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LAPLACE — St. John the Baptist Parish scholars in grades K-12 gain free entry to St. John STEM Fest, presented by Marathon Petroleum Company from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 30 at REGALA Gymnasium in Reserve.

Children will enjoy more than 40 STEM activities during this live event.

Scholars will be able to design, build and engage with STEM activities like making elephant toothpaste, slime, watching a live sheep heart dissection, riding a hovercraft and launching rockets. Throughout the morning, students will learn about things like wind energy, solar energy, coding, designing and programming robots.

Sponsors also include St. John United Way, St. John the Baptist Parish Government, St. John Parish Public Schools and Entergy.

Registration is open through July 27 at www.stemnola.com.