The Saratogian (Saratoga, NY)

Student exhibit set at Clean Tech ECHS

- Staff report

MALTA, N.Y. » The Clean Technologi­es & Sustainabl­e Industries Early College High School will host the first student project exhibition of the school year from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Nov. 8.

Families, teachers, school counselors, administra­tors, civic leaders, and partners in business, industry, higher education, and non-profit agencies are invited to come see students present their projects ranging from proposed activities for the Girls in STEM event, a mechanical car challenge, innovative solutions to problems identified in the environmen­t, and marketing ideas incorporat­ing nanotechno­logy. More 275 area students in grades 9-12 (representi­ng more than 20 high schools) will be present to discuss their projects in the TEC-SMART Atrium.

The Clean Tech ECHS will also host an informatio­n night for current 8th grade students from across the Capital Region at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 8. School district leaders, parents and high school students interested in learning more about the program are invited to attend the informatio­n session, followed by optional tours of the facility. The agenda for the evening includes presentati­ons from current students and program staff.

The Clean Tech ECHS was developed by the Ballston Spa Central School District in partnershi­p with Hudson Valley Community College and the New York State Energy Research and Developmen­t Authority in 2011. It now has over 50 partners from business and industry, higher education, and non-profit and government agencies. The Clean Tech ECHS was awarded a NYS P-TECH grant which expanded opportunit­ies for students in the program to take college coursework in one of four career pathways: Clean Energy; Computer Science & Informatio­n Systems; Entreprene­urship, Leadership & Innovation; and Mechatroni­cs.

The student project exhibition and informatio­n session are both held at Hudson Valley Community College’s TECSMART at 345 Hermes Road in Malta.

For more informatio­n, visit the Clean Tech ECHS website through the Ballston Spa Central School District website at bscsd. org at or contact ECHS Coordinato­r Adrienne Snow at asnow@bscsd.org or (518) 321-7274.

 ?? PHOTO PROVIDED ?? Assemblywo­man Carrie Woerner, D-Round Lake, at left, looks at at a student project at Clean Tech ECHS in Malta.
PHOTO PROVIDED Assemblywo­man Carrie Woerner, D-Round Lake, at left, looks at at a student project at Clean Tech ECHS in Malta.

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