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The student-run initiative to design a functioning satellite will culminate in its launch next year after nearly a decade of work despite delays.
Washington-Liberty High School senior Ava Schwarz always wondered about outer space. But she did not always love the fields that made the heavens intelligible: science, technology, engineering and math. That changed once she moved to Arlington and got an internship with Rosie Riveters, a nonprofit focused on promoting STEM education among kids 4-14, particularly girls.
In one year, a group of Washington-Liberty High School students built a subatomic particle detector from scratch, teaching themselves everything from a new coding language to how to solder. Now, that hardware and software are set to get launched into space this week, though a date has yet to be set. "I feel ecstatic," senior
In an effort to connect generations, Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation's social media campaign "Bridging the Gap" surveyed seniors and youth to give advice to one another.