Roslyn has learned a ton about building robots and was one of the main programmers for her robotics team. Even though they were a rookie team they came in first place in their qualifying competition and the team is went on to state. Roslyn credits...

Roslyn has learned a ton about building robots and was one of the main programmers for her robotics team. Even though they were a rookie team they came in first place in their qualifying competition and the team is went on to state. Roslyn credits...

Elizabeth was the captain and head programmer for the FIRST Robotics Competition Team 159: Alpine Robotics. She has been the head programmer on two robots and assisted on a third; and she has worked on implementing challenging features such as autonomous...

Diana Liskovich is involved in a mentoring program with the Information Technology Department at Morgan-Stanley. She has learned about the use of computer science in big companies, the way computer programs are organized, the business side of computer...

Madeleyne  is a sophomore at Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology. Madeleyne is heavily interested in those projects in which she can take part in both the building and the programming of the robot. This shall be her 3rd year on...

Geralyn has taken a computer class every year of high school. In the spring of 2010, she and her classmates had the opportunity to participate in the Indiana Technoly Fair.  She and her classmate took 2nd place.  This was a turning point in...

Like many students, Kanlayanin liked to play video games as a child but her real affinity for computers started in high school. She became fascinated with the programming language VB.net and JAVA. She creates computer programs and interfaces in her spare...

Asha  is a senior at Parkview High School. She has always loved working on projects which involved computers and robotics. Through these areas, she has developed a great interest in programming. This has sparked a greater appreciation of what is...

Recently, Alexis’ school started a Business and Career Academy offering numerous classes incorporating business software and computer science. She participated in her high school’s Botball Club, where she builds and programs. In her free time,...

Radina was born in Karachi, Pakistan and came to the United States in second grade (at seven years old). She is interested in studying Aerospace Engineering because she loves to learn new things. Radina has many varied interests, including...

Jinisha took an introduction to java course her junior year not knowing what she was getting into, but she started to fall in love with it. “There is something about that feeling you get when you finish a program successfully!“ She has enjoyed...

Rebecca is very involved in her school’s academic and extracurricular activities. She is the president of her school’s chapter of National Honor Society (NHS) and the school marching band. As the president of NHS Rebecca has been involved...

Ebone’s passion for computer science stems from her desire to utilize technology as a means to better society as a whole. She enjoys an extensive range of activities that encompass calculus, physics, micro-electrical engineering, and computer programming....

Victoria's interest in studying the field of engineering inspired her interest in computer science. The National Society of Black Engineers alumni volunteers also inspired and encouraged her to pursue computing. She completed one hundred hours of community...

Savannah’s greatest influences for pursuing engineering are her parents and her tech teacher Mr. Domes. Savannah’s parents have been very supportive. She would like to thank Mr. Domes for opening the field of engineering; without his classes...

Elisa is enrolled in the School of Math Engineering Technology and Science on the Olympic campus. She has been the executive leader for her Robotics Team and likes to be involved with as many engineering and robotics events and programs as possible. Elisa...

Katelyn’s love of design and programming has led her to do many things, from designing and programming robots in an agricultural class to making movies in Dreamweaver. Katelyn’s list of activities is long and varied: she has been a member...

Since Vivan enjoys both art and computer science she plans to combine her two interests to work in the computer science/graphics field. She hopes to work in video games and animation creation. Vivan's biggest influence has been her computer science teacher,...

Catherine hopes to attend the University of British Columbia or Massachusetts Institute of Technology and major in Atmospheric Sciences in order to attune her passion for computing and her love of meteorology. She is a member of the National Honor Society,...

Robin's interest in software design and programming started very early on in her life, while she was still in elementary school! In fourth grade, she learned Q BASIC and created a rudimentary word processor to do her homework, and in middle school she...

Monica’s father, a professor in the field of computer science, initially inspired her to become involved in IT. She was motivated to pursue her interest further after taking an introductory course to web programming during her freshman year of high...

Since enrolling in Java I at her high school, Meredith Derr has been intrigued by code writing. Meredith got a strong feeling of accomplishment in her high school computing classes and found a sense of unity and leadership when it came to working in a group...

Preksha joined FLL robotics in the beginning of middle school and was enthralled both by the challenges and the rewards it provided. In the summer of her freshman year she was selected for an internship dealing with computer graphics at Oregon State University....

Anugraha is most interested in projects involving programming, robotics, physics, gaming technologies, and web design. She is inspired by the potential impact of quantum computing on the future and is currently working on a research project to create...

Felicia has her older brother Fitzgerald to thank for his encouragement to pursue computer science. Ever since Felicia was young he always encouraged her to be active in technology. The first computer that she ever touched was one of his and the first...

