Troy Middle School Students Attend Argonne National Lab Event

Photo: Three Troy Middle School students recently attended, “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day,” at Argonne National Laboratory. From left: T.M.S. science teacher Jeremy Huff, students Destiny McNair, Miah Vaandering, Brielle Phillips and T.M.S. science teacher Colleen Fals. Not pictured, T.M.S. science teacher Ruth Juhant.

Three Troy Middle School eighth-graders participated in this year’s “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day” at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont. Destiny McNair, Brielle Phillips and Miah Vaandering spent the day touring Argonne’s cutting-edge research facilities, engaging in hands-on engineering experiments and competing in a team challenge.

They also heard motivational presentations by female engineers and learned about STEM careers from world-class scientists and engineers.

The students were nominated for the event by their District 30-C Troy Middle School science teachers Dr. Barbara Will-Henn, Colleen Fals and Jeremy Huff.

“It was very exciting to once again have our students attend the Argonne ‘Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day’ event,” Dr. Will-Henn said. “The girls had an awesome time, and they spoke with several scientists and mathematicians and learned about the work that they do.”

The event was sponsored by Argonne Education and by Women in Science and Technology.

Troy School District 30-C schools place a priority on the STEM subjects of science, technology, engineering and math.