Archives: Education
Career Day At SIU
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2017 issue CARBONDALE, ILL – United Airlines participated in the Southern Illinois University Career Day April 22, 2017, in Carbondale, Illinois. Over 100 high school students from the Chicago area, plus 25 United Airlines … Continue reading
Minnesota High School Generates Next Generation of Aerospace Employees
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2017 issue The Aerospace Engineering Program at Tech High School in St. Cloud, Minnesota, is a unique program which goes beyond textbooks and classrooms to offer students out of this world experiences. The program … Continue reading
Wisconsin Student Solos In Class-Built Aircraft
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2017 WESTOSHA, WIS. – The partnership between Central High School’s STEM Aviation Program and Eagle’s Nest Projects, Westosha, Wis., has provided students with an exciting and truly unique education experience and a venue for … Continue reading
Wisconsin’s High School To Begin Second STEM Aircraft Project
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2017 The story of Westosha Central’s Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) aviation program in Westosha, Wis., is far from a story about just a club. It is a story of a motivated aviation … Continue reading
Putting Kids In The Cockpit… Racine’s Young Aviators Program Celebrates 10 Years of Success!
by Stephen Myers Young Aviators Cofounder & Chairman Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2017 When I reflect on the experience I had at Young Aviators, some words come immediately to mind: excitement, inspiration and accomplishment. The most important word, … Continue reading
South Dakota University To Host ACE Camp
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 BROOKINGS, SD – South Dakota University will host an Aviation Career Education (ACE) Camp, July 9-12, 2017. The camp provides high school students the opportunity to get an early start on aviation careers. … Continue reading
GAMA Accepting Scholarship Applications
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 WASHINGTON, DC – The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) is accepting applications for two prestigious scholarships valued at $2,000 each: The Edward W. Stimpson Aviation Excellence Award, and the Dr. Harold S. Wood … Continue reading
Wisconsin High School Flys STEM Plane!
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 Central High School student, Declan Steinke, has taken the controls of “Falcon One,” an RV-12, which was the school’s first homebuilt aircraft construction project. The project is part of the Westosha, Wisconsin high … Continue reading
FAA To Partner With Ohio University On NextGen
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 ATHENS, OHIO – Ohio University’s Russ College of Engineering and Technology’s Avionics Research Center has signed a five-year, $7.5 million research agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration to provide technical support to … Continue reading