2024 GA Participants in GASSSS Program
These participants have submitted a final GASSSS application.
If your name is not on this list and you have participated in the GASSSS program, please contact Larry Woolf at Lawrence.Woolf@ga-asi.com
| GA GASSSS Participant | Company | School | Materials Purchased | Activity |
| Mark Davis | GA-ASI | Empower Language Academy and Children’s Creative and Performing Arts Academy, San Diego CA | owl pellets, magnifying glasses, and sanitary items (gloves, wipes, etc.) | Short presentation on: • Predator vs. prey • What makes an owl a good predator • The basics of owl digestion Helped students dissect owl pellets and assemble skeletal structures that they discovered |
| Krasimir Vasilev | GA-ASI | FTC Robotics, Del Norte High School, San Diego CA | Purchased frame parts, wheels, odometry pods, slide kits, etc. These parts are unique for this year’s challenge, where parts from previous robot builds could not be reused. See complete list in the attached receipt. | Prepared slides on DC motors and electrical wiring basics, theory, and how they apply to what the team needs to design, build, and test. Reviewed wiring with the team and provided guidance on cable design and routing, helped identify root cause for past wiring failures and provided tips for reducing the risk of future failures. Provided electrical system troubleshooting tips and general guidance on the robot build, stability, and maneuverability. |
| Lien Melchor | GA-ASI | Ramona High School AVID, Riverside CA | None | I was a guest speaker discussing my experience from college and career as an Engineer to about 500 students throughout the day. |
| Tess Bernard | GA | Crawford High School, San Diego CA | None | I did two 20-30 minute presentations that included an introduction to fusion, DIII-D and my own research. The presentation was interspersed with physical plasma demonstrations that involved students. |
| Kathy Kucharski | GA-ASI | Albert Einstein Charter Academy, San Diego CA | Purchased STEM kits (Plasma Ball, Microscope, Butterfly kit and solar system lego set) | Performed 4 mini experiments with the class to demonstrate water tension. Balencing drops of water on a penny, making a “water bug” that floats, making a paperclip float and using a drop of soap to disperse pepper that was floating on the surface. |
| Isaac Vega Lopez; Jason Flores; Micah Baxter; Hoang Hung; Robin Jacobson | GA-ASI | San Diego County Engineering Council, San Diego CA | None | Attend San Diego Engineers week banquet event, this event allows college students the opportunity to interact with professionals and obtain career advice. |
| Brian Ngsee | GA-ASI | Canyon View Elementary, San Diego CA | Booth space rental (includes tent, 4 chairs, 2 six-foot tables) for school STEAM Festival | Run STEAM Festival booth with hands on activities using sets of angled block shapes with mirrors, mirrored puzzles, and hexagon shape puzzles; Inform and educate K-5 kids about who and what is General Atomics. Present 3-D printed materials and educational flyers about General Atomics. |
| Aaron Sathrum | GA-EMS | Rolling Hills Elementary School, San Diego CA | None | Judged TK-5th grade science fair projects for the kids and talked about my job at General Atomics. |
| Joshua Pine | GA-ASI | Cal State San Marcos Super STEM Saturday 2024, San Marcos CA | None | Talking to children and parents about fabrication technology like 3D printing and how those things relate to a career in aerospace or engineering in general. Explaining how aircraft fly, how 3D printers work, what materials are used and why they are chosen. |
| Mi Do, Isaac Ruiz | GA | American Chemical Society Student Affiliates (ACSSA) of UCSD, La Jolla CA | None | I was presenting my work experience, professional background, and pertinent skills acquired during my tenure at GA. Additionally, I outlined my past educational background, related chemistry experience at Chemistry and Biology lab at UCSD to create an effective resume, serving as a guide for aspiring individuals seeking entry into the industry. I also promoted various departments within the company and encouraged students to apply to GA by scanning the provided QR code. |
| Barton McDowell | GA-ASI | FRC Team NOMAD Inc., Escondido CA | Purchase of miscellaneous robotics parts for FRC Team NOMAD Inc. competing in FIRST Robotics competitions. Various material for the robot: items such as radios, gears, wheels, etc… | I mentored the team in various aspects of mechanical design from concept through CAD design and final mechanical construction. Helped with team strategy at the matches and general support throughout the season. The challenge was revealed on January 6th and competitions began on March 1. |
