NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING TO HOST CAREER DAY CHALLENGE FOR AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

What:

Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) will host 600 area high school sophomores




and juniors for engineering career day events in partnership with the Peninsula




Engineers Council (PEC) and NASA Langley Research Center to challenge their




skills and educate them about engineering as a career.






When:

Thursday, Feb. 21
Peninsula high school students




Friday, Feb. 22
Southside high school students






Schedule for both days:



9 a.m.

Open House—students have an opportunity to talk to





representatives from NNS, the PEC and NASA Langley in fields





of their interest.



10 a.m.

Presentation by Chris Giersch, NASA Langley education and





public outreach manager



10:15 a.m.

Round Robin begins—students rotate between career





tables and talk with NNS and NASA Langley engineers



11:15 a.m.

Design challenge begins—students team up to





participate in an engineering design challenge (NNS duct tape





boat building contest or NASA marshmallow lunar lander





contest)



12:15 p.m.

Lunch and presentation by Ron Murray, NNS vice president of





quality and process excellence



12:30 p.m.

Recognition of Design Challenge Winners by NNS Nuclear





Plant Engineer John Edwards, the 2012 PEC Young Engineer of





the Year






Where:

NNS Apprentice School Gymnasium




3900 Marshall Ave.











RSVP:

Christie Miller, Huntington Ingalls Industries, (757) 380-3581




Christine.Miller@hii-co.com




Please RSVP by noon on Wednesday, Feb. 20.