SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Freshman students began their studies at the new Syracuse STEAM High School on Wednesday after local officials held a grand-opening event on Tuesday night.
The Syracuse STEAM High School is Central New York’s first regional technical high school in the newly rehabilitated Central Tech school building in downtown Syracuse.
It was made possible due to a $71 million commitment from the state, the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul said in announcing the formal-opening event. STEAM is short for science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics.
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Despite Tuesday night’s formal-opening event, the renovation work inside the school will continue for another year but won’t disrupt student instruction.
The state has committed over $71 million to this project, along with Micron’s $10 million commitment to the school and other STEM-related K-12 programs as a part of the company’s Community Investment Framework with Empire State Development (ESD) and Amazon’s $1.75 million commitment.
Boise, Idaho–based Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) plans to build a semiconductor-manufacturing campus in the White Pine Commerce Park along Route 31 in the town of Clay.
The school offers a rigorous STEAM-focused curriculum paired with a range of industry and higher education partnerships providing opportunities for internships, mentoring, job shadowing, and college-level coursework. The high school will help prepare students in Central New York for jobs in the region’s growing high-tech manufacturing industry.
Besides the $71 million for the STEAM school, New York State and Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) also invested $4 million in the New York Advanced Technology Framework to help school districts in New York build their own curriculum in semi-conductors and high-tech manufacturing.
“The opening of our new STEAM High School is a proud and historic moment for the Syracuse City School District,” Syracuse City School District Superintendent Anthony Davis said in the Hochul announcement. “This school represents more opportunities for our students to explore science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics in innovative ways that prepare them for the future. It’s also a symbol of what can happen when our community comes together to invest in our young people. I am excited to see the creativity, leadership, and achievement that will grow within these walls.”
