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Magruder engineering program steals spotlight
Col. Zadok Magruder High School's model engineering program took the spotlight during a visit from Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele and several state cabinet members Monday morning.

Fast Track Lures Teen Engineers: Young whiz kids across the Valley are flocking to Mesa's Desert Ridge High School to learn about an innovative pre-engineering program called Project Lead the Way.

Phyllis Lucy-Manuel, PLTW Teacher, Named Atlantic Public Schools 2005-2006 Teacher of the Year. Phyllis Lucy-Manuel, a career technology teacher at D. M. Therrell High School, has been named the Atlanta Public Schools Teacher of the Year for 2005-2006.  Lucy-Manuel was honored at the annual Teachers of the Year Awards Ceremony on October 24 at Grady High School. News Release

Project Lead The Way has become a hot topic in newspaper and magazine articles across the country. Because we would like to share the good news, we invite Schools in the PLTW Network to send us articles showing their students engaged in the PLTW hands-on, problem-solving program. If schools know the links to these articles, please send them to Ed Hughes (ETPH28@AOL.COM). We will make every effort to include them in this new section of our website.

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BHS Engineering Students Tour Pratt & Whitney Plant
Twenty-seven Berlin High School engineering students recently toured Pratt & Whitney’s East Hartford facility. The students were given an overview of how jet engines are made and then toured the Turbine Module Center to learn about the company’s design and machining operations. The students are taking engineering courses at the High School’s “Project Lead the Way” program.
The students witnessed the making of 3D concept and prototype models in the engineering department and then saw several manufacturing processes on the shop floor, including automated grinding of blades and vanes, and coordinate measuring machine inspection using robots and other computer-controlled equipment,” said David Salonia, teacher of Technology Education.
Many of the BHS engineering students have also joined a newly-formed club called Future Engineers/TSA and have participated in the Berlin Chapter of US First Robotics. “These programs are designed to encourage students to explore and learn more about the engineering field. Hopefully, many of these students will become the engineers of our next generation, positively impacting the way we live, work and recreate. That’s our goal,” Salonia said.

We need more American engineers - Curriculum can open career to students.
Too few students are seeking careers in engineering.
Combating that shortage is one reason Stephens is interested in his school participating in Project Lead the Way, a special curriculum designed to introduce high school students to engineering. It's a promising area for our young people.
 

Launching Education for Future Engineers  
An increasing number of school districts across South Carolina are incorporating an engineering program called "Project Lead the Way" into school curriculums.
 Eighty-two schools in South Carolina have added the program, giving the state the third-highest participation rate nationwide, behind New York and Indiana.

Preparing minds for future careers: Special To The Sun
Engineering: Project Lead the Way offers pre-engineering programs to 140 middle and 500 high schools in 38 states, including Maryland.

High-Tech High Schools Build Bridge to College:
National Society For Professional Engineers, Engineering Times
Project Lead the Way, a national program that introduces a pre-engineering curriculum to high schools, is also making waves in the engineering community. The program forms partnerships among public schools, universities, and industry to increase the number of quality engineers and engineering technologists in the workforce.

Building Tomorrow's Engineers - Project Lead the Way:
Philanthropy Magazine
Enter "engineer" and "shortage" into any web browser, and you'll receive more hits than the Georgia Tech football team takes in a season. American universities simply can't graduate enough qualified engineers.

Project Lead The Way Encourages Female Participation:
The Pre-Engineering Times
Although PLTW believes all high school students can benefit from its pre-engineering program, it has taken some new steps to encourage females to consider the field.

Duke Partners With State to Prepare Pre-college Students for Engineering Careers:
Pratt Press
Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction signed a partnership agreement Sept. 11 to launch Project Lead the Way (PLTW) in North Carolina.

Catching Them Younger: 
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
High school classes get kids interested in engineering; CAD teaches them problem-solving skills.

Future engineers getting a head start on college:
East Lake High School sophomore Corey DeMontigny wants to pursue a career in engineering, and last week he learned two of his high school classes are taking him in the right direction.

North Carolina Taking Pre-Engineering Program State Wide :
Education Daily
PLTW offers students chance to solve real world problems. North Carolina on Thursday announced it will make a national pre-engineering program available to interested middle and high schools across the state.

Students invent future in engineering : Standard Eaxminer
A few years down the road, Utahns might see an open-ended ratchet wrench or a see-through car visor in stores thanks to some Northridge High School seniors.