In conjunction with National Volunteer Week in Boulder County, which concluded Saturday, Boulder County commissioners have announced that they will award $8,000 to 11 different local volunteer programs.
SWENext Club Spotlight: Poway High School The Poway High School SWENext Club is leading the way in inspiring the next generation of engineers and supporting members to pursue careers in engineering. The club has engaged with students globally and promoted connectedness and a sense of community, despite challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Keep reading to learn about these awesome SWENexters! February 23, 2021
Poway High School SWENext
Poway High School (PHS) SWENext was founded in 2018 by Founder and Past-President, Madalyn Nguyen. Their club’s mission is to encourage members to become future engineers and STEM leaders and to be positive female role models by inspiring younger girls. They also use their club as a way to support each other for their robotics team, Team Spyder. This year, thanks to the support of SWENext, their robotics team has an all-female executive board for the first time ever!
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At the ASUCR meeting held on Wednesday, Feb. 3, the Vice Chair of the Student Voice Committee Mark Hanin, shared the results of the Classroom Etiquette and Academic Experiences Survey conducted last November. The purpose of the survey was to gather feedback on UCR students’ academic experiences and on topics such as inclusivity and classroom etiquette; its goal is to ensure that UCR students are able to succeed in the classroom. Through the survey, which received 139 responses, the committee learned that the majority of students rate their academic experiences and inclusivity experiences at UCR a 4 out of 5. Fifty-three percent of students reported having negative experiences while at UCR.
Nicholas Rabjohn
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Three Pacific Ridge students reached the finals at the recent Titan Fast Pitch Finals at California State University Fullerton. Student entrepreneurs in middle school, high school and university/community colleges were selected to pitch their creative concepts over Zoom and answer questions from judges. Three students from Susan Woods’ Financial Literacy class reached the finals, with junior Nicholas Rabjohn taking first place for his pitch of Team Forum. This intuitive app for youth and high school athletes would help players and coaches communicate, allow players to analyze game film and give athletes the opportunity to train efficiently in their off seasons. Senior Jenna Ferayorni finished fourth with her pitch for The Garden Doggy, an automatic vacuum for indoors or outside that would clean up any pet messes. Senior Nicholas Mejia took fifth for his pitch for StudentSource, a program to provide students with everything they need to succeed: a