9 MBHS Students Win Awards For Aspirations In Computing

MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL — Nine Mountain Brook High School students have received the Alabama NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing from the National Center for Women & Information Technology.

The NCWIT awards are part of an effort to encourage a diverse range of students to choose careers in technology.

Award recipients were selected from more than 4,200 applicants from all 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S. overseas military bases and Canada for their outstanding aptitude and aspirations in technology and computing as demonstrated by their computing experience, computing-related activities, leadership experience, tenacity in the face of barriers to access and plans for post-secondary education.

The winners are listed below:

2021 NCWIT Alabama Winners
Emily King
Mary Margaret Stephenson

2021 NCWIT Alabama Honorable Mentions
Elizabeth Chapman
Annya Evans-Martinez
Emma Kao

2021 NCWIT Alabama Rising Stars
Ivy Cobbs
Reagan Downey
Ella Emblom
Molly Midkiff

"Rhonda Guillory and I are extremely proud of the hard work of these young women," said Fred Major, MBHS computer and data science teacher. "This is the greatest number of awards Mountain Brook has received and the most in the state of Alabama. The winners range from first-time programmers to multiple-year winners. We hope more and more women will choose to try computer science here at MBHS."

"Encouraging young women’s interest in technology careers is critical: our workforce needs their creativity and unique perspectives to produce technology that is as broad and innovative as the population it serves," said NCWIT CEO and Co-founder Lucy Sanders.