LI Student Named 1 Of 23 National 'EngineerGirl' Ambassadors

GLEN COVE, NY — A high school senior at Holy Trinity High School was chosen as one of 23 female students across the country to become National Academy of Engineering EngineerGirl Ambassadors. Glen Cove's Samantha McCormack will design and lead a project with the Glen Cove Youth Bureau as part of the program, meant to share engineering with young female students.

McCormack recently traveled to Washington, D.C. for the program's kick-off, a two-day event for the ambassadors to learn from previous ambassadors and prominent female engineers.

McCormack is working with Jacki Yonick at the Glen Cove Youth Bureau to develop her local community efforts. The plan is to bring "hands-on and relatable experiments" to 22 girls in grades 3-5 at the Glen Cove After 3 School Program at Glen Cove City School District's Landing and Connolly elementary schools, according to the City of Glen Cove.

The program will last five weeks, and include a tour of Glen Cove's Webb Institute, an engineering-focused private college.

"Samantha will demonstrate that engineering is a part of our everyday lives and get the girls excited about exploring a career in engineering," a Glen Cove spokesperson said.

"We are so proud of Samantha for her acceptance and we are so honored to work with her to bring EngineerGirl to the young girls of Glen Cove."