About 200 students from 22 schools around the country and the Dominican Republic competed in the International Christian STEM Competition on Friday at Grand Canyon University.
From left, Isaac Hammon, Chloe Sutton and Caleb Aberle, of Scottsdale Christian Academy, work on their rocket drop design as part of the on-site design challenge during the International Christian STEM Competition on April 4, 2025.Students work on a project as part of the on-site design challenge during the International Christian STEM Competition on April 4, 2025.Isaac Hammon, of Scottsdale Christian Academy, trims the fins of his team’s rocket in the on-site design challenge during the International Christian STEM Competition on April 4, 2025.From left, James Rhode, Grace Zekaria and Audrey Gant test their rocket drop design as part of the on-site design challenge during the International Christian STEM Competition on April 4, 2025.Esther Abarbanell of the Christian School at Castle Hills, Texas, works on her team’s robotics entry during the International Christian STEM Competition on April 4, 2025.A team’s robot takes on the obstacle course in the robotics challenge during the International Christian STEM Competition on April 4, 2025.A team’s robot completes a task in the robotics challenge during the International Christian STEM Competition on April 4, 2025.GCU senior volunteer Christian Taniyama-Mento makes sure a team’s robot safely completes a robotics challenge during the International Christian STEM Competition on April 4, 2025.GCU senior volunteer Christian Taniyama-Mento catches a team’s robot as it veers off the ramp in a robotics challenge during the International Christian STEM Competition on April 4, 2025.Students work on their robots for the robotics challenge during the International Christian STEM Competition on April 4, 2025.A team’s robot completes a task in the robotics challenge during the International Christian STEM Competition on April 4, 2025.Faculty and event volunteers pose for a picture during the International Christian STEM Competition on April 4, 2025.Holly Hopkins of the Orange County Christian School attaches her team’s helicopter device to the release mechanism in an aerospace challenge during the International Christian STEM Competition on April 4, 2025.GCU student judge, sophomore Ysabelle Trinidad, watches as students take part in an aerospace challenge during the International Christian STEM Competition on April 4, 2025.Ryan Li of Orange County Christian School works on his team’s release mechanism in an aerospace challenge during the International Christian STEM Competition on April 4, 2025.Holly Hopkins of Orange County Christian School releases her team’s helicopter device in an Aerospace challenge during the International Christian STEM Competition on April 4, 2025.Elijah Keller of Colorado Springs Christian School pilots his team’s LEGO robot through a course in the robotics challenge during the International Christian STEM Competition on April 4, 2025.