| Joshua Hicok | GA | FIRST Robotics Team 1572 HammerHeads, San Diego CA | Robot drivetrain components were purchased. | Assisted in robot fabrication as well as instructed students on the use of the lathe and mill. Also assisted at the competition to repair the robot and scout other teams robots. |
| Kari Moreno | GA-EMS | Pearl High School, Pearl MS | 15 TI-83 Plus graphing calculators were purchased for use by Pearl High School. | The teacher introduced stoichiometry using the “Setup Method”. I supported the class with walking around and working out the problems with the students. Attached are the powerpoints and the problems that were worked with me as the in class help. |
| Satish Krishnan | GA-ASI | Proxima Rocketry Team, San Diego CA | Funding was entirely used for the purchase of parts and supplies needed by the team to build and launch model rockets. This was an immensely educational experience for the team. The rockets built were used to compete in the NASA Student Launch Program (NASA Student Launch Challenge - NASA). | As a GA employee, I was actively involved in supporting team activities ranging from logistics, safety and coaching team on learnings from the build/launch sessions. |
| John Zinck | GA-SI | Benson Primary School, Benson AZ | None | I lead a team of 16 fourth and fifth graders participating in the First Lego League program titled “Masterpiece.” The students filled out a booklet requiring them to draw pictures, answer questions, and brain storm ideas how to use technology to improve a process used in the arts (a concert venue, museum, etc.). This program also introduced writing code. The students had to program a robot to maneuver to an obstacle and complete a task like pulling a lever, raising a platform, or some other movement; with the idea that the robot would be used to improve a process used in the arts. My team built a robot that could be used for security at a concert venue and used to investigate thefts from a museum. This culminated in an expo where we demonstrated to our families and a panel of judges what we learned. |
| Don Czechowicz, Nina Langley, Carole Christian, Alberto Nunez, Shahin Pajoom, Tina Reuter, Erwin Castillo, Isaac Ruiz | GA | Grant School, Santa Monica CA | Purchase of Consumable Supplies for “Science Can Be Cool” Demonstrations. Receipts attached. Event Insurance required by School District. Transportation Costs (Gas, Uber for 1 person, Parking. Cost for Breakfast (Coffee, Muffins), Cost for Team Lunch. | Science can be Cool Demonstration and Explanation of why it’s COOL to be a Scientist or Engineer. Large Auditorium of attendees involved in Question and Answer Session on Science in your everyday Lives, The Recent Eclipse and Scientific Explanation of what was going on. SAFETY – on why all Students, Teachers, Siblings must respect Safety and Examples of Safe Science Practices. |
| Christopher Gummo | GA-SI | Elgin Elementary, Elgin AZ | None | I ended up piecing together sections from the Drone Discovery Kits and modified other sections to make them more basic as I was presenting to a 3rd grade class.. 1. Introduction, basics of flight physics, basics of the different flight controls and their purpose, basics of what drones are, and the differences between rotator and fixed wing aircraft. 2. Code Copters IRL Section: I used painters’ tape to lay out the grid pattern on the class floor and we split the class into two teams and had them come up with their code commands and I acted as the drone and had them guide me from an entry point to an exit point. 3. Things That Fly Section. They used the propcoter flight (straw and rotor) for how rotor wing aircraft work. 4. FPG-9 Glider: They built the glider to go over how fixed wing aircraft fly. We then went outside to see whose glider would go the furthest. I had them throw the glider twice, the second time allowing them to adjust the flight control surfaces to see if they could make the glider fly further and straighter. |
| Rania Battikha | GA-ASI | We Impact Corp, San Diego CA | Purchase of electronic parts used to build a quadcopter drone used for vision detection | Provided feedback on the drone’s design and mentored for the San Diego Science Fair presentation |
| Ubaldo Martinez | GA-ASI | Westview Foundation for Westview High School Robotics; San Diego CA | Will support the Westview robotics club for competition fees, as this club participates in the FIRST Robotics Competition being held in Houston Texas. The entrance fee is $5000, hence only a portion in support. | My focus was on understanding the aspects of preparing and releasing the robot and providing mentoring feedback. Focus of my feedback was on the aspects of design that needed improvement to better aid in the release of a robot that was optimal. During this competition, at least two times the robot underperformed due to limitations that were not found during the preparation/release. However, the root issue was not the actions of the competition. With my support, I was able to guide the students to see that the root issue was a design that did not report or provide status on potential issues. For example, one of the servos was not operational, but the physical inspection and limited checks did not reveal the limits of operation. |
