Spokane STEM

Spokane STEM @ Gonzaga Prep

By Jeremy Marinos Located in Central Spokane, Gonzaga Preparatory School or Gonzaga Prep, has a long heritage of Jesuit education in Spokane. It has been a school for longer than Washington has been a state with a college continuation rate of 98%. Last Friday, I had the opportunity to visit Gonzaga Prep with the Workforce and Education Department at Greater Spokane Incorporated and found out about two revolutionary programs this high school is doing: A solar panel system and iPads for every student and teacher. First up: the solar panel system. On top of a building where no shadow casts sits nine rows of solar panels. Al Falkner, presi...