19 CHS girls win awards in NCWIT
February 24, 2017
Caitlin Lau is a National and Local winner of the NCWIT aspirations award. In addition, 19 girls have received various levels of the award including five National honorable mentions.
“Clements girls in computing continue to do an amazing job,” said Lorena Lubna, teacher and sponsor. “ I am so very proud of their achievements. Please congratulate them if you see them.”
The list of award winners include the following:
Ruchika Dongre Local Winner
Indhusri Gunda National Honorable Mention, Local Winner
Alicia Guo Local Winner
Angela Hwang National Honorable Mention, Local Winner
Sierra Jackson Local Winner
Eshani Kaul Local Winner
Caitlin Lau National Winner, Local Winner
Divya Nagaraj National Honorable Mention, Local Winner
Uma Sethuraman Local Winner
Helen Wang Local Winner
Jenny Zhang National Honorable Mention, Local Winner
Joy Zhu National Honorable Mention, Local Winner
Michelle Zhu Local Winner
Hannah Abraham Local Honorable Mention
Mimi Chang Local Honorable Mention
Shailee Modi Local Honorable Mention
Sarah Tsai Local Honorable Mention
Vivian Tung Local Honorable Mention
Elizabeth Oh Local Honorable Mention
The mission of NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing (AiC) is to
● Encourage young women to persist in computing, once their interest is piqued
● Embrace an identity of ‘someone who does computing’
● Provide additional activities and opportunities that deepen persistence and identity in computing.
All award recipients, receive 2 engraved trophies: one to take home and one to present to their school. Recipients also receive NCWIT logo bags with fun swag items, information, and resources.