thumping of the heart under the floor, thanks to virtual reality. Ean Sonnier, director of the new Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math program at Flowery Branch High School, asked, “What if our students made simulations” to mesh with Poe’s classic story? The technology may amplify the emotions.