Starbase student Jabria reviews her project before a robotics presentation at DeRenne Middle School’s Starbase session held April 1 in Savannah. Starbase, a Department of Defense educational initiative, was implemented at the school to expose at-risk youth to the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines. The program is part of a national current to sculpt a highly educated and skilled American workforce required to compete in the growing globalized workforce.