Matthew Young, a seventh-grader at
James Weldon Johnson College Preparatory Middle School, has been selected to participate in the U.S. Naval Academy Summer Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Program that will be held at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland this summer.
Young competed against students from all over the United States for a spot in the program.
According to the Office of Admissions, it was Young’s devotion to academic proficiency, community enrichment and leadership potential that made him an ideal participant.
While at the program, Young will explore cryptography, computers and codes, forensics and fingerprints, biometrics, electronics, and robotics in world-class lab facilities.
Through a hands-on learning environment, Young will use what he learns as he creates and programs his own video game, builds and programs a robot to master a maze and wires his own device for voice modulation, among other things. Additionally, he will have the opportunity to tour facilities such as the hydro and fluids lab, the aero lab, the biometrics lab and the Air and Space Museum.
For more information, visit the
U.S. Naval Academy Summer STEM Program Web site.
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