Introducing the STEAM Club
The STEAM Club offers exciting and engaging new learning opportunities in STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math for PYLUSD students!
The foundation of our activities is centered on 21st-Century learning and life skills with a focus on the 4 C’s: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communications.
This year, six programs are designed to offer meaningful educational experiences, promoting STEAM, supplementing teachers, state curriculum and turning knowledge into action. Students who've joined the STEAM Club will have opportunities to participate, engage and expand their network at the From the Inside Speaker Series, Empowered: Women in Industry, Eco-Challenge and more!
Learn more about our programs below.
P. S. The new STEAM logo is designed by a PYLUSD Alum.
announcing our 4th from the inside speakers panel - wed. nov
Speaker Bios:
We are honored and excited to feature five exceptional PYLUSD Alumni in our 4th From the Inside Speakers Panel. Below are their bios.
- Allie Guerrero graduated from the IB program at Valencia High School in 2014. From 2014 to 2018, she attended UCLA, where she studied psychology and Russian studies. Allie spent the 2017-2018 school year in Almaty, Kazakhstan studying Russian language through the Russian Language Flagship Program and Boren Scholarship program. After coming back to the US, Allie started graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin. She graduated in May 2021 with a Master of Global Policy Studies and Master of Arts in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. She is currently working as a content writer for a healthcare startup and is planning to pursue a career in foreign policy in the US federal government.
- Ashley Lopez graduated from Valencia High School with her Val Tech diploma in 2017. While at VHS, she was a member of the Chamber Orchestra, Varsity athlete, and co-captain of 3 athletic teams. Ashley recently graduated from UC San Diego, where she earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Physiology and Neuroscience and minored in Global Health. Involved in various student organizations, Ashley was a general health peer educator for numerous campus programs, founding member and President of UCSD’s “Exercise is Medicine” undergraduate organization, and played for the women’s rugby team. Inspired by her career aspirations, Ashley was a sports medicine intern for UCSD’s Athletic Training Department and a clinical intern for UCSD’s Health Frontiers in Tijuana. Ashley also played an integral role as an anatomical services assistant for the UCSD Body Donation Program. Currently, Ashley is a medical assistant at a pain management clinic and continues toward her dream of becoming a physician.
- Erin Zhang graduated as an AP student from Valencia High School in 2017, and is now a college graduate from California State University of Long Beach with a BA in Fashion Design and minor in Business Marketing. She also has a certification in Streetwear design at Parsons the New School as well. In her sophomore year at CSULB, she was accepted for inclusion in the 2019 International Textiles and Apparel Association’s Design Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada, and received the highest score in her design program ever at a 98/100. She currently works freelance as a fashion designer and stylist in Hollywood, where she has had the opportunity to have experiences in both fashion editorial and the music industry. Some of her more notable achievements are custom-tailoring for R&B singer Joji, and styling on a few of the music videos for Disney’s Shang Chi and the Legend of the Seven Rings soundtracks.
- Hemant Kadiamada Ibarra grew up in Placentia, California, land formerly inhabited by the Kihz, Acjachemen, and Tongva tribes. Hemant attended Valencia High School, where they graduated in the Class of 2016, and went on to pursue education at Brown University and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. In his undergraduate career, Hemant concentrated his studies in Public Health and pursued unique opportunities doing community-based participatory research on HIV prevention in Mexico City and on obesity and obesity-related conditions in Samoa. He also spent a significant part of his time at Brown doing community organizing for fellow first-generation (first-gen) and underrepresented in medicine (UiM) students in the 8-year Program in Liberal Medical Education that he is a part of. After completing his undergraduate degree, Hemant spent a year serving as a community health worker and providing health and social support to predominantly Latinx communities in the city of Pomona, CA. They are currently in their first year of medical school and are excited to connect with the PYLUSD students and offer mentorship and insight from their lived experiences. Hemant’s preferred pronouns are he/they.
- Justin Yang graduated from El Dorado High School in 2017, and in the following fall attended UCI as a cognitive sciences major. However, Justin switched majors and graduated from UCI in 2020 with a B.A in Education Sciences. At UCI, Justin was involved in Parkinson’s disease research, started a clothing business, and volunteered his time as a tutor and a hospital volunteer. Currently, he is in the middle of medical school applications for the entering class of 2022 in hopes to become a physician. He is also working 2 positions, one as a scribe in a neurosurgery outpatient clinic and another as a research assistant on a COVID-19 therapeutic.
To Join the Virtual Event
Click the link below to register. You will receive the Zoom Link for the event!
See you there!
Steam club Programs in 2021-2022
From the Inside Speaker Series
Free Online coding Workshops - thecoderschool in Yorba Linda
Free Online coding Workshops - thecoderschool in Yorba Linda
Save the Date : November 17, 2021
PYL grads share their experiences, insights and challenges from high school, college and careers to inspire PYL students & upcoming graduates.
Free Online coding Workshops - thecoderschool in Yorba Linda
Free Online coding Workshops - thecoderschool in Yorba Linda
Free Online coding Workshops - thecoderschool in Yorba Linda
Thursday November 18, 6:30pm-7:30pm. Scratch Gobble Gobble Turkey Catch.
Think you're fast? Our turkeys are even faster! Test your turkey catching skills by creating a fun Scratch game. Catch as many turkeys as you can!
Recommended Ages: 7+
Free Online coding Workshops - thecoderschool in Yorba Linda
Free Online coding Workshops - thecoderschool in Yorba Linda
Free Online coding Workshops - thecoderschool in Yorba Linda
Thursday December 9, 6:30pm-7:30pm. Scratch Holiday Stocking Candy Cane Catch.
With the holidays right around the corner, it is time to catch some candy canes. Students will create a fun game using Scratch where they maneuver a holiday stocking to see how many holiday candies they can catch! Recommended Ages: 7+
Free Online coding Workshops - thecoderschool in Yorba Linda
Free Online coding Workshops - thecoderschool in Yorba Linda
Free Online coding Workshops - thecoderschool in Yorba Linda
Thursday December 16, 6:30pm-7:30pm.
Scratch Build a Snowflake.
Winter showers bring snowflakes! Students will use Scratch to create their own snowflakes. We will then replicate them to create a wonderful winter snowscape.
Recommended Ages: 7+
Coding Classes
Free Online coding Workshops - thecoderschool in Yorba Linda
Communicating with Confidence
Winter 2022 Classes to be announced
- Amazing Animations! TechGirlz Club
- Games, Games, Games! Coding4All
- Web Development : Web Page Design
Communicating with Confidence
Free Online coding Workshops - thecoderschool in Yorba Linda
Communicating with Confidence
Our Learning Labs are a game changing and empowering experience that builds students' confidence in communications and leadership. Competent communications also correlate to higher GPA's and academic success!
Experience Your Environment
Academic Volunteer Opportunities
Academic Volunteer Opportunities
Spring of 2022 will bring students and families together at Carbon Canyon Regional Park to experience the outdoors and learn about native plants, animals, the local eco-system and the impact of fires in the local area.
Academic Volunteer Opportunities
Academic Volunteer Opportunities
Academic Volunteer Opportunities
Awesome Students, Alumni and Parents who are interested in coordinating, creating and helping us advance our programs this year, we want to hear from you. Click below and let's connect. Together, we can make a difference!