HESTEC Week [Image 17 of 19]

EDINBURG, TX, UNITED STATES

10.08.2015

Photo by Burrell Parmer 

U.S. Navy           

EDINBURG, Texas (Oct. 8, 2015) Lubbock, Texas native, Aviation Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Marcus Arocha, a recruiter with Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, speaks with a student during the Middle School Challenge held at the 2015 Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology Week (HESTEC) on the campus of the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). Sailors from Navy Recruiting District San Antonio interacted with thousands of middle school students who participated in hands-on activities provide by the U.S. Navy (STEM Tour II, SeaPerch) which taught them about different exciting areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). HESTEC Week is an educational conference that features events geared towards promoting STEM education to people of all ages and backgrounds. The Theme for this year's conference is "Change the World through STEM". (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.08.2015
• Date Posted: 10.11.2015 01:10
• Photo ID: 2226094
• VIRIN: 151008-N-ND850-404
• Resolution: 6000x4000
• Size: 2.3 MB
• Location: EDINBURG, TX, US
• Hometown: LUBBOCK, TX, US