As a swimmer during the 2020-21 school year, I constantly faced the disappointment of having to wear a cold, damp mask after a strenuous workout (thank you Coach Kirkman). While I would like to have a personal heater to keep …
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Vignesh Akkina ‘23, Micah Baum ‘23, Will Ward ‘23, and I designed a graduated cylinder that measures in teaspoons. This project allowed us to use our 3D-printing skills while mastering how to make a mold and use silicone polymer.   We …
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During this marking period, Lee McElligott ‘23 and I, Victoria Kauffman ‘22, participated in multiple cybersecurity ‘Capture the Flag’ competitions. These contests—and the practices for them—consisted of a series of challenges in which we used various cybersecurity techniques to find the …
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In the past couple of months, the Oyster Team has made key advancements and suffered many setbacks. Specifically, we successfully assembled our 3D printed water pump, which actually worked when we attached it to a power source, and we were …
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I have been working on EDI’s Technical Literacy project to complete my Senior year as an EDI Fellow. The Technical Literacy project is currently a Canvas course; its modules contain videos, assignments, and quizzes that educate students about useful software …
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Hello! My project is a game to help increase player’s creativity and problem-solving skills. The game is level-based and includes puzzles with scaled difficulty. I have been working on this project for most of my junior year, but, to be …
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Educating children is one of the most important, and most rewarding, tasks to undertake. For several years the EDI in Aftercare program has attempted to do just that — to educate kids in the Norfolk Academy Aftercare Program about STEM …
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At the beginning of the year, the EDI sophomores reached out to the NA faculty, asking if teachers had ideas for use for 3D-printed objects in their classroom. Miss DiJulio, an Upper School Art teacher, responded with the suggestion of …
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Over the course of the Fall Semester, I completed with the help of the EDI fellows, a project that delivered desks to 18 students from the Hampton Roads Boys & Girls Club.  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these students are …
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On Tuesday, February 16th, the EDI Fellows recently met with Greg Mulholland ‘03, CEO and co-founder of Citrine Informatics and NA alumnus.  Over Zoom, we reconnected with Greg from our last visit to Silicon Valley and excited to hear an update about his work and …
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