Barakah Azeez, Syeda Beyabani, Kassandra Hernandez and Jacqueline Rodriguez spent the past school year exploring Droughts, Earthquakes, Floods and Space challenges. This research earned them a spot in NASA’s Texas High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS) program.This program is an authentic STEM learning experience for Texas high school juniors to engage with NASA’s missions and become the next generation of explorers.
“A lot of our Aerospace scholars end up going to college and majoring in STEM fields and, if we are lucky, we see them back here as college students, as interns and then we’ve had the opportunity to hire them several years later,” said Dr. Ellen Ochoa, Director NASA Johnson Space Center.
All four students are members of the Climate and Space Discoveries Initiative. In this program, students explore and contribute to finding solutions that are affecting humanity, and learn from those who came before them. The Harmony juniors took this a step further and have shared their research as an amicus curiae with UNICEF.
“Curiosity, being one of the most powerful driving forces of human exploration, is seen from the discovery of the Galilean moons in 1610 to the first landing at the South lunar pole just a month ago. As an aspiring scientist whose main motivation is to pursue knowledge and the answers to my questions, I find involving myself with NASA is “one small step” closer to my dreams,” said Syeda Beyabani, Harmony School of Discovery Junior.
If you would like to speak with these students about this amazing opportunity and learn more about their space exploration efforts please contact Sally Magnuson , Communications & Marketing Director at smagnuson@harmonytx.org
