Navy continues to spark students’ interest in STEM with HESTEC SeaPerch Challenge [Image 7 of 7]

HARLINGEN, TX, UNITED STATES

10.06.2017

Photo by Burrell Parmer 

Commander, Navy Recruiting Command

HARLINGEN, Texas - (Oct. 6, 2017) Naval Aviator Cmdr. Jeffrey Reynolds, commanding officer, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, joined by Mercedes, Texas, native Lt. Cmdr. Artemio Trevino assigned to Navy Operational Support Center-Harlingen, awards third-place medals to team members of Science Academy of South Texas during the U.S. Navy-sponsored SeaPerch Challenge Competition held at the Harlingen Aquatic Center during the 2017 Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology Week (HESTEC). Thirty-five high school teams competed in the event which consisted of an underwater obstacle course, a challenge course, and team interviews. SeaPerch is an innovative underwater robotics program sponsored by the Office of Naval Research that equips teachers and students with the resources they need to build an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) in an in-school or out-of-school setting. The goal of the event was to spark students' interest in 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. Reynolds, a native of Raleigh, N.C., is a 1998 graduate of the Appalachian State University. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.06.2017
• Date Posted: 10.07.2017 17:05
• Photo ID: 3844119
• VIRIN: 171006-N-ND850-317
• Resolution: 3000x2000
• Size: 1.18 MB
• Location: HARLINGEN, TX, US
• Hometown: RALEIGH, NC, US
• Hometown: SAN ANTONIO, TX, US