Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students from North Point, St. Charles and Thomas Stone high schools attended the annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Stars and Stripes mentoring program at the BEYA conference in Baltimore in February.
LA PLATA, Md. – Thirty-two Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students from North Point, St. Charles and Thomas Stone high schools attended the annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Stars and Stripes mentoring program at the BEYA conference in Baltimore in February.
Over 400 students preparing for college and current college students majoring in engineering and related fields attended the event to network and learn from nearly 200 flag officers, a senior-level rank, from all military services in career development and mentorship.
After the program, two students from North Point High School spoke at the dinner. Sophomore Isaiah Crockett and Hudson Garrett, senior, both took the stage to present comments to the dinner attendees.
Crockett is known for his entrepreneurial mindset co-founding the Scrub Club, a car detailing and pressure washing service. He is the president of the VEX robotics team at North Point, and vice president of the Purple Boot Mentoring program while holding a 4.0 GPA.
Garrett is a senior with a 4.8 GPA and is a team leader of the VEX robotics club at North Point. He is also the co-founder of the North Point chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Jr. The science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) program aims to help students understand how engineering and technology relate to the world helping to increase their excitement for academic excellence, leadership, technical development and teamwork. In addition to being a featured speaker at the event, Hudson was awarded an inaugural BEYA Mentoring scholarship in the amount of $8,000 to attend an Historically Black University or College (HBCU).
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About CCPS
Charles County Public Schools provides 28,162 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 38 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.
The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Mike Blanchard, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.
CCPS provides nondiscriminatory equal access to school facilities in accordance with its Use of Facilities rules to designated youth groups (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts).
