Forge Road Elementary
EngineerGirl announces 2014 essay contest winners, Palmyra student receives honorable mention
The National Academy of Engineering announced the winners of its 2014 EngineerGirl essay competition recently.
Emma DiGuglielmo, a fourth grader at Forge Road Elementary School, Palmyra, received an honorable mention for her essay, "The Future of Healthcare Engineering and 3D Printing."
This year's contest was held as the NAE celebrated its 50th anniversary. The contest asked students in grades three through 12 to describe how engineering has addressed societal needs in the past 50 years and suggest ways in which engineering will impact society in the next 50 years in one of the following areas: nutrition, health, education, communication and transportation.
Prizes were awarded to students in three categories based on grade level.