2026-27 Awards Ceremony Chat Log

This is the chat log from our STEDTRAIN Seed Grant Awards Ceremony on Saturday, 29 August 2026.

Time	Participant	Remark
01:00:14	Marty LeBlanc:	Thank you!!!
01:14:12	Erika Jones:	Thank you Joe!
01:16:41	Erika Jones:	Thank you Ebonee!
01:17:06	Ebonee Walker:	Thanks for having me! Go Montgomery Biscuits!!!
01:17:44	Stephen Doud:	Dropping off. Thank you for all the hard work teachers!
01:18:00	Erika Jones:	Reacted to "Dropping off. Than..." with 👍
01:21:19	Marty LeBlanc:	Erika- Fun idea!!!!
01:22:01	Danielle Paseur:	Best of luck Erika with your move. The chomp saws are AMAZING!!!!
01:23:40	HATS STEDTRAIN:	Hot Mike someone
01:24:34	Marty LeBlanc:	Thank you Jesse!!!! You are absolutely correct!!!!
01:28:07	Marty LeBlanc:	AUVSI Pathfinders is also amazing! We were at the symposium recently!
01:30:15	Marty LeBlanc:	Love working with Team 34!!!
01:33:33	Joe Fitzgerald:	Thank YOU Everyone for your commitment and support to education our children. Our Nation simply must exert special attention to Science, Technology and Engineering education. You are a big part of that vitally important task.
01:33:46	Marty LeBlanc:	Reacted to "Thank YOU Everyone f..." with 👍
01:33:56	Joe Fitzgerald:	To ALL TEACHJERS - Thank YOU!!!!!!!!!
01:35:13	Joe Fitzgerald:	Reacted to "Thank you Ebonee!" with 👍
01:35:18	Marty LeBlanc:	From their imaginations to something tangible in their hands will totally hook them in STEM!!!!
01:37:31	Erika Jones:	Reacted to "Thank YOU Everyone..." with 👍
01:37:43	Erika Jones:	Reacted to "To ALL TEACHJERS -..." with 👍
01:47:16	Marty LeBlanc:	Love your excitement Amanda!!! Check out the FiriaLabs Haunted House with Python programming! Kids can practice their python for free working through the haunted house!
01:48:32	Erika Jones:	How fun Amanda! Drones are very "in" with students right now so perfect to grab their interest
01:48:33	Amanda.Buck:	Reacted to "Love your excitement..." with ❤️
01:48:45	ashley.smith:	I love getting the older kids involved with the younger kids- sounds familiar ❤️
01:48:59	Amanda.Buck:	Reacted to "How fun Amanda! Dron..." with ❤️
01:49:07	Amanda.Buck:	Reacted to "I love getting the o..." with ❤️
01:50:58	Erika Jones:	We ❤️ Sphero! What bots are you getting Morgan?
01:51:44	Marty LeBlanc:	The US Navy STEM has some great free Sphero lessons on their site!
01:53:04	Morgen Perez:	Reacted to "The US Navy STEM has some great free Sphero lessons on their site!" with ❤️
01:53:07	Morgen Perez:	Erika, I was thinking of getting the Sphero Minis :-)
01:53:23	Erika Jones:	Reacted to "Erika, I was think..." with ❤️
01:54:08	Erika Jones:	The sphero minis are SO much fun! I love that you can get the different shells for them. The joystick feature is great to start off with and then the block based coding application is very kid friendly.
01:54:11	Marty LeBlanc:	We use the Sphero Bolts with middle and high school.
01:57:52	HATS STEDTRAIN:	🐣
01:58:00	Marty LeBlanc:	Great project!!! I was amazed by how many high schoolers had never seen eggs hatch!!!
01:58:09	Amanda.Buck:	Not gonna lie, I would love to borrow a duckling.
01:59:18	Erika Jones:	I hatched chicks TWICE last year and ducklings once and it will never NOT be cute. Interested in partnering with you!
02:02:13	HATS STEDTRAIN:	⚾️
02:02:54	Christine King, NCTHS:	Erika and Amanda email me! christine.king@hsv-k12.org
02:03:04	Erika Jones:	Sparkman alum here! C/O 2010!
02:03:19	Marty LeBlanc:	Josh! We could set up a mock competition in Lincoln County! Let me know if you would like to bring your team for a visit!
02:06:44	Amanda.Buck:	Burnie, this project rocks!
02:06:59	Christine King, NCTHS:	great project!
02:08:03	Erika Jones:	How interesting Brian! How cool would it be if your students did a crime podcast in conjunction
02:08:03	Marty LeBlanc:	Cool project!!!
02:09:05	Marty LeBlanc:	Bernie - Ernest Jenniings said HELLO!!! You were in the academy together!
02:10:32	Danielle Paseur:	I love this project! Thank you for sharing!!!
02:11:07	HATS STEDTRAIN:	🚔
02:14:10	Bstedham:	Replying to "Bernie - Ernest Jenniings said HELLO!!! You were in the academy together!" Oh my, yes we were, how is he?
02:15:13	Danielle Paseur:	Bernie, I will ask my son if one of his former professors in forsenics at UAB would be able to partner with your wonderful project to speak with your students or be a line of experts to answer questions or give input. I will email you.
02:17:18	Amanda.Buck:	Marty, you are inspiring so many and making such an impact!
02:20:20	HATS STEDTRAIN:	🎉
02:21:13	Erika Jones:	Fantastic Marty!! Will be reaching out shortly
02:24:59	Amanda.Buck:	Marty, just sent this to our principal and robotics teacher. Such a cool opportunity.
02:26:56	Christine King, NCTHS:	I really love all these projects and the impact being made. These dollars are amplified by all of our projects.
02:27:47	Bstedham:	I wish everyone could see and hear these ideas of what everyone is trying to do for their students!
02:27:58	Marty LeBlanc:	mleblanc@lcdoe.org
02:28:12	Erika Jones:	Proud member of CAP as well!
02:28:39	Marty LeBlanc:	Reacted to "Marty, you are inspi..." with ❤️
02:28:46	Marty LeBlanc:	Reacted to "Fantastic Marty!! Wi..." with ❤️
02:28:52	Marty LeBlanc:	Reacted to "Marty, just sent thi..." with ❤️
02:29:05	Marty LeBlanc:	Reacted to "Proud member of CAP ..." with ❤️
02:30:12	Marty LeBlanc:	Thank you everyone!!!
02:30:23	Amanda.Buck:	Truly enjoyed the opportunity to be inspired and connect. amanda.buck@whitesburgchristianacademy.org
02:30:24	Christine King, NCTHS:	Thank you so much!
02:30:24	Danielle Paseur:	thank you so much!!!
02:30:26	Morgen Perez:	Thank you!
02:31:15	HATS STEDTRAIN:	Ron Hackett
02:31:16	April McCutcheon:	Great job everyone! Loved hearing about all of the awesome projects across the region
02:31:17	Marty LeBlanc:	Replying to "Bernie - Ernest Jenn..." Hanging in there!!! Call him sometime! 931-625-2388
02:31:24	HATS STEDTRAIN:	Ron@rhackett.net
02:31:33	HATS STEDTRAIN:	pagarwal@colsa.com
02:31:56	Erika Jones:	Thank you all!