Community Outreach

Holifield Engineering spreads the ideas of STEM education to local students by giving informative engineering based presentations, hosting guest speakers, and sponsoring local robotics teams. 

blue crew - first tech challenge teams 7398, 8609

FIRST Robotics is an international high school robotics competition teaching innovation and ingenuity as students build custom robots and compete against other teams. Holifield Engineering proudly sponsored 7398 Blue Crew and 8609 Blue Crew Too from their inception in 2013 to their last season, in 2018. Holifield Engineering was proud to help them reach the World Championship three times in their five-year history. Employees of Holifield Engineering continue to volunteer with FIRST at all levels of competition. 

boy scouts of america

The BSA's goal is to train youth in responsible citizenship, character development, and self-reliance through participation in a wide range of outdoor activities, educational programs, and career-oriented programs in partnership with community organizations. Holifield Engineering was asked to partner with boy scout troop leaders in aiding local boy scouts learn of one of the many career-oriented programs. We taught the importance of structures by giving presentations and allowing the boy scouts to build their own bridge models with varying structural members allowing them to earn their engineering merit badge. 

community education

The Holifield Engineering facility hosts many varying events throughout the year. In addition to Operation Christmas Child boxing events, we host local engineering students for various engineering speakers and demonstrations throughout the year.

Small educational groups looking to get students interested in mechanical engineering's role in south Mississippi should use the contact link below for more information.