STEM at Magruder!!

[Anonymous]

BUT it's only a 4-year program that starts at 2018-2019 for 9th-graders. My kid will still be in MS.

http://www.mymcmedia.org/magruder-high-school-takes-new-flight-aviation-program/

MAGRUDER HIGH SCHOOL TAKES NEW FLIGHT WITH AVIATION PROGRAM
A new program implemented at Magruder High School allows students to get a head start on careers in aviation.

Out of the more than 70 schools selected to implement the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s Aviation STEM curriculum in the 2018-2019 school year, Magruder is the only school in the school district that will offer this program to students next year.

With a growing demand for workers in the aviation field, AOPA is collaborating with schools across the country to help fill the employment gap by preparing ninth grade students. The four-year aviation STEM program will develop participants’ skills in three career pathways: pilot; unmanned aircraft systems, otherwise known as drones; and aerospace engineering.

Once complete, students in the pilot pathway will have completed ground school towards obtaining a pilot certificate, according to Cindy Hasselbring, senior director for AOPA’s High School Aviation Initiative. For the drones pathway, students will prepare to take the Federal Aviation Administration’s Part 107 test that will prepare students to become a commercial drone pilot in high school. The aerospace engineering option prepares students to take a 3D modelling software assessment that is valued by industry leaders.

“With an unprecedented demand for careers in aviation, we are thrilled that so many high schools are utilizing our STEM curriculum to inspire students and give them the skills to pursue future careers in aerospace,” said Mark Baker, president and CEO of AOPA. “Planting the seeds for the future workforce of our industry is part of AOPA’s mission to keep aviation vibrant. We are grateful to the AOPA Foundation donors who make such programs possible.”

The curriculum will be provided to participating schools at no cost due to donations made to the AOPA Foundation, however, schools are responsible to pay for materials and teacher professional development out of their own funding sources, according to Hasselbring.

Three schools were chosen overall in Maryland and includes DuVal High School in Lanham, and Grace Brethren Christian School in Clinton.

22 percent of students in the Aviation Curriculum are female and 45 percent of students are in underrepresented groups.

[Anonymous]

I spoke with a Magruder student about this. High schools can offer these programs, but if not enough students sign up then it won't be offered. I was disappointed to hear that.

[Anonymous]

where magruger HS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:where magruger HS?

Google says hello to you. 5939 Muncaster Mill Rd, Rockville, MD 20855

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I spoke with a Magruder student about this. High schools can offer these programs, but if not enough students sign up then it won't be offered. I was disappointed to hear that.

How will they not get enough students for that "The aerospace engineering option prepares students to take a 3D modelling software assessment that is valued by industry leaders. "?

[Anonymous]

I wish my son was not graduating this year. He would have loved to have this option. Enjoy Magruder kids!

[Anonymous]

Sounds awesome.

[Anonymous]

Students in Magruder, Rockville, Sherwood and Gaithersburg clusters are eligible for the program. However, students in other clusters must attend Magruder for whole day. Magruder is closest HS to air park, wonder if that is why it was chosen. The first class is next year's 9th graders.

[Anonymous]

I believe the program is limited to 30 students unless they opened it up to more sections. It was lottery based NOT application criteria.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I spoke with a Magruder student about this. High schools can offer these programs, but if not enough students sign up then it won't be offered. I was disappointed to hear that.

How will they not get enough students for that "The aerospace engineering option prepares students to take a 3D modelling software assessment that is valued by industry leaders. "?

They got enough, there is a wait list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Students in Magruder, Rockville, Sherwood and Gaithersburg clusters are eligible for the program. However, students in other clusters must attend Magruder for whole day. Magruder is closest HS to air park, wonder if that is why it was chosen. The first class is next year's 9th graders.

I wish the rest of Magruder would benefit from the program but it seems like too tiny, too short, and too time-limited.

[Anonymous]

BUT it's only a 4-year program that starts at 2018-2019 for 9th-graders. My kid will still be in MS.

It's a 4-year program, meaning that students start the program in 9th grade, and it takes all four years to finish. It's not a one-time cohort of students.

[Anonymous]

Well, that’s just what we need. Our future pilots selected not based on merit but rather by lottery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, that’s just what we need. Our future pilots selected not based on merit but rather by lottery.

That is a silly comment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I believe the program is limited to 30 students unless they opened it up to more sections. It was lottery based NOT application criteria.

They just selected people at random? Or did people apply, and they selected from the applications by lottery?