| Joel Petracci | GA-ASI | FRC Team NOMAD Inc., Escondido CA | Parts for building of the robot such as cables and motor controllers | Helped with development of robotics software and with tutoring students on the software engineering team. Helped students with troubleshooting and testing of robot. Coaching and strategy at the events to encourage good sportsmanship and problem solving |
| Max Warren | GA-EMS | University of Mississippi, Oxford MS | None | Networking with University of Mississippi School of Engineering Deans and Professors. Also participated in Senior Capstone Design presentations by listening to presentations and asking questions to Mechanical Engineering students |
| Aspen Richards | GA-EMS | Chapter One Tutoring; New Haven School Distric, CA | None | Each week I used the Chapter One platform to help Ethan with his reading skills. Ethan is a first grader at Emanuele ES Elementary with Cong Wu. These were 30-minute sessions where we would play games (like tic-tac-toe) and review flashcards. We would finish each session by reading as story. I was able to tell that Ethan’s reading improved as well as his confidence to learn new words. |
| Lorilee Kanner | GA | 5/13/2024 | Pivot Charter School – San Diego , San Marcos CA | None |
| Hannah Houze | GA-ASI | Chapter One Tutoring; New Haven School Distric, CA | None | Virtual online tutoring |
| Kelly Seiler Vocke | GA-ASI | Sunset Hills Elementary School, San Diego CA | Supplies for How the Cookie Crumbles activity such as graham crackers, plastic baggies, plastic wrap, foil, duct tape, masking tape, etc. | Hands on activity to cushion a cookie using materials off the approved supply list. The design requirements are to survive a drop, crush, and throw test.Introduced my job as an engineer, discussed and passed out aircraft parts, and led cookie crumbles activity. |
| Michelle Castro | GA-ASI | Pivot Charter School, San Marcos CA | None | We will be helping special education children with Robotics, Coding and Engineering. It’ll be about 20 students. Lead students to make paper stomp rockets. |
| Ayman Battikha | GA-ASI | The Clueless Robotics Club, San Diego CA | Purchase parts for the FTC robotics competition | 3D solid modeling tutoring in SoildWorks; Mentoring the team for mechanical engineering and design reviews. Chaperoned the Clueless team to the FTC World’s Championship competition held in Houston April 17-20, 2024. |
| Jose Humberto Lucero | GA-SI | Manzanita Elementary School, Tucson AZ | Consciot 2 Pack UV Flashlight Black Light, 51 LED 395nm Ultraviolet Blacklight. NEXTORCH 405nm UV Light UV Led Blacklight Flashlights. ACEGMET TR120E Thermal Imaging Camera, 120 x 90 IR Resolution Handheld Thermal Camera. Learning Resources Code & Go Robot Mouse Activity Sets. | Volunteered/assisted STEM Integration Specialist with robotics and Investigating electrical circuits with little circuit boards called Makey Makey. |
| Tim Novinger | GA-ASI | Project Next Connect to Careers, San Marcos CA | None | Attended the Project Next, Connect to Careers event at the Twin Oaks Golf Club in San Marcos, CA. At this event I spent time with various high school students and acted as a mentor and coach to provide career and higher education advice as they prepare to enter college or their senior year in high school |
| Kyle Wirth | GA-ASI | L. R. Green Elementary, Escondido CA | 3 of: Surge Protectors 2 of: Sphero BOLTs 5 of: Storage Hard Case |
I taught the class how to make the spheros roll around in circles and squares via their coding applications. |
| David Johal | GA-ASI | Willow Grove Elementary School, San Diego CA | I will purchase chemistry supplies to support science booth experiments during STEAM night at school. | I will set up a science booth and conduct chemistry experiments for the children and explain GA-ASI engineering products. Chemistry lab preparation (3 hrs), print outs, booth set up and break down (1 hr), running booth (2 hrs), research (2 hrs), disposal (1 hr) |
| Christoph Hiemcke | GA-ASI | Aero Robotics Competition, IvyMax team, Escondido CA | The registration fee for each team is $450, so I gave the two teams I was working with (Vultures and Flying Objects) $250 each toward covering the registration. | I am serving as the coach (head mentor) for one of the ARC teams associated with IvyMax, which is an educational enrichment program for high school students from the San Diego region (www.ivymax.com). I provide advice to the students and coordinate with the parents, with IvyMax, and with the local chapter of ARC (headed by Kelsey Hite). I lead all of the team meetings and my role is to be a mentor who helps with all aspects, ranging from developing a strategy to building and coding the robot. I served as the mentor for all the IvyMax teams, but it ended up being two teams. I met with them at IvyMax each Saturday for the first couple of months, and then mostly at Patriot Park for the flying. |
