Sonora Makes Waves in Technology Program
Posted: March 11, 2013 at 5 a.m.
Jayden Eursery, 9, an Environmental and Spatial Technology Initiative student, practices using the video game building computer program, Unity, on Tuesday at Sonora Elementary in Springdale. Sonora Elementary is the first elementary school to be one of five finalists for the Initiative’s Founder’s Award for 2013.
Jillian Addington didn’t need more than a moment to think when asked what she likes about EAST.
At A Glance
EAST Programs
EAST started with a single classroom program in Greenbrier in 1996. Since then it has spread to 220 schools in six states. Most of the programs are in Arkansas. Below are the programs in Benton and Washington counties and the years they began.
-NorthWest Arkansas Community College — 2005
-Lynch Middle School (Farmington) — 2011
-Farmington High School — 1997
-Fayetteville High School — 1997
-Gravette High School — 2000
-Greenland Middle School — 2002
-Greenland High School — 1999
-Lincoln High School — 1998
-Prairie Grove Middle School — 2007
-Prairie Grove High School — 2009
-Benton County School of the Arts (Rogers) — 2008
-Sonora Elementary (Springdale) — 2011
-Westwood Elementary (Springdale) — 2012
-Springdale High School — 2010
-Har-Ber High School (Springdale) — 2005
-West Fork Middle School — 2009
-West Fork High School — 2011
Source: EastInitiative.org
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