Students from Summit Technology Academy recently captured honors at KC STEM Alliance’s fifth annual Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Senior Showcase, held April 19 at Union Station. More than 300 students participated in the event highlighting students’ senior capstone projects from the engineering design and development and biomedical innovations PLTW courses within the Kansas City metropolitan area. The showcase is designed to celebrate students ingenuity and creativity while connecting them with college and business partners.
In the biomedical innovation online contest, Summit Tech’s Allison Renner won first place for her Mouse Bone Density project, which examined the effect gender and age have on bone density and risk of fracture. She received a $2,500 scholarship from KC STEM Alliance. The second place prize and a $1,500 scholarship went to Elise Collins and Priscilla Jones, also from Summit Tech, for their work on broadening the host range of bacteriophages. Sarah Alley of STA took third place and a $1,000 scholarship with “The Prevalence of MRSA in Schools.” Nine additional projects received honors for being ranked as top 10 projects from Summit Technology Academy. Read more