WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.,
June 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) recently awarded
grants worth $3,600 to Los Angeles-area schools in support of
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education
initiatives.
Through the company's National Engineers Week STEM grants
program, Northrop Grumman provided 12 individual grants of
$300 each to teachers in local
schools to fund projects that promote STEM education and
awareness.
Teachers at any public school, charter school with an open
enrollment policy, or private school with a 501(c)(3) foundation
were eligible to apply for the Northrop Grumman STEM grants. To be
considered for the STEM grants, the teachers must have been
referred by an active Northrop Grumman employee. Selection was
based on the proposed activity's potential to engage students and
the level of STEM focus.
"We applaud these local teachers for finding unique ways to help
make students excited about STEM education," said Steve Toner, vice president and Woodland Hills campus lead executive, Northrop
Grumman Electronic Systems. "The grants will support a variety of
engaging projects, which range in focus from computer programming
and robotics to astronomy."
The following San Fernando Valley area teachers received the
Northrop Grumman National Engineers Week STEM grants:
- Maria de los Remedios Aguilar – Our Lady of the Holy Rosary
School (North Hollywood)
- Angela Boyce – Our Lady of the
Valley School (Canoga Park)
- Michele Endres – Peach Hill
Academy (Moorpark)
- Albert Estrada – Valley
Alternative Magnet School (Van
Nuys)
- Susan Ferdman – Canoga Park
Elementary (Canoga Park)
- Debra Hammill – Brookside
Elementary (Oak Park)
- Scott Mastroianni – Flory
Academy of Sciences and Technology (Moorpark)
- Mark Michail – A.G.B.U.
Manoogian-Demirdjian School (Canoga
Park)
- Cynthia Santillo – Shirley
Avenue Elementary (Reseda)
- Pat Wallace – Chaparral Middle
School (Moorpark)
- Lisa Zamora – Our Lady of the
Valley School (Canoga Park)
- Irene Zelman – Vista Fundamental
School (Simi Valley)
Northrop Grumman is a significant financial and in-kind
contributor to education outreach programs aimed at promoting
engineering and science career fields. The company sponsors the
annual Engineering Scholars program, providing academic-based
scholarships to promising high school seniors who plan to pursue a
career in engineering, computer science, physics or math.
Additionally, the company's High School Involvement Partnership
program offers high school students hands-on job training and
mentoring from Northrop Grumman employees.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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