FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015

CONTACT: Daisy Gonzalez-Diego
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
305-995-2060

Four U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen: Mydelyn Rojas, Steven Pique, Daniel Seckinger and Austin Sanabria; Career & Technical Education (CTE) students and staff from schools listed below

Presentations on STEM-related careers by M-DCPS Alumni

Friday, Oct. 9, 2015

8 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Daniel Seckinger - Coral Reef Sr. High - 10101 S.W. 152 St. Miami 33157

8 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Austin Sanabria - Hialeah Gardens Sr. High - 11700 Hialeah Gardens Blvd., Hialeah Gardens 33018

8-11 a.m. - Mydelyn Rojas - iTech @ Thomas Edison Ed. Center - 6101 N.W. 2nd Ave., Miami, FL 33127
Noon - 4 p.m. – Mydelyn Rojas - Booker T. Washington Sr. High - 1200 N.W. 6th Ave., Miami 33136

8-11 a.m. - Steven Pique - TERRA Environmental Research Institute- 11005 S.W. 84 St., Miami 33173
Noon - 4 p.m. - Steven Pique - Miami Sunset Sr. High - 13125 S.W. 72nd St., Miami 33183

The four U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen are graduates of Miami-Dade County Public Schools. They are scheduled to speak to Career and Technical Education students at six high schools to encourage enrollment in STEM-related courses.

The alumni, majoring in the STEM subject areas of Engineering, Computer Science, Chemistry, and Physics will cover the technical aspects of various STEM-related careers, and the importance of becoming knowledgeable in science and mathematics, as well as understanding the technical skills required of high-demand, high-wage STEM jobs. U.S. Naval Academy website: www.usna.edu