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From left, Lower Cape May Regional students Ella Souder, Brielle Becker and Katya Simonsen, all of Cape May, listen to Atlantic Cape Community College aviation instructor, Timothy Cwik, during the “Come Fly with Me” workshop at the first teentech event at Atlantic Cape on June 2.

From “CSI Atlantic Cape” to “The Real Grey’s Anatomy,” nearly 70 visiting high school students spent a full day in hands-on, science-based workshops during the first teentech event at Atlantic Cape Community College June 2.

The event, sponsored by the AAUW, South Jersey Gas and the Atlantic Cape Community College Foundation, was aimed at encouraging young women in grades 9-11 to further their education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Jobs in the STEM fields are among the fastest growing, and generally have higher salaries than jobs traditionally held by women.

From left, Atlantic County Institute of Technology student Elizabeth Davis of Hammonton; Atlantic County Institute of Technology student Christina McLaughlin of Absecon; Academy of Culinary Arts alumna Brianna Manning of Mays Landing; and Ocean City High School student Francesca Trimble of Ocean City, during “The Science of Cooking” workshop at the first teentech event at Atlantic Cape on June 2.

Teentech featured a series of laboratory, engineering and math workshops that attendees could choose from based on their interests, including “3D Future NOW,” The Science of Cooking,” “Engineer This” and more. Continue reading →