Students from Riverside Elementary East School participated in the 2025 STEM Design Challenge sponsored by NEIU and Johnson College. Students from throughout Northeast Pennsylvania used K’Nex in their designs to try to solve real-world problems. The students placed third in the fourth and fifth grade division. Front row, from left: Rachel Derenick, Harper Stefanski, McKinleigh Walsh, Scott Felter, Maddox Trescavage and Daniel Susko. Back row: Molly Connor, Sophia Pierson, Nathan Wasko, Noah Leger, Brady Lavelle, Mason Linck and Matthew Mercado.