WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Gregory School of Science, Mathematics & Technology will host its third STEM showcase Tuesday evening.

STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and math. This showcase is called, Adventure is Waiting.

According to a press release from the school, students and parents will have the opportunity to experience fun and exciting STEM-based activities.

The event will feature a moon rocks and meteorites exhibit, in addition to telescopes, a star lab and stomp rockets from UNCW.

The Adventure in Waiting showcase will take place from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

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WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – A procedure can now be performed by a local doctor to determine if a patient has life-threatening plaque building in his/her coronary arteries, according to a news release from Wilmington Health.

Cardiologist Matt Janik, MD, FACC is accepting appointments for HeartScore Cardiac Calcium Scoring, a non-invasive test that can “accurately determine the degree and severity of hard plaque.”

The 30-second test is painless and performed with a multislice computed tomography (CT) scanner, according to Wilmington Health.  It is recommended for anyone at risk of coronary artery disease.

“Right now we wait for patients to have a heart attack to identify them as high risk,” Janik said in a statement. “This [test] allows us to identify high-risk patients before their first heart attack, so we can treat them more aggressively and prevent that heart attack before it happens.”

To make an appointment for the $100 test, call 910-815-8516. Janik can send the results to the patient or the patient’s care physician or cardiologist.

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WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – There’s a new leader at Gregory School of Science, Mathematics and Technology. Krista C. Holland will be the school’s new principal.

According to Valita Quattlebaum with New Hanover County Schools, Holland is currently the assistant principal at Noble Middle School.

“I am excited about Mrs. Holland’s demonstrated leadership skills, energy and enthusiasm. My expectation is that Gregory will return to its status as one of the top-performing  elementary schools in the state,” said NHCS Superintendent Dr. Tim Markley.

Holland began working for NHCS in 2000 as an assistant principal at Bradley Creek Elementary School. Quattlebaum said she became principal of J.C. Roe Pre-K Center in 2004 and was named the district’s Pre-K director in 2006.

She then served as assistant principal at Bellamy Elementary School from 2009-2011, and as assistant principal at Noble from 2011 until this most recent appointment to lead Gregory.