Bowmar Elementary School sixth-grader Amber Gaston, above, talks with STEM lab teacher Tondria Ferracci about her brainstorming ideas along with fellow student, Raven Thompson. Ferracci attributes the school’s success at this year’s Regional Science Fair held at Jackson State University to the new lab. Amber is the daughter of Sharunda Flagg and Ramell Gaston and Raven is the daughter of Sonya Washington and Rodney Thompson.