The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) will award $5,500 in grants to middle school students and teachers during the 19^th annual Goodyear STEM Career Day. More than 1,000 students, accompanied by parents and teachers from across the Northeast Ohio area will visit Akron's Firestone Community Learning Center on Saturday, May 6 for the event.

Who: You will have the opportunity to interact with groups of students, parents, teachers and business leaders from Northeast Ohio who will attend this event.  Several universities, along with 24 corporations will have representatives present for an informational fair and hands-on demonstrations to help students learn more about careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math).

What: Students will rotate through a series of panel demonstrations conducted by local organizations. They will then be challenged with a hands-on competition requiring use of engineering acumen to design and build a tower that could withstand the force of an earthquake. The day will end with the announcement of scholarship and Rube Goldberg Challenge™ grant winners awarded by Brandy Moorhead, Goodyear's director of tire and mold engineering.

Where:  Firestone Community Learning Center (previously known as Firestone High School), 470 Castle Blvd., Akron, Ohio 44313

When:    Saturday, May 6, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

• • Career and information fair – 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
  • Opening ceremony – 9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
  • Interactive and hands-on activities – 9:15 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Closing ceremony and awards – 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

This is a subsequent event to the STEM Career Day for high school students held April 29 at The University of Akron. For more information, or to arrange interviews, contact Morgan Hummel at morgan_hummel@goodyear.com.

/PRNewswire -- May 3, 2017/

SOURCE The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company