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The Plainfield High School, located in Plainfield, NJ, is home to grades 9 thru 12. Plainfield High School was founded in 1857, which makes it the second-oldest high school in the state of New Jersey. With a student body of about 1,500 students, there was a need for updates to the science labs. The newly renovated biology labs, chemistry labs, physics labs, general science labs and prep rooms were all part of a $2M project which encompassed 16 rooms and included furniture provided by Longo Labs, as well as their design expertise.

The Pequannock Valley School located in Pompton Plains, NJ has a population of 575 students serving grades 6-8. With a heavy emphasis on preparing the students for high school, the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) focus is expanding. A new cutting edge science lab has been added to keep up with this effort and Longo Labs was selected to provide the new equipment. Longo Labs is a highly regarded expert in the field of science lab renovation projects. The equipment was purchased using the ESCNJ/MRESC Purchasing Contract.

STEM - you are seeing it everywhere! What exactly is STEM? STEM is the acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education.  It's even gaining the attention of President Barack Obama. The President is quoted as saying: "Science" is more than a school subject, or the periodic table, or the properties of waves. It is an approach to the world, a critical way to understand and explore and engage with the world, and then have the capacity to change that world..."1