| Chau Nguyen; Alexander Quan | GA-ASI | Maryland Avenue Elementary School, La Mesa CA | The funds were used to purchase Paper rocket supplies (cardstock, rocket templates, scissors, markets, tape, straws, crayons for younger students) for 12 classrooms, approximately 300 students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade. Each classroom received a Punguinauts book to read aloud. Additionally, STEM building kits were purchased and left with the first and second grade for future use. | Alex and Chau were in the classrooms on 6/3/24 and shared engineering experiences with the students. We talked about GA-ASI and the things we do and build. After answering engineering questions, we assisted with helping the students design and build paper rockets. Lower classes colored, taped and used the pre-designed rockets. The 3rd graders had the opportunity to start from scratch and design their rockets out of card stock and their imaginations. We were there to provide recommendations and guidance for all the students to be successful. After completion of each rocket, the students participated in a friendly completion of which rocket flew the furthest. Top 3 winners received a little prize for their work. |
| Kathreen Thome, Yanzheng Jiang, Auna Moser, Xi Chen, Shawn Tang, Lindsay Ward-Kavanagh, Sterling Smith, Thomas Osborne | GA | Young Women’s Conference in STEM San Diego, San Diego CA | Parking | GA employees participated in the Young Women’s Conference in STEM San Diego by helping organize the event, serving on and moderating the career panel, participating in the DIII-D exhibit and serving as a general volunteer for the event. |
| Kyle Aven | GA-EMS | Batesville Junior High, Batesville MS | None | I attended the 2024 Technology Student Association National Conference with a group of students competing in three categories: Electrical Applications, Junior Solar Sprint, and Microcontroller Design. I spent my time at the conference helping the students prepare for their tests, presentations, interviews, and hands on exams like circuit building. |
| Kyle Wheatcroft | GA-ASI | Scripps Ranch High School, San Diego CA | Holybro order was for ARC drone components including: (1) S500 V2 Drone Almost-Ready-to-Fly (ARF) kit; (2) Pixhawk 6C which is the drone AutoPilot; (3) Two (2) pairs of spare propellers | I was the team mentor that provided drone troubleshooting and club oversight during all meetings/events. |
| Cory Cottonaro | GA-ASI | UCSD, La Jolla CA | None | Mentoring chemistry student (1 hour mentorship orientation UCSD + 30 minutes every 2 weeks with the mentee from January 11th – June 9th) – total time: 1 hour + 10 (30 minute meetings) – 6 hours |
| Alexandra Busalacchi | GA-EMS | Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast, East Troy, MI | None | I spent the week volunteering at Girl Scout Camp for girls in grades K-12. We have a variety of stations that allow for this exposure: Robotics, Woodworking, Nature, “Plumbing” (uses plumbing pieces to make a project), Coding, and navigation. Each group of girls attend the various stations throughout the week. With my group I took them around and help teach them the knowledge needed for the stations. |
| Kathreen Thome, Kathryn Birdsong, Shawn Tang, Auna Moser, Tess Bernard, Galina Avdeeva, Xi Chen, Yanzheng Jiang | GA | American Association of University Women (AAUW), San Diego, CA | Funding paid for parking at UCSD for the in person San Diego TechTrek | GA employees participated in the AAUW UCSD and Virtual TechTrek events. For each camp, a spectroscope workshop was given and a DIII-D tour with four total activities for the students. |
| George Katsanis, Tri Do, David Duncan, Jonathan Swartz | GA-ASI | Shoal Creek Elementary School, San Diego CA | Each of the four of us will purchase the following items for our respective teams. First Lego League Explore Team Registration (includes Explore Lego set); Lego Education SPIKE Essential Kit | George and David where the head coaches for their teams. Tri and Jonathan were assistant coaches on their teams. The four of us were all on separate teams. All of us supported our teams by setting up and hosting team meetings, guiding the students through the season’s lesson plan, helping students prepare for the Festival, and supporting the students at the Festival. We had a very successful rookie season in 2023 with five teams and 28 students participating. All of our teams participated at San Diego FLL Festivals in Dec-2023 which included giving a poster presentation to judges followed by a robotics competition. Three of our teams progressed to the regional championship Festival in Mission Viejo which was held in Jan-2024. The GASSSS funding has made a big difference in making FLL accessible to our students and families! |
