EL SEGUNDO HERALD March 23, 2017 Page 7 Community Briefs ESHS Students Place Second in 2017 Raytheon Engineering Games A team of three El Segundo High School Engineering Pathway students took second place out of 30 high schools competing in the 2017 Raytheon Engineering Games in February. Along with their AP Physics Teacher Daniel Horvath, students Ryan Hoerner, Ben Kooper and Michael Leahy actually scored the same amount of points as the first place team during the challenge, and ultimately took second place with a completion time tiebreaker. The task of the competition was to build and program an ultrasonic range sensor using an Arduino, which is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. It’s intended for anyone developing interactive projects. Since the Arduino boards are completely opensource, users are empowered to build them independently and eventually can adapt them to their particular needs. During Raytheon’s Engineering Games, the students used this tool to accurately measure distances to different objects located in a maze within a two-minute time period. The students successfully completed the challenge and were able to locate and measure the distance of all objects in less than two minutes. “This was a great opportunity for these students to gain experience working in a group while using math, AP physics and engineering to find a solution to a real-life problem,” said Horvath. Incoming freshmen and new students may opt in to the ESHS Engineering Pathway by enrolling in a pathway course during the registration process. Curriculum is supported by the El Segundo Unified School District’s partnership with Project Lead the Way. Aerospace Corporation Announces New Board Member Former astronaut and retired Lt. Gen. Susan Helms, United States Air Force, was elected to the board of trustees of The Aerospace Corporation effective March 10, 2017. In 1993, Helms became the first U.S. military woman in space, as a crew member of STS-54 on space shuttle Endeavour. She is a veteran of five human spaceflight missions, including a longduration mission on the International Space Station (ISS-2) in 2001, and holds the record for the world’s longest spacewalk (8 hours and 56 minutes). From 2011 to 2014, Helms commanded the 14th Air Force (Air Force Space Command) and the Joint Functional Component Command for Space (U.S. Strategic Command), leading more than 20,500 personnel in providing missile warning capabilities, space situational awareness, satellite operations, and space launch and range operations. Helms retired from military service in 2014 after more than three decades of service in the U.S. Air Force, NASA, and U.S. Strategic Command. She is currently the owner of Orbital Visions, LLC and is a member of the NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel. Full biography here. Ambassador Barbara Barrett, chairman of the board of trustees, remarked that “Lt. Gen. Susan Helms is a highly decorated and successful military leader, accomplishing many firsts in her lifetime. She will provide a unique point of view to our organization, which has provided assurance to space launches for over five decades.” Lt. Gene. Susan Helms. Photo Provided by The Aerospace Corporation. City of El Segundo’s 2017 Star Party The City of El Segundo Recreation and Parks Department and the South Bay Astronomical Society present the Star Party on Friday, March 24 from 8-10:30 p.m. The event will be held in the Hilltop Park Parking Lot located on Maryland Street, between Grand Avenue and Pine Street, in El Segundo. Members of the South Bay Astronomical Society will be in attendance with telescopes to share a view of the stars and educate new astronomers on the wonders of the night sky for an evening of stargazing with friends and family. For more information or directions, please call the City of El Segundo Recreation and Parks Department at (310) 524-2700. 100th Anniversary Concert at ESHS Performing Arts Center As part of the continuing Centennial Celebration, the El Segundo 100th Anniversary Concert will take place on Saturday, March 25 at the El Segundo High School Performing Arts Center. In conjunction with the South Bay Music Association and performed by the El Segundo Concert Band under the direction of Steven Allen Fox, the program will feature special guest Marsha Hansen, El Segundo High School Engineering Pathway students Ben Kooper, Michael Leahy, and Ryan Hoerner took second place in the Raytheon Engineering games with guidance from ESHS Physics Teacher Daniel Horvath (right). Photo Provided by El Segundo Unified School District. 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