By Will Tuell

While many focus on state and regional athletic championships, Machias Memorial High School can add some truly out of this world academic hardware to its trophy case later this year. That’s because science teacher Jim Lenke and his Space Program students are being recognized for their work on a statewide program designed to promote science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in Maine schools, Educate Maine, the organization which oversees the program, said in a Sept. 6 announcement.