| Bonnie Neptune | GA-ASI | UCSD, La Jolla, CA | None | Attended the UCSD USRA (Undergraduate Summer Research Awards) Poster Session on 9/6/2024. Worked the GA recruiting and information table set up at the event to recruit and inform UCSD students about careers at GA. |
| Isaac Vega Lopez; Amy Bozek | GA-EMS | X-STEM, San Diego | Parking at X-STEM venue | Isaac – Coordination and support during X-STEM workshops; Amy – Subject Matter Expert as a workshop speaker |
| Alan W. Snyder; Jason Flores; Ryan Henderson; Micah Baxter; Andrew Hnat; Andre Pate | GA-ASI | X-STEM Workshop 2024; Friday 13 September 2024 | Parking at X-STEM event | Coordinated XSTEM GA-ASI Additive Manufacturing Workshop Nine / Room 16B “Additive Wizards of Design” hosted by General Atomics; 3X workshops taught by the group; 280+ middle school and high school students participated; 4 schools were represented in our 3 workshops (Calavera Hills, San Elijo, SCY, Yeshiva); 7 GA employees participated in the workshop; Students learned about General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, additive manufacturing technologies, the 3D printing process; The workshop focused on how to design and 3D print an object (spinning top) |
| Cecilia Juarez; Magaly Juarez; Evan Brown; Oscar Gutierrez | GA-EMS | X-STEM Workshop 2024; Friday 13 September 2025 | Parking at X-STEM event | Coordinated XSTEM GA-ASI Additive Manufacturing Workshop Nine / Room 16B “Additive Wizards of Design” hosted by General Atomics; 3X workshops taught by the group; 280+ middle school and high school students participated; 4 schools were represented in our 3 workshops (Calavera Hills, San Elijo, SCY, Yeshiva); 7 GA employees participated in the workshop; Students learned about General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, additive manufacturing technologies, the 3D printing process; The workshop focused on how to design and 3D print an object (spinning top) |
| Yangyang Yu | GA-ASI | CyberAegis team members are from Oak Valley Middle School, Design 39 Campus, and Del Norte High School, San Diego CA | Competition team registration fees for Air Force Assoication CyberPatriot 17 (2024-2025) | CyberAegis in-person class parent volunteer |
| Katherine Kucharski | GA-ASI | Miramar Airshow, San Diego CA | None | I set up and manned a booth at the Miramar Airshow’s Tech and Innovation Hangar. The both had aircraft parts and we were able to attract the interest of aviation enthusiasts of all ages. |
| Kevin Williams | GA-ASI | Scripps Ranch High School, San Diego CA | Standard Framing Kit #100 – MID550 (QTY 3) | Presentation to the class on the principles of engineering design iteration with examples from real world projects. Receiving and delivery of the materials to the classroom. |
| Jason Floquet | GA-ASI | Scripps Ranch High School, San Diego CA | Standard Framing Kit #100 – MID550 (QTY 3) | Presentation to the class on the principles of engineering design iteration with examples from real world projects. Receiving and delivery of the materials to the classroom. |
| Koan Ng | GA-ASI | San Diego State University, San Diego CA | None | I participated in a Career Panel as a Panelist. The event consisted of speaking to college students and answering questions regarding my position in GA, application experience, career path, etc. |
| Grace Jiang, Brennan Lutkewitte, Travis Moyer, Anna Sophia Warren Rorrer, Kyely Than, Jason Hong | GA-EMS | Mesa Middle School, Castle Rock, CO | 9 STEM robot kits, 4 astronaut prizes for competition | The GA team hosted a workshop series at Mesa Middle School in Castle Rock with 6-8th graders. The series includes a mission where the students had been assigned requirements, build the robot to complete the requirements through software block coding, and demonstrate the project in the end. |
| Laura Tran, Chandana Sengupta, Christina Tran | GA-ASI | Mira Mesa High School, San Diego CA | Funds will go towards equipment/supplies, goodies, and registration/tournament fees related to Science Olympiad competitions. | Assisting students prepared for competitions by setting up and proctor mocked up various events. -Bought supplies and helped high school students make slime and elephant toothpaste for elementary school’s on science night. |
| Kas Ebrahim | GA-EMS | Chapter One Tutoring; New Haven School District, CA | None | Participate in Chapter One Program |
| Eric Brooks | GA-ASI | Orangewood High School, Redlands Unified (Orangewood) | None | This will be outdoors event called Trades of Quad. I will be discussing what I currently do as far as design,and building composite parts. |
