PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Every day jobs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, STEM, becomes more and more important and Bay District Schools and Gulf Coast State College are ensuring young women will be at the forefront of the career field.

Gulf Coast State College invited middle school girls from across the district to explore their interests in the STEM field.

The event started with encouraging words from the president of the college, Dr. John Holdnak and members of Arnold High School’s STEM program.

After that, the girls got the chance to explore all the college has to offer, 3D printing, robotics, cybersecurity, and virtual reality.

“You know, just encouraging females to go into the STEM field. Right now it’s a male-dominated field, which is fine, but we just want those girls to know they can also go into these STEM industries that are around and you’re seeing that increase across the nation. You’re seeing all kinds of girls events for STEM,” said Katie McCurdy, the STEM administrator for Gulf Coast State College.

Parents were welcome to come to the event as well, with faculty from the college on hand to answer any questions they might have about enrolling their children in the future.