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May 30, 2017
Engineering
Academy EDD Seniors Present at the North Penn
Nanotechnology and Engineering Symposium |
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Lansdale, Pennsylvania - May 30, 2017
The Engineering Design and Development students
of the Engineering
Academy at North Penn High School hosted
a nanotechnology and engineering research
presentation on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at North
Penn High School in Lansdale PA.
Engineering Design and Development, or EDD, is
the capstone course of a national
Pre-engineering program called Project
Lead the Way. In this course, students
work together to research,
design, and construct solutions to engineering
problems.
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March 18, 2017
Giving Back
to the North Penn Educational Foundation |
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The North Penn High School Model Aviation Club (NPMAC)
and the Technology and Engineering Department
teamed up to raise funds for the North Penn
Educational Foundation on Saturday, March 18th
2017.
The NPMAC hosted an indoor model airplane
fun-fly in the high school gyms to raise money
for the club, and the profits from food sales
were donated to the Ed Foundation.
Students in Dr.Voicheck's, who runs the club,
classes donated money to help offset the cost of
food. Their signatures are on the poster showing
their support for the Foundation. Mr.
Reichwein and his wife orchestrated the food
purchases and then volunteered their time to run
the snack stand that day. The
food sales from this event provided a donation
of over $400.
The NPMAC and Technology and Engineering
Department have benefited immensely from the
Foundation, and they were looking for find a way
to say "thank you."
Pictured from left to right, (Dr.Curtis
Dietrich, Curt Reichwein, Michael Voicheck,
Christine Liberaski).
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March 12, 2017
North Penn
Engineering Academy Seniors Present at
International Science Conference in London! |
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Eight North Penn High School Engineering Academy
seniors in the Engineering Design and
Development (EDD) course just returned from
their trip to London!
The students, Anthony Brigidi, James Drinkwater,
Jason Ellstrom, Engy Khoshit, TJ Schmidt, Scott
Schrum, Noah Wendt and Jake Yoder represented
all 27 EDD students the the EDD classes at the
International Science Conference at St. Paul's
School in London. This is the first time that a
school from the United States has been invited
to present their research at this conference!
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February 19, 2017
Senator Mensch Visits
North Penn High School
Ashley Kister | North Penn
Knight Crier |
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TOWAMENCIN- It is rumored that one of NPHS's best kept
secrets resides in H-pod. During an open lab on
Wednesday, PA state Senator Bob Mensch observed the work
of nine Engineering Design and Development (EDD) student
research teams. Among others, the research projects
students worked on included improving wireless energy
transfer for charging cellphones, creating energy
harvesting shingles that can produce energy from
sunlight, wind, rain, and temperature changes,
developing battery separators that are energy efficient,
and using virtual reality to enhance learning in the
classroom.
Click Here to Read More
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It's a
mouthful to say and hard to understand what students are
studying in Michael Boyer's nanotechnology and
engineering research classes at North Penn High School:
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Advanced anode and
cathode materials for magnesium air fuel cells
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Photovoltaic,
thermoelectric and piezoelectric energy harvesting
roof system
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Microencapsulated
non-Newtonian based concussion prevention materials
But
international educators have taken notice.
Boyer and
three teams of students are the first from the United
States to be invited to present research next month at
an international science conference at St. Paul's School
in London.
Click
here to read more
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North Penn High School,
Drexel University Society of Women Engineers
Partner for Engineering Night For Young Girls
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North Penn High School
Engineering Academy Students Present at Philly
Materials Day @ Drexel University
North Penn High School Engineering
Academy, Engineering Design and Development: The
Future is N.E.A.R. (Nanotechnology Education and
Research)
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Philadelphia, PA - February 4, 2017 - What
are smart materials and how do we make
them smarter? How do engineers make
things stronger, lighter and faster?
Welcome to the world of Materials
Science and Engineering!
On Saturday, February 4th, Drexel
University held its 7th annual Philly
Materials Day. It is a day where Drexel
University, in conjunction with the
University of Pennsylvania, The Singh
Center for Nanotechnology, and the
Franklin Institute open the doors of the
Bossone Research Enterprise Center to
the public for visitors to experience
exciting hands on demonstrations and
Materials Science activities designed
for all ages! |
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here to read more
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NPSD
Partners with the Drexel University Society of Women
Engineers to Host Engineering Night for Girls
The North Penn School District (NPSD) invited girls in
grades seven through nine to join the Drexel University
Society of Women Engineers at NPSD's Engineering Night for
Girls on February 7 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the
Auxiliary Gym at North Penn High School (NPHS).