Migela is most interested in troubleshooting computer hardware and web design. On the computer hardware side, she enjoys the building, maintenance, and selection of computer components. Web design allows her to use her creative side, experimenting with...

Kimberly has participated in her school’s FIRST Robotics program her junior year and senior year of high school. Her first year, Kimberly was voted website team captain by her coach and other sub-team peers. Her senior year, Kimberly was voted Chief...

Lillybeth Garza is involved with technology at her school. She has developed a website for her school’s Student Council and works at her school’s Computer Help Desk. In addition to her school involvement, Lillybeth participates in computer...

Caroline was the only female member on her school’s robotics team. Though the team disbanded her junior year, Caroline and a few other students are working to reinstate it for a competition in Miami this year. Independently, she works on computer...

Julia is fascinated by Biological, Biomedical and Computer Science. During the summer Julia was selected as one of four assistants for the Young Women in Computing summer program. Her job included assisting the students, acting as a buffer between students...

Brittany’s mother introduced her to computers at an early age and she has loved them ever since. Her most prized accomplishment was placing 2nd at the Marion County Technology Fair, hosted by the University of Indianapolis. She designed a program...

Natalia was introduced to computer science when she became intrigued by robots and computer programming. This experience led her to found the first robotics club at her high school. In addition to taking computer science classes, Natalia has also been...

Hannah took her first programming class as a freshman because it was the only course that fit in her schedule. To her surprise, she loved it and has proved to have quite the talent for it, even winning a recognition of achievement from the technology...

Gabriella was highly involved at her high school and served as the Senior Class Vice President. She founded her own website, the Girl’s Pokemon Battling Alliance. This website is Gabriella’s inspiration for learning more about programming...

Katie has created many different types of computer programs which include a kick line program in Alice, Hangman and a bowling ball application in Visual Basic, an MP3 player and an Astro Blaster game in Blitz Basic 3D, and a movie theater, a calculator,...

When Natalie was at regionals in her first year of FLL robotics, her robot worked perfectly; the arm/device worked smoothly and it was her proudest moment. She is looking forward to programming many more robots and have them perform equally as well. Natalie...

Allison was first drawn to programming by its clear connection to mathematics. Having first learned HTML through a summer camp, she went on to learn Javascript, CSS, basic PHP, C++, and Flash. She applied her knowledge to create a Flash-based program...

Natalie taught herself HTML and PHP and has been using these languages for years to create independent websites. Java has introduced Natalie to a new way of programming and in high school she had become very interested in learning more about its applications...

In her free time, Kathryn Vanderwater enjoys building web pages, playing with code and teaching friends and employers to be self-sufficient when using computers. Kathryn has been chosen to create a web page for a company called Party Rover and has competed...

In seventh grade, Madison won the Introduce a Girl to Engineering Essay contest which sparked her interest in learning computer science. Since then she has learned everything from Java and raw HTML, to Dreamweaver and CAD. Her main interest is in robotics...

Macy is most interested in database management and web design. She enjoys working with different databases and creating reports, queries, and forms. She was an intern for Tyson Foods working in the Information Systems department. She worked on testing...

Nicole likes to design things, and hence she is interested in graphic and web design. One of her favorite accomplishments was creating a website for a local nonprofit organization from scratch. As a junior, Nicole teamed up with a classmate to compete...

Rebia is most proud of her accomplishments in computing and technology that have helped other people. As the Chair of the Arizona Governor’s Youth Commission – Committee on Youth Homelessness, she is working on a website for youth and case...

Katherine has been programming for two years, starting as a sophomore when she joined the Robettes — her school’s FIRST Robotics team. She’s learned Java, C++, C, as well as some LabView, HTML, and SQL and aspires to learn more...

Priscilla taken several technology courses including Digital Electronics, Computer Information Systems, NASA INSPIRE ’09-’10, PC Repair and Tech, etc. She has worked on several projects that involve circuits; such as an LED circuit board...

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...

Chelsea joined the FIRST Robotics Roboteers team in high school and quickly recognized the future need for programmers within that group. In response, she decided to learn C++ programming code. Since there weren’t any programming classes for Chelsea...

Penelope first became interested in technology when she joined the robotics club on the first day of high school. She was the first girl to join, and immediately loved working on the complex problems that robotics presented. She is passionate about working...

Helen is a senior at Pace Acadeher. Designing and building robots is her favorite activity. She is also interested in audio/visual technology through both her work for Knight –Flix and her school’s theater program. In her free time, she enjoys...

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,...

Rachel first became interested in computer science her freshmen year and decided to apply for the Academy of Computer Science and Electronic Game Design where she is now recognized as the top student of the Academy.  Throughout high school Rachel...