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Conference gives girls hands-on learning experience in STEM fields

Jessie and Maddy Turner have big dreams for their futures, but both include doing well in school.

"The more I learn and the better I get at it, the more opportunities I’ll have," said Maddy, a sixth-grader from Clearfield who attended the Northern Utah Expanding Your Horizons conference for young women on Saturday. She said she wants to be a pilot and a veterinarian "to be able to help animals all over the state when they need it."

Both girls tend to enjoy staying after school some days to help with or participate in extracurricular science, technology, engineering and math programs.

"I like the hands-on stuff best," said Jessie, while twirling the propeller of her homemade airplane that she made and learned to fly at the conference. "A lot of it is stuff you don’t get to do in class."

By Wendy Leonard@wendyleonards

Full Story: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865666520/Conference-gives-girls-hands-on-learning-experience-in-STEM-fields.html

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