When Emily isn’t working as a web designer for Boomerang Results Marketing, she enjoys creating Android and iPhone applications for her peers to help them excel in school. Emily took the initiative to ask her principal if she could build android...

When Emily isn’t working as a web designer for Boomerang Results Marketing, she enjoys creating Android and iPhone applications for her peers to help them excel in school. Emily took the initiative to ask her principal if she could build android...

Katherine is a senior at Centennial High School. She is interested in artificial intelligence and robotics and has experience with Python, Java the Scribbler robots, Google’s App Inventor, Scratch and others. During a class project, Katherine and...

Aside from dancing, Ann Lyndon loves being involved in the computing world. She can see herself creating new programs that would improve daily life. She will be attending college, and would like to design websites and any application which allows her...

Stephanie's biggest influence is her father, a computer scientist, who encouages her to pursue her dreams. One of her dreams is to graduate from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. Stephanie plays the flute...

Taylor became interested in computing in the 8th grade when she took a class that taught her about 3D graphic design using a program called Alice. The fun she had with that program inspired her to learn about programming (Taylor can code in multiple languages,...

Claudia has become knowledgeable in Photoshop, Scratch and Alice. She has become so inspired that she has changed her intended career path from chemical engineer to computer science with a minor in chemical engineering.  She is part of an organization...

Iesha is involved in web design classes at her school, taking AP computer science and programming classes at Seminole State College. Iesha enjoys taking leadership roles in her school by helping other students with problems in her web design classes and...

Shakira Graves is a junior at Fairmont Heights High School. She has created five apps for Andriod Smartphones. The first app helps little children learn and become familiar with their body parts, the second and third apps she made were "Test App" that...

Kamaria was inspired by her freshman networking teacher, who taught her that computing and technology will help her be successful. She will be attending the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in the fall to study Business Administration with a concentration...

Garima was involved with a program aimed to inspire and recognize students involved in science and technology. In 2009, she lead the programming section of her team. The team has won two Florida Regional Competitions and placed well at the National Competition....

Angelika’s mother encouraged her to pursue computer science. Last summer, she interned with City of Cincinnati's Information Technology Department. She created a web page for future interns on how to maximize work productivity and places to eat...

Celina has been creating class slide shows and helping her computer teachers since the age of ten. Every summer she has shown her commitment to and love of technology by attending camps held at Texas A&M University-Kingsville that focused on engineering...

Victoria has competed with her team in her high school's Super Mileage Challenge competition, where students are asked to design and construct a vehicle which reduces the dependence on gasoline and oil. Victoria has also served as the president of the...

Shannon's older sister Jamie has had the greatest influence on her, and it was Jamie who first encouraged Shannon to enroll in the school’s computer science class. What Shannon enjoys about computers and technology is their potential to create anything,...

Advancements in technology have inspired Amber to become interested in computer science. From the iPod to the newest computers, technology has always made her interested to learn more about how computers work and to pursue her aspirations in computing....

Sherry loves algorithms because they are used so frequently in our everyday lives; they have drawn her to high performance computing. One of her many noteworthy successes is placing 30,000th out of more than one million entries in the Stanford Folding...

Tanya is interested in sustainable energy and biomedical engineering as it pertains to increasing the capabilities and quality of life of people with disabilities. She has built a prosthetic hand with a team of other students, designed websites, and created...

As a junior at the Center for Advanced Learning, Sarah has already been working on her CCNA certification, which will qualify her to work as a network administrator. In her Network Systems, CISCO, and Programming classes, Sarah has learned about a wide...

Noelle owns three websites, including one of the most popular fan-sites for the band NLT and the most popular fan-site for Taylor Momsen, the actor from the popular show Gossip Girl. She also has a personal website that she uses to blog and showcase her...

Yukti has been interested in science and technology from a young age and over the last three years she has been developing her knowledge of computer science and programming skills. These skills have enabled Yukti to achieve her greatest technical accomplishment...

Quyhn-Chi spent most of her high school years in her school's robotics workshop programming in LabVIEW and discovering CAD with Pro-E. She devoted much of her time as team captain expanding her school's all-girls FIRST robotics team. During her free time...

Ayesha has applied her advanced skills at the Jisan Research Institute over the last three years on projects involving Linux, Pascal, and binary and ternary trees in C. This past summer, she attended the Research Science Institute at MIT, where she...

Arezu’s interest in technology began at home, with the encouragement of her parents. Her parents were instrumental in increasing her awareness of different computer topics by providing her with the necessary computer equipment to achiever her goals....

Lizette’s greatest interest lies in the area of interface design and web development, but she would also like to know more about programming and robotics. She has interned at UTEP under the NEXUS program and was assigned to the W.M. Keck Center...

