2020 Capstone Projects

Megan Swierenga
Grand Canyon University
Exercise Science (Pre-occupational Therapy)
Master’s in Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy in the World Today
My capstone project focuses on the sensory and behavioral side of pediatric occupational therapy. Over the past three years I have had the opportunity to volunteer with and shadow pediatric occupational therapists and I hope that through my project you can see all that I have learned from these experiences and gain a greater understanding of occupational therapy. See my website here.

Traeton Burmeister
Colorado School of Mines
Mechanical Engineering

Technology in Music
I am a sound engineer for my church, and I love being behind the sound board to control music. I hope that I am able to spark an interest in music to show people that music isn’t only about the performers. It is also about making the music sound good, which everyone can do. See my website here.

Thomas Schulteis
Concordia University Nebraska
Church Music (major), Computer Science (minor)

Computer Programming: The Difficulties and Successes
My STEM Academy project is based on the difficulties and successes I faced in being the programmer for my team in Robotics club. See my website here.

The STEM Academy at LuHi is for students who:

• Have an aptitude and interest in pursuing a career in the Sciences: Medicine, Engineering, Architecture, Applied Mathematics.
• Enjoy mathematics-based problem-solving.
• Want to know more about God’s languages and rules He gave this world.
• Enjoy academic reasoning with hands-on activities.
• Enjoy and desire academic competition in/with difficult concepts.

The coursework requirement for the STEM Academy includes:

• 11th grade – Science: Mechanics, Electricity & Waves, Math: Pre-Calculus
• 12th grade – Science: 3 of the following: Astrophysics, Pre-Engineering, Anatomy & Physiology, Organic Chemistry, Mineralogy Math: AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC or Statistics

2020-2021 Applications

Complete the STEM Academy application here.