Haven Middle School students Yasmine Simms and Kaia Lauve explain to judge Kristin Richardson of S&C Electric how they made their light fixture.

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MetaMedia is a free digital media and technology center and hang-out space at the McGaw Y open exclusively to middle-school youth with programming focused on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art/Design, and Math).

On Aug. 13 MetaMedia hosted the MetaMedia Maker Fair which featured hands- on “Tinkering” stations and showcase projects developed as part of a Thingamajig
Competition for sixth- through eighth-graders.