Sunday, May 19, 2019

HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL girls attend WCCCD conference

On May 9 some Hoover Middle School seventh-grade girls had the opportunity to attend the 6th Annual Building STEM Savvy in Middle School Girls Conference at Wayne County Community College in Taylor.

The purpose of this conference was to allow these students to explore horizons in science, technology, engineering and math.
Pictures are Hoover students that attended the conference Ayla Bayer, Shiann Smith, Amaya Brown, and Morgan Cikalo.

The keynote speaker for the event, Dr. Susan White, is the refuge administrator of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge in Gibraltar for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. She spoke about her career working with diverse partners to protect iconic natural resources across the country as well as the Caribbean and remote Pacific islands.


Workshops focused on various STEM related careers including mechanical engineering, data analytics, and biomedical engineering. The closing speaker of the day was Dr. Marlo Rencher. She spoke with the students about her experience in startup and small business development agencies; and urged the girls to think broadly and inclusively about whose lives they can impact and how they can create that impact.


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