STEM Academy Application

Shoreland’s STEM Academy is accepting applications for the 2025-26 school year beginning November 1st. Our hands-on program, based on Project Lead the Way’s curriculum, is carefully designed to help prepare students for real-world challenges and 21st century career opportunities.

Student members of the STEM Academy find their assignments to be fun, inspiring, engaging and rigorous. To ensure that all new STEM students are successful members of the Academy, we use a robust screening process. Students are admitted only if they meet certain standards in math and reading, as well as other requirements. Ideal candidates are self-motivated, problem solvers, team players and hard workers.

Classes are taught in our new Science Wing, a 1,300-square-foot facility built exclusively for the STEM Academy and science classes. Our STEM program focuses on three areas:

To learn if this program is right for you, take some time to review the information found on the STEM pages of our website. Please note, space is limited, and submitting an application does not guarantee admission. 

Interested students and families must apply by April 1, 2025. Click on “Apply Now” below to download the application packet.

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More information about the program can be found on our STEM Academy page. For frequently asked questions, please click here.

Please contact Mr. Tim Mielke, STEM Academy Director, with additional questions regarding the program, the application process, or your application status. You may contact him at mielket@slhs.us or 262-895-2595 x 114.

To schedule a tour at Shoreland, please visit this page. For general information about enrolling at Shoreland Lutheran High School, please visit our admissions page.

Members of Shoreland’s Robotics Team compete at the 2019 Wisconsin State Championship. Two of Shoreland’s robotics teams qualified for State with one ending up ranked 11th place overall. The hands-on experience inspires students to expand their STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) learning as they design, build, program, and operate robots.

Develop in-demand
knowledge and skills
for wherever life
leads you.

Employment Growth
Occupations in science,
technology, engineering,
and math are projected
to grow nearly 9%
from 2018 to 2028.

Wage Growth
The median wage in 2019
for STEM occupations
was $86,980, while
non-stem workers had
a median salary of $38,160.

Source: Bureau of Labor
Statistics

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Collin Doerflinger

Collin was a student in Shoreland’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Academy. “It did a really good job in giving me a glimpse of what I would see here,” says the college senior. In particular, Collin recalls the aerospace unit of a STEM course in high school that challenged students to design and create an airfoil, which is essentially a segment of an airplane wing. They then tested their creations in the school’s wind tunnel. Read his story