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Minuteman High School's Girls in STEM Club Earns State Award
Innovative club for girls interested in science, technology, engineering and math honored by Mass. Assn. of Vocational Administrators
Shown in photo are Minuteman students Alicia Benway, left, and Julia Ruderman, center, with MAVA President John Lavoie.
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November 19, 2015
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Minuteman Girls in STEM Program Earns State Award
MARLBROROUGH – Minuteman High School’s Girls in STEM Club has earned another award, this one from the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators (MAVA).
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Minuteman’s Girls in STEM Club was invited to make a presentation to approximately 200 vocational administrators from across the state at MAVA’s General Membership Meeting in Marlborough on November 18. Fourteen young women from Minuteman attended.
The young women received the “Student Champions Award for Excellence” for developing a sustainable program that provides opportunities for young women in high school to be mentored by adult professionals working in STEM fields. In turn, Minuteman students serve as mentors for middle school and elementary school students, arranging tours of the high school, visiting middle and elementary schools, and leading hands-on STEM experiments, projects and activities.
The “Student Champions Award for Excellence” award was presented by MAVA President John Lavoie, the Superintendent-Director at Greater Lawrence Technical School. Accepting the award on behalf of the Girls in STEM Club at Minuteman were students Alicia Benway, majoring in Horticulture and Landscape Technology, and Julia Ruderman, majoring in Engineering. Ms. Benway lives in Waltham. Ms. Ruderman lives in Arlington.
Minuteman’s Girls in STEM Club operates under the leadership of Engineering teacher Becky Quay and Horticulture and Landscaping Technology teacher Sarah Ard.
The mission of the Girls in STEM Mentoring initiative is to encourage and engage girls and young women to pursue and advance in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
Minuteman is an award-winning regional high school that gives students a competitive advantage by delivering robust academics and powerful career and technical skills. This combination gives students a competitive edge in the new economy.
Minuteman prepares students for college and career success, with more than 60% of the school’s graduates typically pursuing a post-secondary education.