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Today's high school students─YOU─have the capacity to change the future of the world by developing systems for
cleaner water, safer vehicles, improved communications, advanced robotics, space travel, elimination of disease, and
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![Sebastian Drezek '24 discusses work being done by Rocketry Club]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695237368/penningtonorg/bakq2exgjj0p3qefldzw/STEMSpeakerDrezek.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695237368/penningtonorg/bakq2exgjj0p3qefldzw/STEMSpeakerDrezek.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1695237368/penningtonorg/bakq2exgjj0p3qefldzw/STEMSpeakerDrezek.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1695237368/penningtonorg/bakq2exgjj0p3qefldzw/STEMSpeakerDrezek.jpg","width":1095}])
On Friday, September 15, senior Sebastian Drezek gave a presentation about his work with the Pennington Rocketry Club called “How We Built the Tallest Rocket Ever Built By a High School.”
![Tina Alt '88 discusses careers in healthcare]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682441434/penningtonorg/rm3lxh155khk6snwkfap/TinaAltNews.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1682441434/penningtonorg/rm3lxh155khk6snwkfap/TinaAltNews.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1682441434/penningtonorg/rm3lxh155khk6snwkfap/TinaAltNews.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1682441434/penningtonorg/rm3lxh155khk6snwkfap/TinaAltNews.jpg","width":1095}])
Tina Alt ’88 spoke with Applied Science students on Thursday, April 20, about the many kinds of professions in the healthcare field and her journey to becoming a physician’s assistant.
![Better Kitchen Sink club wins second-place prize in World Series of Innovation Competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682430246/penningtonorg/kjt1wkfqz4etibqhl8jq/BetterKitchenSinkNews.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1682430246/penningtonorg/kjt1wkfqz4etibqhl8jq/BetterKitchenSinkNews.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1682430246/penningtonorg/kjt1wkfqz4etibqhl8jq/BetterKitchenSinkNews.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1682430246/penningtonorg/kjt1wkfqz4etibqhl8jq/BetterKitchenSinkNews.jpg","width":1095}])
The Better Kitchen Sink club has been working to supply people in Malawi with a water filtration system for use in communities with limited access to clean water. The team was awarded the second-place prize in the Fresh Water Action Challenge category, earning $600 to continue the work on their filter.