Holyoke sixth grader Kyle Goldenstein sits in the driver's seat of a JDX Racing vehicle. Her father Luke Goldenstein hosted an event Oct. 13 to teach local students about opportunities in the racing industry. — Courtesy photo
Luke Goldenstein shows students a vehicle's steering wheel. — Courtesy photo
Students take a look under the hood of a JDX racing car. All students in the district were welcome to attend. — Courtesy photo
Goldenstein engineers STEM event
Luke Goldenstein (Class of 1997) , who works for JDX Racing as an engineer on the race car circuit, arranged for his team's vehicle to be in Holyoke on Oct. 13.
They set up on the street in front of Holyoke Junior/Senior High School, which was blocked off to traffic all morning.
This was an amazing opportunity for our students to see the inside of the racing industry beyond the drivers and pit crews.
Classes went to learn more about the racing industry and careers associated with it. There also were videos that explain more about what this is like that will be playing in the Center of Innovation. Science classes met after the presentation to debrief on what they learned, and express their excitement and explore the next steps toward careers in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) industry.
This event was open to all students in the district. Elementary teachers had access to the same videos and were welcome to walk their students over the JR/SR High School to hear the presentations.
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