Three students in Rocky Point High School’s WISE Program – Sofia Haviland, Alexandria Kipp and Samantha Rozza – attended the WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) Symposium held at the Wang Center at Stony Brook University on May 3.
The Rocky Point School District has partnered with SUNY Stony Brook in this program since 2021-22. In addition to Sofia, Alexandria and Samantha, eight other Rocky Point seniors – Simone Carmody, Ciara Casper, Ava Dantuano, Dafne Estrada Escobar, Abigail Glennon, Oliva Punzone, Ella Reyes and Emma Wismiller – have been in the WISE program since their sophomore year. After working all year with Stony Brook mentors, the students had the opportunity to showcase all that they had learned in a poster presentation.
The program encourages women to pursue further education and careers that require advanced STEM training. They work in group activities and projects, visit laboratories and are introduced to research under the supervision of WISE University mentors. The students have been accompanied to the sessions by Rocky Point teacher chaperones Jill Ackerman and Sherin Shanahan. Teacher Melissa Domenchello was the chaperone during their sophomore year when the sessions were conducted virtually.
Date Added: 5/13/2024