Palm Coast, FL – American Association of University Women (AAUW) Flagler announces this year’s recipients for its Tech Trek Scholarship. Six students, from Flagler County Middle schools: Buddy Taylor (BTMS): Alejandra Blaine, Aida Moghanaki, Kiley Rogan, Brianna Long, and Indian Trails (ITMS), Gabrielle Duncan, and Clara Tarala will attend Tech Trek 2022 Camp this summer.
Tech Trek is a STEM model camp designed to introduce middle school-aged girls to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Since 2013. forty-two students from Flagler County have been selected to attend the week-long camp.
Tech Trek Camp will be held virtually from June 19-24, 2022. Core courses, workshops, Professional Women’s Panel Discussions, and virtual field trips will be available to attendees. Students will choose one of the five core classes including Qualcomm Wearable Tech, Structural Engineering, Marine Mysteries, Neuroscience, or Computer Science Discoveries. The materials for all hands-on experiences will be mailed to the students before the virtual camp. This year 60 girls from across the state of Florida were selected to attend Tech Trek Camp.
Except for a $50 registration fee, all costs are fully funded by AAUW Florida Supporting Foundation, INC. Donations for Tech Trek are appreciated and can be mailed to AAUW Flagler at PO Box 354873, Palm Coast, Florida 32135-4873. Please make checks payable to AAUW Flagler and note ”Tech Trek” in the memo section. You may also donate through our secure, online payment portal through our website: https://flaglercounty-fl.aauw.net.
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Media Release: AAUW Flagler County Branch