The STEM Yard

Feb 26, 2024

Episode 5: 50 Years with Rooney Coffman

Join Alonzo as he sits down with Rooney Coffman, the Director of the prestigious Laurinburg Tournament – the oldest Science Olympiad tournament in North Carolina. Let’s celebrate 50 years of… 

Feb 12, 2024

Episode 4: Renee’s “Tree-mendous” Resources

Get ready to take your forestry skills to the next level!  In this episode, we have the incredible Renee Strnad, Event Leader for Forestry, as our special guest.  Renee, a… 

Jan 29, 2024

Episode 3: Winning with Weber

In this episode, we have a special guest with us – Pat Weber, the former coach of the Carnage Magnet Middle School Science Olympiad team. Pat is no ordinary coach,… 

Jan 15, 2024

Episode 2: Wolfpack Invitational

A special BONUS episode of #TheSTEMYard podcast has just dropped! Join our amazing Alonzo Alexander, as he deep dives into the minds of the Wolfpack Science Olympiad crew, the NC State alumni… 

Jan 8, 2024

Episode 1: Jayne Carlisle

Introducing Season 2 of #TheSTEMYard, where we dive deep into the fascinating world of Science Olympiad and beyond! Join us as host Alonzo Alexander sits down with the phenomenal Jayne… 

Aug 14, 2023

Bonus Episode: Division A Launch Party

The STEM Yard is back with a bang! Join us for an exciting Division A Launch Party, hosted by the one and only Alonzo Alexander. This is a great episode… 

Jun 12, 2023

Episode 22: SONT 2023 – Part 2

In this week’s episode of The STEM Yard, host Alonzo Alexander is back for part two of our LIVE coverage from the 2023 Science Olympiad National Tournament at Wichita State… 

Jun 5, 2023

Episode 21: SONT 2023 – Part 1

In this week’s episode of The STEM Yard, host Alonzo Alexander is LIVE from the 2023 Science Olympiad National Tournament at Wichita State University. Alonzo chats with Jenny Kopach, CEO… 

Jun 1, 2023

Bonus Episode: Pristine Onuoha

In this special episode of The STEM Yard, Alonzo sits down with Pristine Onuoha, winner of the 2022 Genes in Space student research competition and her AP Biology teacher Kimberly Manning. Pristine… 

May 8, 2023

Episode 19: Nationals Preview

In this week’s episode of The STEM Yard, host Alonzo Alexander chats with Jill Fisher, Director of Kansas Science Olympiad and Dean Andrew Hippisley of the Fairmount College of Liberal…