November, 2008 Archive
November 28th, 2008 by Julian in Achievement, Education, Future
James Willcox, a seventeen year old student from the Hunter School of Performing Arts has had the NASA experience with another round on the horizon.
The youth astronaut program involved a science and engineering challenge held in California. This challenge involved the design and build of Mars Rover-type model vehicle capable of going over rough terrain. No easy task.
For James one of the highlights of the trip was the chance to see the neutral buoyancy lab used for astronaut training.
After impressing the staff at NASA, James has been invited back in a teaching role. This is hopefully the next step towards a career as an astronaut. Big goals, good luck to him.
Source story from the Herald.
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November 28th, 2008 by Julian in Achievement, Education
Each year students throughout Australian get a chance to put engineering concepts to work through the Australian International Model Solar Challenge – an event where teams go head to head through the construction and racing of model solar cars.
One such team was Jack O’Toole, Daniel Reed and Jason Streat from St Matthews Central School who won a spot at the Australian International Model Solar Car Championships in Hobart. Their car took two months worth of lunch breaks, after school work and of course, balsa wood.
Events of this type are a great exposure to engineering and scientific concepts for students in a fun and interactive way.
For more info about the St Matthews Central team have a read of the article from the Mudgee Guardian. For more info about the Model Solar Car competition have a look at the website.
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November 28th, 2008 by Julian in Achievement, Education
Wollongong local Michael Donovan has picked up the prize for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year for 2008.
Michael is a 24 year old engineering fabrication TAFE student currently undertaking an apprenticeship with AGi Engineering. His win follows the receipt of the NSW Training Award earlier this year.
Sounds like a worthy winner with the Wollongong Training and Employment manager Dean Mortimer summing it up – “He’s a good apprentice and a good guy.”
Well done to Michael. Story from the Illawarra Mercury.
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