Six local students have been chosen to represent Conwell Egan Catholic’s EAST program this year in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
The team’s seniors Claire Hughes, Zachary Goncalves and Antonio Whyte, sophomores Caitlyn McHugh and Kerry Morris and freshman Sabella Prime-have been working long hours since before Christmas to showcase the hard work and exciting projects that take place in the EAST classes, according to officials.
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The EAST program, which stands for Environmental and Spatial Technology, is an education model focusing on student-driven service projects accomplished by using teamwork and cutting-edge technology. EAST classrooms are equipped with state-of-the-art workstations, servers, software and accessories, including GPS/GIS mapping tools, architectural and CAD design software, 3D animation suites, virtual reality development and more. Students identify problems in their local communities and then use these tools to develop solutions, collaborating with civic and other groups in the process.
The Conwell Egan students will be sharing what they know and are learning from others at the annual gathering of EAST programs from across the country, focusing on projects that highlight the sophisticated technology, collaboration with community partners and students’ personal growth. This year marks a return to the conference for Hughes, Morris and Goncalves. The school also beat out nearly 100 other submissions, and was selected to design this year’s EAST Conference 2016 logo. The design will be featured on all printed and digital 2016 EAST Conference items.
