Congratulations to senior Guin Yeager and junior Brooke Bazeley who were honored as Wisconsin Honorable Mentions for the NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Award at a ceremony at the Milwaukee School of Engineering on Sunday, May 1. The ceremony celebrated 138 students from high schools across the state of Wisconsin.

Both girls have completed an array of computer science courses at Whitewater High School and have been key members of the programming teams that have competed at MSOE and Marquette University. In addition, Guin served as the team captain for the Aerospace Jam Drone Team this year, and Brooke is a member of the programming team for Ferradermis, Whitewater High School’s FIRST Robotics Team #6574.

The awards ceremony featured guest speakers from the world of information technology, a question and answer period with people working in the field, and an opportunity for award recipients to network.

For more information on the Aspirations in Computing Awards program, visit https://ncwit.org/k-12/.

Article Submitted by Laura Masbruch
Whitewater High School Computer Science Teacher and Banner Volunteer
lmasbruch@wwusd.org