Through AP Computer Science, Stephanie learned Java and discovered how the possibilities of computer science apply to her lifelong dream of working as an aerospace engineer in a space program. She attended Murray State University’s Cyber Cave Academy...

Erin is a student at the Academy of Engineering and Design Technology at her school. She recently switched her focus to networking and has gained a new interest in the building and construction of computers and has also discovered robotics. In one of...

After graduating from Carver Center for Arts and Technology in Baltimore, Maryland, Lauren moved to Cleveland, Ohio to attend Case Western Reserve University. At her university, she is a peer tutor for the Introduction to Programming course. In her spare...

Because of her interest in both building and using computers to design products, Britney has enjoyed being involved in the robotics team at her high school. With her robotics team, she was able to improve her knowledge of computer programming, drafting,...

Megan became interested in computer science while taking a required introductory computer science course at school. Since then, she has taken every computer science course offered and participates in a mentoring program in computing with Morgan Stanley....

Taylor is an engineering intern at Sandia National Laboratories working on balancing the product-process networks. Specifically her work validates the use of a detailed linear programming technique that minimizes the differences between the desired and...

Jenny developed many skills and delved deeper into the world of technology when she interned with the Center of Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS). She created a cell phone application and online tool that allows users to track their environmental impact...

Wen has been interested in the field of computer science since her freshman year. That year her high school computer science teacher encouraged her to participate in UIL Computer Science competitions, the HP Code War, and her school's Computer Science...

Lisa began studying computer programs as a Freshman at Miller Grove High School. She has learned how to use Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, and used her skills to build a robot at a summer program at Georgia Tech University. She also uses her computing...

Gabriella has Lauren Simmons, an MIT student, to thank for her passion for computer science.  Gabriella joined her school's National Society of Black Engineers chapter in 2008 and was the only girl at the time. Lauren helped Gabriella see how...

Thanks to a required freshmen course in computer science, Helen was able to discover her passion for computer science and computer engineering. In the summer of 2010, Helen was the teacher’s assistant for the same class that captivated her interest...

Throughout high school Nicole has changed her interest from graphic design to networking and computer system administration but she has taken a wide variety of courses including Multimedia 1, Multimedia Design 2, Web Managers 1, Video Game Design 1, and...

Brandi found her interest in computer science during the 8th grade, and has since completed every IT course offered by her high school. She attended Tennessee Tech’s Governor’s School of Information Technology in 2011 where she completed and...

London's future goals are to attend a highly competitive university, major in chemical engineering, and then attend graduate school. She is also considering a double major or minor in computer science so she has the opportunity to create computer...

Since she was young, Courtney has been fascinated with computers. As a child, she would sit behind her mother and watch her work on the computer to learn what she was doing. Courtney helped found her school’s computer science outreach club, in order...

Beth founded and continues to direct a middle school Lego robotics program and competition. She organized four summer robotics camps, earning over $5,000 for her high school’s FIRST Robotics team. For her outreach work, she earned recognition as...

Jaden was considering a career in music until her true passion for robotics and engineering came to light after joining Girls of Steel, a newly formed all-girls robotics team at Carnegie Mellon University. Her experience with her FIRST Robotics team helped...

Jiashan has a strong interest computer programming and creating websites. She likes programming’s strong relation to math. Jiashan was an active member of her high school’s Math Team and placed eighth in the Fitchburg State Math Competition....

Jessica was the Chief Technology Editor for her school’s newspaper. Her position required proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. Jessica developed a website to display the newspaper online and worked on a program to manage story...

Ifrah’s greatest technical accomplishment has been programming in assembly language in order to control a microcontroller. Prior to that, she and her brother played games, which ignited her curiosity and her desire to understand how to create them. She...

Katherine has been most influenced by her mentor, who not only encourages her to pursue her dreams in computing, but who also was the one initially sparked her interest in computing.  After discovering her passion, Katherine was motivated to establish...

Tiffany has worked extensively on community service projects, leading to her being one out of 128 individuals who were awarded during National Volunteer Week of April 2010 in recognition for outstanding volunteer service.  Having been to Japan with...

Maddie is a senior at the University of Chicago Laboratory High School where she is currently enrolled in the pilot AP Computer Science Princples class. She is interested in exploring the impact of social media and technology on our world, and is...

Allyn was mostly interested in graphic arts, but she has also taken time to teach herself about all aspects of a computer. Her family and friends see Allyn as the go to person for all computer problems. One of Allyn’s greatest accomplishments was...

After taking many classes in computer science Rhey is certain that programming and computer science will be in her future. She has a lot of computer science experience thanks to her work within the classroom, as a part of her schools robotics team, Computer...

Emma has many interests in technology, including robotics, engineering, and architecture, as well as outreach to younger students. She is the current captain of the robotics club at her high school, where she has designed and built robots for competitions...