Tag Archives: STEM

East Lake’s engineering program gains national recognition

The Academy of Engineering at East Lake High School has been named a PRIME site by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation. The prestigious designation signifies the program is one of the top engineering programs in the country. Currently, there are only 15 PRIME sites in the country and none of them are...
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Perfect practice results in perfect SAT score for PHUHS junior

Reaping the benefits of studying hard is nothing new for Aadith Moorthy, a junior at Palm Harbor University High School. [caption id="attachment_14164" align="alignright" width="210" caption="Aadith Moorthy"][/caption] In 2010, as an eighth-grader, Aadith learned 20 new facts about the world each day. That preparation resulted in him winning...
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East Lake High Robotics team headed to national competition

The East Lake High School Robotics Team KRUNCH 79 won first place in the Orlando FIRST Robotics Regional Competition on Saturday. Their win at the regional event qualifies them for the FIRST Robotics World Championship scheduled for April 24-27 in St. Louis. The East Lake students, who went undefeated in the semi-final and final rounds, were competing...
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Two Pinellas County students slated for STEM honor in Orlando

Two Pinellas students will be honored during the 2013 Sunshine State Scholars Program conference in Orlando on Feb. 21-22. [caption id="attachment_9752" align="alignleft" width="101" caption="Mikayala Rae Bridges, a Seminole High junior"][/caption] Juniors Mikayla Bridges, Seminole High, and Christina Tournant, Osceola Fundamental High, will join other high-achieving Science, Technology, Engineering and...
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