This innovative program will offer NPSD students an
opportunity to hear from five ambitious and
well-accomplished female students in the Drexel Engineering
Program. NPSD students will participate in....
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here to read more |
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EDD
Students to present their Nanotechnology and
Engineering Research at the International
Science Conference at St. Paul's School in
London!
The North Penn Engineering Academy
EDD students were invited to present their
research at the International Science Conference
at St. Paul's School in London! Please
visit the EDD website at
www.thefutureisnear.org for more
information! |
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North Penn Engineering Shirt Orders! Due
Friday 12/9
The North Penn Engineering Academy T-Shirt
orders are now available!
Please download and complete the linked
order form. Payment in the form of
cash or check, made of to Ayers Promotions,
is due by Friday, December 9, 2016!
Download the
T-Shirt Order Form Here |
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December 6, 2016
Tech Ed Classes Take on New
Dimension
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TOWAMENCIN- Tucked away in H-pod, Tech
Ed teacher Curt Reichwein and students
Julia Santos and TJ Schmidt have been
exploring the potential of 3D scanning.
Equipped with four 3D printers, an Xbox
360 Kinect, and software, the trio is
able to scan 3D objects and print them
out. They have printed out busts of
multiple individuals, including the
German exchange students and Principal
Todd Bauer.
Click here to read
more... |
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November 28, 2016
Miss
Julia Young:
Newest Addition to Engineering
Department
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TOWAMENCIN- Miss Julia Young, a new addition to
the engineering department at NPHS, knew that
she wanted a career in education since she
started teaching swimming lessons.
“I saw how other teachers taught, and I wanted
to do it differently, because I knew that I
learned differently,” stated Young.
Click here to read
more...
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November 22, 2016
Anna Janoff, 2016 Georgia
Tech, 2012 Engineering Academy Graduate, Speaks
With Seniors
Designing a nanofiber based transdermal
patch to improve the infusion of insulin
into the blood stream. This was the
senior design activity that Anna Janoff had
performed during her senior year while in
North Penn's Engineering Academy.
Flash forward four years!
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November 20, 2016
3D
Scanning and Printing at North Penn High School
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Towamencin,
PA -
North Penn High School Engineering Academy
seniors, Julia Santos and TJ Schmidt, are "scanning"
a new path to designing and creating materials!
In manufacturing, many materials require a top-down
manufacturing process. They often start out as a
large pieces of raw material that are processed with
various tools and machines to ultimately create the
final product.
In the NP
Engineering Academy, students are creating a new
"bottom up" process for developing materials. With
guidance from Mr. Reichwein, Engineering Academy
instructor, the students are utilizing an XBox
Kinect game console to scan objects, import them
into software and replicate them with one of the
department's 3D printers!
Click here to read more... |
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October 19, 2016
Summer 2017
Opportunity for rising juniors and rising seniors: Duke Energy
Academy @ Purdue University
The Duke Energy Academy at Purdue is excited about your interest
in attending our program in the summer of 2017! Through this
academy, a select number of high school students and teachers
with interest in energy will be provided an opportunity to learn
from Purdue faculty, staff, and industry leaders who are
directly involved in researching and developing the energy
resources needed to power the world of tomorrow. For now, the
academy is open only to
students who will be a junior or senior by fall 2017 and
secondary school teachers, resident in the United States.
Participants from previous programs will not be accepted. Participation
is provided free of charge to the 42 participating students and
42 teachers. Teachers also will receive a $400 stipend on
successful completion of the program.
Please click here for more information! |
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October 13, 2016
Examining the gender gap in FCS and Tech Ed Departments (knightcrier.org article)
When it comes to pursuing one's passions, the sky's the limit
at North Penn High School (NPHS). By offering a wide variety of
classes and after school activities for its students, NPHS brims
with opportunity accessible to all.
Click here to read the full article on the Knight Crier website. |
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Invent it. Build
it. is an experience designed to encourage girls to choose a
career in engineering. This is achieved through a three-pronged
approach:
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SWE Girls
Program
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Parent
Educator Program (PEP)
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EXPO
All girls
registered for the SWE Girls Program will participate in a
hands-on engineering experience with members of the Society of
Women Engineers. While the girls are having fun building and
inventing, parents and educators will learn about engineering
careers, scholarships, college admission and resources.
Please click here for more information!
