The St. Louis Blues and Stifel are partnering to provide free educational opportunities to students throughout the greater St. Louis area.
The Blues and Stifel will select a school annually to receive upgraded technology for tech labs, and the first recipient is Carr Lane Visual Performing Arts Middle School.
The SLPS school will receive new computers, classroom furniture, access to the Blues Future Goals STEM curriculum and other classroom paint and décor.
“Finding ways to continue providing new and engaging learning opportunities that expand opportunity for youth in St. Louis is an important part of the Blues community strategy,” said Chris Zimmerman, St. Louis Blues president and CEO of business operations.
“The addition of these tech labs, with brand-new, high-speed equipment, will allow students and teachers to maximize their classroom time and have better access to these unique sports- centered math and science curriculum. We are grateful to have a partner like Stifel that shares in our vision of community outreach and who helped make this project a reality.”
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Jan. 29, 2024, and renovations were completed over the school’s holiday break by more than 40 St. Louis Blues and Stifel staff volunteers.
“We know that this investment will have a positive impact for many years to come for students and are so grateful that Carr Lane was selected as the first site of a Blues and Stifel Tech Lab,” said Dr. Keisha Scarlett, SLPS superintendent.
Each year the Blues, through their Street Blues Ball Hockey and Blues Future Goals programs, reach nearly 140,000 students throughout the St. Louis community.