| Tracy Schmidt | GA-ASI | Project Next Connect to Careers, San Marcos CA | None | Participated in the Connect to Careers event that took place on May 21st at the Twin Oaks Golf Club. At the event I participated in discussions with students, the workers of tomorrow, whom we empower to build the skills and experience needed for future jobs at General Atomics and other companies across North County San Diego. |
| Joe Connell | GA-ASI | Home School Science Fair Judge , San Diego CA | None - TBD | Home School Science Fair Judge – 7-February-2024, 9 am to 1 pm. I judged a Science Fair for Elementary and Middle School kids at Grace Brethren Church School, at 3455 Atlas St, San Diego. |
| Ben Peuker | GA-ASI | Escondido Charter High School, Escondido CA | None | I participated in Escondido Charter High School’s Senior Project Exhibition as an industry/alumni panelist. I reviewed the senior projects of several high school students, listened to presentations about the projects, and provided constructive feedback to the students. I also spent some time after the event with several STEM-bound students and was able to share information about my own educational and career journeys with them. |
| Matthew Myrhum | GA-ASI | Cal State San Marcos Super STEM Saturday 2024, San Marcos CA | None | Assisted with student outreach on San Marcos campus as representatives of GA-ASI. STEM Saturday. |
| Zachary Simon | GA-ASI | FIRST Tech Challenge, Indiana | None | Served as a judge for a youth robotics program. Participated in a few zoom calls to complete interviews and have discussions with other volunteers to complete judging activities. |
| Andrew Hnat | GA-ASI | Los Penasquitos Elementary School, San Diego CA | None | Attended the Los Penasquitos Elementary School College and Career Fair. At this event, a GA booth was setup that showcased some of GA-ASI’s products (scale aircraft models) and how GA-ASI (and other GA divisions) use Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) to develop new products for prototyping and full-rate production. The booth featured the newly-acquired GASSSS desktop 3D printer, and had the printer running throughout the entire event, printing mini MQ9 snap-together models (designed and setup for the GASSSS printer by myself). Students from grades Kindergarten to 5th grade attended the event (approximately 300 students), and students that came up to the booth and asked a “good” question got to take home a mini MQ9 3D printed model. Students asked various questions about what kind of parts we print, how do you design parts for 3D printing, what type of degree did I study to use 3D printing? |
| Thomas Dittmann and Timothy Fasel | GA-ASI | Carmel Creek Elementary, San Diego CA | (1) STEM Bins Comprehensive Kit (8) STEM Explorers Pixel Art Challenge (1) Brain Flakes (1) 10 in 1 STEM Activity (2) 6-pack Classroom Storage Bins (1) MAGNA Tiles (1) Dry Erase Sleeves (1) Dry Erase Markers (4) Building Blocks (1) Sensory Tubes (1) Magnetic Math Ten Frame (1) Addition and Subtraction Cards (1) Math Dominos (1) Math Workstations Book |
Classroom demonstration using the new math and STEM supplies, including edible fractions using chocolate and the book “The Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Fractions Book.” |
| Natalio R. Panzarini | GA-ASI | Olympian High School, San Diego CA | None | Created, set up, and presented a 30 minute talk about going into the field of software development. This same presentation was used for four different sections. I conveyed different approaches to entering into software development and used my own experiences to illustrate how to get a job at a place like GA. |
| Zebediah Krantz | GA-SI | Coquille High School, Coquille, OR | First Tech challenge “Into the Deep” | This year, I was able to spend most of my time helping our 4th team made up of mostly Freshmen students as they strategized over design considerations and actual building of their test robot. The upper classmen knew what they wanted to design and needed very little help. |
| Stephen De La Cruz | GA-ASI | Orangewood High School, Redlands Unified (Orangewood) | None | This event was held in the quad/open space where the students would visit various tables staffed by various companies, organizations, and colleges. Several discussions where held with various participants. With the students, discussions covered how to become pilots or mechanics and guided them towards another presenter, a local college, that provides that type pf training. Additional conversations covered small UAS and how they can be used for video production. Conversations with other schools, like the local college that has an aviation program, were mainly about minimum hours and rating required to be a GA UAV pilot or maintainer. Discussions with the Redlands Chamber of Commerce pointed them towards the GA Careers website. |