NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

A student team works hard to finish the parachute portion of their lander before testing it during a program at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Image Credit: NASA

Female high school juniors are immersed in learning as they become members of the interactive online community WISH, facilitated by NASA. As part of their interactive learning experience, students complete lessons covering past, current and future space exploration. The lessons include an essay, math problem and quiz. They will be graded by certified teachers. To enhance their studies, students will be able to chat with NASA subject matter experts. After completing the lessons, each student will submit a final project based on a leading female STEM professional who is developing cutting-edge technology or performing new research.

As part of the experience, students will compete to attend the summer workshop at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, where they will work alongside female NASA engineers and interns to design a mission to Mars. Approximately 40 WISH students will work in collaborative teams doing hands-on activities and presenting their projects to NASA personnel and community leaders.

WISH Inspires Future Female Explores
Some of the next generation’s future female explorers and problem solvers got a real-world look at what it takes to be a scientist or engineer.

For more information, visit: http://www.wish.aerospacescholars.org

LAST NAME	FIRST NAME	SCHOOL	CITY	STATE
Anaya	Diva	Lake Braddock Secondary School	Burke	VA
Asher	Katrina	Grafton High School	Yorktown	VA
Ashfaq	Huda	University High School	Morgantown	WV
Ashok	Manasa	Simi Valley High School	Simi Valley	CA
Babington	Stephanie	Public Academy for Performing Arts (PAPA)	Albuquerque	NM
Bair	Josephina	Walnut Street Christian School	Mill Hall	PA
Baker	Carina	Lake Forest Academy	Glencoe	IL
Bakker	Michelle	Holland Public Schools	Holland	MI
Basantis	Alexis	Shawnee High School	Medford Lakes	NJ
Bhadha	Mithra	Crescenta Valley High School	La Crescenta	CA
Brown	Larisa	Central Kitsap High School	Silverdale	WA
Cadigan	Maura	University Laboratory School	Baton Rouge	LA
Cain	Victoria	Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky	Glasgow	KY
Camillone	Nina	Camillone Family Homeschool	Shoreham	NY
Carr	Victoria	Perry High School	Canton	OH
Carter	Anna	Academy for Math, Engineering and Science	Salt Lake City	UT
Casey	Shannon	Lemon Bay High School	Englewood	FL
Ciak	Alexandra	New Richmond High School	New Richmond	WI
Ciardi	Sarah	Norwell High School	Norwell	MA
Coleman	Hollie	Butler County High School	Morgantown	KY
Del Rio	Dina	Fort Campbell High School	Fort Campbell	KY
Deleray	Anna	Glacier High School	Kalispell	MT
Dugan	Sarah	Pius XI High School	Kenosha	WI
Dunn	Meagan	Northwest High School	Cincinnati	OH
Ehmcke	Elizabeth	East High School	Sioux City	IA
Feinberg	Melissa	General Douglas MacArthur High School	Wantagh	NY
Feldman	Gabrielle	Clark Montessori High School	New Richmond	OH
Fero	Emma	Whitewater High School	Whitewater	WI
Fuhr	Reagan	Cypress Bay High School	Weston	FL
Gavin	Carolyn	Saint Joseph Academy	North Royalton	OH
Gesso	Erika	Laurel Highlands High School	Uniontown	PA
Gordon	Larisa	Gilmer County High School	Cox's Mills	WV
Griffith	Alyssa	Houston County High School	Warner Robins	GA
Hallagan	Alexandra	Saint Joseph Academy	Avon Lake	OH
Halverson	Brenna	SUCCESS Academy	New Harmony	UT
Henderson	Lori	Southeast High School	Cherokee	KS
Henness	Mikaela	Fountain Fort Carson High School	Fountain	CO
Herring	Savanna	Columbus Career and College Academy	Hallsboro	NC
Hewitt	Rachel	James Hubert Blake High School	Silver Spring	MD
Hwang	Jaimie	Richard Montgomery High School	Rockville	MD
Johnson	Erika	St. Joan Antida	Milwaukee	WI
Knox	Rebecca	Mira Loma High School	Citrus Heights	CA
Koch	Savannah	Lower Lake High School	Clearlake	CA
Kreider	Madeline	Cedar Crest High School	Lebanon	PA
Larribas	Elicia	Public Academy for Performing Arts (PAPA)	Albuquerque	NM
Ledesma	Desiree Danielle	Houston County High School	Kathleen City	GA
Lewis	Hayley	Columbia High School	Lake City	FL
Linville	Courtney	Ritchie County High School	Pennsboro	WV
Loew	Meredith	Mt. Tabor High School	Winston-Salem	NC
Mahal	Harnoor	Kennewick High School	Kennewick	WA
Marshall	Kristen	Western High School	Spring Arbor	MI
Michel	Emily	Maryvale High School	Cheektowaga	NY
Miller	Sara	North Shore Home School	Smithtown	NY
Mishra	Monica	Peak to Peak Charter School	Superior	CO
Mullen	Macy	Sheridan High School	Arcadia	IN
Navarro	Victoria	Socorro High School	El Paso	TX
Nguyen	Trang	James Madison Memorial High School	Madison	WI
Norton	Gwynna	Lincoln High School	Wisconsin Rapids	WI
Outman	Demi	Notre Dame Prep	Davisburg	MI
Page	Ashle	Cary Christian School	Cary	NC
Penwell	Alexandria	Dutch Fork High School	Chapin	SC
Perara	Larissa	Briar Woods High School	Ashburn	VA
Portalatin-Ramos	Ruth	West Port High School	Ocala	FL
Reed	Lyndsay	Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School	Scotch Plains	NJ
Rigert	Aisha	Joshua Blossom Preparatory Academy	Lancaster	CA
Samson	Jacqueline	University Laboratory School	Baton Rouge	LA
Scaglione	Brittany	Pius XI High School	Milwaukee	WI
Schlieff	Emily	Anoka High School	Coon Rapids	MN
Schmid	Michelle	Sun Prairie High School	Sun Prairie	WI
Schorr	Zoe	Greensboro College Middle College	McLeansville	NC
Scibelli	Samantha	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School	Burnt Hills	NY
Shriver	Nicole	Lake Washington High School	Kirkland	WA
Shuter	Elisheva	Westchester Hebrew High School	New Rochelle	NY
Sotraidis	Jacqueline	Parkway North High School	Maryland Heights	MO
Stevens	Margaret	Phillip O. Berry High School	Charlotte	NC
Urli	Joanna	Massapequa High School	Massapequa	NY
Vanderlyn	Lindsey	Briar Woods High school	Ashburn	VA
Wen	Lily	Dougherty Valley High School	San Ramon	CA
White	Angela	Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School	Chevy Chase	MD
Widder	Emily	Clayton High School	Clayton	MO
Wong	Suzanne	Miami Lakes Educational Center	Pembroke Pines	FL
Wright	Laura	George Washington High School	Charleston	WV
Wuthrich	Tori	University Liggett	Grosse Pointe Woods	MI
Ziegler	Allison	Radnor High School	Bryn Mawr	PA