By Alyssia Curry Staff Writer
On Oct. 23, King High School and the U.S. Army hosted Ten80 Education, a program to engage and educate the high school students through workshops that focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education.
Senior Chyna Turner said, “It made me feel like you have more opportunities to have a stable and challenging career and the army is one way to get the education needed to be successful in life”.
Ten80 Education is a team of engineers, scientists, teachers, professors and parents dedicated to an ambitious mission to cultivate students skills and STEM literacy. They have chosen to join forces to help students and teachers understand STEM subjects so that they will excel in their designated career and personal paths.
“It’s fun to be in relative control of your life and for that to be your future which includes gaining insight into how people and processes work,” said Ten80 Education president and CEO Terri Stripling.
Before Stripling established Ten80, she worked in a pharmacy and manufacturing industries for five years. Her career shortly started when she began volunteering in schools to become a Professional Engineer. She attended Georgia Tech where she majored in chemical engineering and later earned a doctorate in geochemistry.
“These accomplishments have been a wonderful experience so far,” Stripling said.
Capt. Damien Butler, part of the strong U. S. Army partnership, talked about how participating in JROTC during high school led him to pursue a career in the Army.
“Leading soldiers twice in Iraq was a great experience and I felt good about doing it,” Butler said.
