We had a fantastic presentation with the Project Lead the Way Class and the wonderful teacher Steve Simmons at Franklin HS. Project Lead the Way is a Pre-Engineering Program new to Franklin HS. To learn more, click here.

We will be working more and more with PLTW, and to encourage young women and young men of color to consider Engineering as an exciting career choice!!

We had three very special presenters and I would like to thank them for their amazing presentations. Thank you to Charmell Slaughter, Self Employed Success Coach, for telling her story and sharing herself with the students in a way that inspires us all. Thank you to Kendra Powers, Systems Security Engineer, Boeing. Kendra did such a great job telling her story and explaining all that she does as a Systems Engineer. We also that she was a Chemical Engineer for 5 years and what she did in that position. What a wealth of experience, and such a great inspiration. It is so obvious how much Kendra loves her work. Thank you to Martine Worrall, Mechanical Engineer at Synapse. It is a Product Development Company located right in the Madrona neighborhood. Martine is an Engineer out of college for one year, and so amazing!! It was obvious to us all how much she loves her job and being an Engineer. The students really loved her story and we are all very excited about going to visit Synapse in the near future. Martine we are so fortunate
to have you in IGNITE, welcome!!!

Another big thank you to the wonderful Steve Simmons teacher for Project Lead the Way. I can't say enough good things about how special he is. We are so lucky to have him teaching PLTW and for him to be an
IGNITE partner. Thank you Steve!!

Here are the comments from the student survey forms. The kids always say it best.

• I think the presentation was great. I may decide to go into Engineering.
• I learned about the different jobs in Engineering and salaries.
• The speakers were very informative. I learned about what people do in Engineering fields.
• I loved all the information we received. It was very interesting.
• I learned to keep going and not give up on your dream.
• It was a great event, and gave a lot of info.
• I liked how they talked about their struggles and the problems they had to get where they are today.
• I learned that anything is possible. Charmell did it.
• I loved hearing the speakers life stories.
• You guys were the best !! Hearing the life stories was the best part. And learning about technical jobs.
• I liked the realness of the event. You answered all of my questions and we had real information.
• I liked everything from all this info, and now I am considering Engineering.
• It was interesting how each guest got a job. I can't wait to learn more about Engineering.
• I like that we had ample amount of time to answer questions. I liked everything.
• The speakers were very insightful. I learned a lot. I would love to go on a field trip too
• I liked the way everyone took time to talk. I like to listen to their story on how they started, starting from High School on. I would have loved more time.
• Their stories were great. All the speakers were just great.
• I liked how they took time to educate us on life, and how close we are in finishing high school and being independent.
• It was interesting because even though Charmell was scared of math and science she still was determined to succeed in life.

It was a wonderful event and we will be doing many more activities with the Project Lead the Way classes at Franklin. If you would like to be involved specifically in PLTW, please let me know!!

Thank you,
Cathi
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