The South Carolina Junior Academy of Science (generally referred to by its acronym SCJAS) is an organization aligned with the South Carolina Academy of Sciences. Our main focus is to organize opportunities, such as workshops and conferences, to enable South Carolina Middle and High School students to expand their STEM knowledge and share their scientific achievements. In addition, these same workshops and conferences should enable MS and HS teachers to likewise expand their STEM knowledge as well as support their pedagogical development as STEM teachers.