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Interest growing slowly in STEM programs
Science, technology, engineering and math courses still attracting more boys than girls
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Flowery Branch High freshman Cole Gillespie works on a project Wednesday morning during a drafting and design class. Classes in science, technology, engineering and math have been promoted to get young people interested in those careers.
The inaugural year of North Hall High School’s STEM Academy had a bit of a shaky start. “The STEM program got a late start last year, so we didn’t get into the application process like the rest of the programs of choice did quite so early,” Assistant Principal Ley Hathcock said. “So we ended up with a very diverse mixture of kids, which we were a little worried about.