“Master scientist Grand Hank” (aka Tyraine Ragsdale), a 30-year resident of Glenside and a promoter of large STEM events for youth nationwide, paid a visit to Cheltenham School District’s Elkins Park School on Thursday, May 9.

Ragsdale said he was reunited with his longtime friend and principal Dr. Crystal Clark during the event, which featured two shows for fifth and sixth graders.

His daughter, DJ Tyrina R., attended Elkins Park and was reunited with her former teacher Mr. Smith.

“The students had a ball learning about the important role STEM plays in our everyday lives,” Ragsdale said.

In related news, Ragsdale has begun renovations and construction of the new Grand Hank STEM Center for Inner City Youth, located adjacent to LaSalle University in Philadelphia. He expects to open by late summer 2024.

A former research chemist for Johnson & Johnson, Ragsdale founded Grand Hank Productions, Incorporated, a multimedia education company, in 1989. For our previous coverage of the genesis of Grand Hank, you can click here.

For more information, you can visit his website and Facebook page. To learn about Grand Hank’s 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, The Knowledge Factory, Inc., you can click here.

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Photos: Grand Hank