A local school district is giving a unique STEM-related opportunity to its students.

Doug Kepley, Principal of Bement Middle and High Schools, says their 8th-grade students participated in a STEM competition related to wind power at Heartland Community College in Bloomington.

The students explain going in, they didn't know much about wind power, but they worked hard to research and learn as much as they could before they started building.  

The students competed in multiple competitions, each with their own circumstances and conditions for the windmills. They were also required to give a presentation on their project. 

Superintendent Mary Vogt notes this prompted them to develop STEM at the high school level as well. 

The students featured were Addison Frantz, Silas Olson, and Madelyn Somers.