Chieftain Publishes Article About Summer Science Program for Girls
July 22, 2019
Report John Larson of El Defensor Chieftain wrote a feature article about the Tech Trek summe science program for high school girls. The program is organized by the Albuquerque chapter of the American Association of University Women, in conjunction with the Socorro chapter of the AAUW and the Bureau of Geology.
Here is an excerpt of Larson's story. Click the link at the bottom to read the full story.
Socorro County girls take Tech Trek for STEM
“I liked being able to see New Mexico in a way that I haven’t before.”
That’s the way one young aspiring scientist said about attending Tech Trek, a week-long camp at New Mexico Tech campus for girls who are passionate about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The American Association of University Women of New Mexico sponsored Tech Trek for the fifth year in a row
in Socorro. A total of 60 girls from all over New Mexico attended, including four from Socorro County – Madilyn Bennett and Karen Navrotsky from Cottonwood Valley Charter School, Angelica Jaquez-Quinonez from Sarracino Middle School, and Katelyn Stockham from Alamo Navajo Middle School.
“They come from schools all over the state,” AAUW board member Cheri Burch said. “That’s our goal, to reach out to girls from all over the state, so we try to get girls from all the rural areas. They learn so many new things, that is what’s so impressive.”
Burch said the girls were immersed in a world that empowers and encourages them to think about themselves as future scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and computer specialists.
Click here to read the full article
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