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UT offers engineering overview at WHS

by | Nov 23, 2016 | Education

Engineering notes made during the design and construction of a pinhole camera are explained by Wylie High School senior student Austin Jones.

Engineering notes made during the design and construction of a pinhole camera are explained by Wylie High School senior student Austin Jones.

 

By Joe Reavis

Staff Writer

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A representative of the Engineer Your World educational program sponsored by the University of Texas at Austin pitched the program to Rockwall Independent School District representatives last week with assistance from Wylie High School students.

Engineer Your World is offered at WHS for the first time this year and has attracted enrollment of about 90 students, engineering teacher Candice Lawrence reported.

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