Posted: Saturday, April 20, 2013 12:00 am
By KARINA LOPEZ Imperial Valley Press Staff Writer
IMPERIAL – Gliders, bridges and prosthetic arms were in the air and in use at the Southern California Junior Regional MESA Day competition at Imperial Valley College here Saturday.
Hundreds of middle-school students from the southern region of the state traveled to IVC with the hopes of seeing their respective projects place in the top three spots.
MESA, or Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement, aims to develop academic and leadership skills, raise educational expectations and instill confidence in the state’s students, according to its website.
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