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June 01, 2016
Senior
Engineering Design and Development Students
Present Their Nanotechnology and Engineering
research
TOWAMENCIN –
On Wednesday, June
1, 2016 at 7:00 PM, 18 seniors from the
Engineering Design and Development course, three
Juniors from the Engineering Projects in
Community Service Club and many other
engineering academy students presented
their research at the 2016 NPHS Engineering
Academy Nanotechnology and Engineering
Symposium.
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here to read more.... |
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April 14, 2016
Electronics Guru
Creates Masterpiece
TOWAMENCIN – Have you met the genius behind the
blinking prom letters? That’s Anthony Quigel, a
senior in the Technology and Engineering
Department at NPHS. He spends half of his day in
the sanctuary of H-pod... Click
here to read more.... |
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March 3, 2016
Engineering Academy students and
Model Aviation Club members volunteer Oak Park
Elementary School Science Night
North Penn High School Engineering Academy
students and students from the Model Aviation
Club volunteered at the Oak Park Elementary
School Science night on Thursday, March 3, 2016.
The event, sponsored by a grant from the
North Penn Educational Foundation, offered
visitors opportunities to engage in many
different science and engineering activities.
Among the demonstrations offered by Oak Park
faculty, students and North Penn High School
chemistry and biology students, the engineering
academy seniors presented experiments such as
thermoelectric generators,
littleBits electronics circuits (another
Foundation grant), water filtration membranes
and
Sphero robots. The
Model Aviation Club set up a static display
of various aircraft in the gymnasium. Club
members gave small flight demonstrations of
indoor type airplanes, quadrotors, and help with
the flight simulators.
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February 18, 2016
NPMAC: North Penn
Model Aviation Club to host Indoor Fun-fly Event:
Saturday, March 12, 2016 (9am to 4pm)
We're pleased to announce that North Penn High
School in Lansdale PA, 19446 is hosting another
indoor fun-fly this March 12th, 2016.
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here for more information... |
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February 22, 2016
Lehigh University
Summer Engineering Institute
July 10, 2016 - August 16, 2016
Lehigh University’s Summer Engineering Institute
(SEI) is a four-week summer residential program
of intensive classroom study and research for
exceptionally talented, rising high school
juniors and seniors. Hosted by Lehigh’s P.C.
Rossin College of Engineering and Applied
Science...
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here for more information... |
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February 15, 2016
Engineering Projects
In Community Service (EPICS) club:
Students
electrospin and test hydrophobic nanofibers for
NASA PSGC Grant!
Students in the EPICS-NASA research team
characterized their first electrospun
hydrophobic nanofiber sample at Wednesday's club
meeting. Click
here for more information... |
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February 3, 2016
Engineering
Academy Students to Present at Drexel University
on Saturday 2/6
On
Saturday, February 6, 2016, eleven of North
Penn's Engineering Academy seniors in the EDD
course will be presenting at Philly Materials
Day hosted by Drexel and the University of
Pennsylvania! The event is free and open
to the public. Please visit
www.PhillyMaterials.org
or the EDD course website at
www.TheFutureisNEAR.org
for more information... |
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February 3, 2016
Summer Opportunity: Registration
Due for Villanova Summer Camp
The College of Engineering is accepting
registrations for NovaEdge, a weeklong,
on-campus summer program, which introduces a
diverse population of students (grades 10-12) to
the traditional fields of engineering, including
Chemical, Civil and Environmental, Computer and
Electrical, and Mechanical. Students also will
be introduced to international service learning,
Sustainable Engineering and Engineering
Entrepreneurship. Lectures and hands-on
laboratory experiments are taught by Villanova
engineering faculty, and daily guest speakers
will bridge academia and industry.
Registration closes 2/26/16.
Visit www.engineering.villanova.edu/novaedge for
more information and to register. |
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January 21, 2016
Engineering Students Talk Salary
Dr. Michael Voicheck, Technology Education
Dept. NPHS
January 21, 2016
TOWAMENCIN – If you had to spend
roughly 2000 hours at a job every year, where would
you work? In your working lifetime of 40 years,
you’re going to spend a lot of time as an employee.
That’s 80,000 hours, or 9.2 solid years working
around the clock. How much will you make? Will it be
enough? Will you have enough education to sustain
yourself in a lifestyle that you want?
Read more on North Penn's Knight Crier website... |
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January 14, 2016
The
Applied Engineering, Safety & Technology (AEST)
Department at Millersville University is holding
an Open House for prospective students at
10:00am on Saturday, January 23, 2016.
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