2022 - Discovery Day at NPS
It’s a Wrap! Discovery Day 2022 Welcomes Central Coast Students to Campus
Check out the pre-event website for a detailed list of activities and demos.
Highlights 2022
Nearly 2,000 students, teachers and parent chaperones toured the Naval Postgraduate School campus, interacting with more than 40 STEM and service-inspired venues during the return of Discovery Day at NPS, May 13. The popular event gives the university an opportunity to inspire Central Coast students in the pursuit of the STEM disciplines.
Discovery Day at NPS Opens Campus to Central Coast Students
MC2 Tom Tonthat | May 13, 2022
In a sight not seen for more than two years, nearly 2,000 students, teachers and parent chaperones from throughout the Central Coast descended upon the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) for the return of Discovery Day at NPS, May 13, touring the university and interacting with the more than 40 inspirational Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) venues set up around the campus.
Discovery Day highlights how the university researches and applies the STEM disciplines to its unique mission of defense-focused graduate education and research, with the goal of inspiring visiting students to develop and hopefully pursue their own interests in the sciences. Read the complete story...
DISCOVERY DAY PHOTO GALLERIES
DESIGN CHALLENGE WINNERS
FIRST PLACE OVERALL ($1,000)
Pacific Grove High School
Challenge: Additive Manufacturing
Team: Sally Richmond (teacher), Riley Crosby, Brooke Domalaog, Serena Hunter, Ladan Ostovar, Arianna Zunich
BEST USE OF ITERATION ($500)
Santa Catalina School, Monterey
Challenge: Additive Manufacturing
Team: Amy Mulgrew (teacher), Anna Bella Hrepich, Caitlín Sullivan, Helen Yenson, Tylor Mehringer, Anaezi Nwokeji, Lily Steinbruner, Maddy Foletta, Claire Nowak
BEST DESIGN PITCH ($500)
Santa Catalina School, Monterey
Challenge: Additive Manufacturing
Team: Christian Reilly (teacher), Ellesia Corona, Emily Diaz, Ella Earnest, Grace Huang, Emma Kim, Louisa Shen, Sara Wu, Judy Zou
INNOVATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR DESIGN ($500)
Alisal High School, Salinas
Challenge: Climate Change
Team: Lorand Incze (teacher), Nain Martinez, Javier Gonzales
HONORABLE MENTION ($250)
Santa Catalina School, Monterey
Challenge: Additive Manufacturing
Team: Amy Mulgrew (teacher), Reyna Sanchez, Sophia Chun, Jacqueline Palshaw, Sutton Pinkus, Gianna Campos, Angie Leissner, Emily Harris
HONORABLE MENTION ($250)
Santa Catalina School, Monterey
Challenge: Additive Manufacturing
Team: Christian Reilly (teacher), Riley Barringer, Shayna Blatt, Leah Brewer, Cora Derbin, Summer Qiang, Norah Elena Ruiz, Michiko Wanandi, Christina Wu, Cecelia Yu
Visit the 2022 Design Challenge Championship online.
DISCOVERY DAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Great event for kids of all ages today. Thank you @NPS_Monterey https://t.co/N3aVS7YDAv
— City of Monterey (@CityofMonterey) May 13, 2022
This year's Discovery Day at @NPS_Monterey ft. the inaugural Rapid Innovation Design Challenge for HS students, sponsored by @USNavyResearch & @NPSfoundation.
— NPS Foundation & Alumni Association (@NPSfoundation) May 18, 2022
See the winning teams & more from Discovery Day 2022 at https://t.co/p9hb7h32dh#STEM #STEMoutreach #Monterey @USNavy pic.twitter.com/LB4ttgDynP
Discovery Day returns to the Naval Postgraduate School https://t.co/csp3AKDYn0
— Monterey Herald (@MontereyHerald) May 15, 2022
Telescopes and adaptive optics are cool!! #DiscoveryDay @USNavyResearch @USNavy @USNRL @NASA pic.twitter.com/5y0kItZU7i
— Naval Postgraduate School (@NPS_Monterey) May 13, 2022
Blast off!! Welcome to #NPS #DiscoveryDay Monterey County, @AstroVicGlover! pic.twitter.com/21HH2E8oLU
— Naval Postgraduate School (@NPS_Monterey) May 13, 2022
Getting excited for #DiscoveryDay at NPS!!
— Naval Postgraduate School (@NPS_Monterey) May 12, 2022
• 40+ STEM inspired activities, displays
• 2,000 Monterey County students on campus
• NPS grad @AstroVicGlover LIVE!!
• New national Design Challenge!https://t.co/NqaEm5DCyW @USNavy @USNavyResearch @USNRL @ArmedwScience @DoDstem pic.twitter.com/Klrb8qyZ21
A big thank you to #NPS grad and @NASA #Astronaut @AstroVicGlover for making Friday's #DiscoveryDay one of our best ever. Come back and see us anytime!!#USNavy #NavalSTEM @USNavy @USMC @NASA_Astronauts @USNavyResearch @ArmedwScience @DoDstem pic.twitter.com/oQjmVPDCd3
— Naval Postgraduate School (@NPS_Monterey) May 16, 2022
Naval Post Graduate School Discovery Day is back at @NPS_Monterey! Our scholars enjoyed visiting campus, learning about satellites, and all the cool robots! We are #VRBStrong #alisalfuerte #alisalstrong pic.twitter.com/CMZydkLORT
— VRB Elementary Eagles (@VRBEagles) May 14, 2022
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the @USMC booth for Discovery Day at @NPS_Monterey - and to the Marines from the Space Systems program for sharing everything from pull-up tips to rocket science with area students! pic.twitter.com/QOT7c18d8N
— NPSMarines (@NPSMarines) May 13, 2022
It’s a wrap!! Thank you Monterey County for coming to #DiscoveryDay 2022!
— Naval Postgraduate School (@NPS_Monterey) May 14, 2022
We hope you were engaged by the 40+ #STEM activities, @AstroVicGlover’s awesome presentation, and all the #NPS volunteers who make it happen. #STEM @NASA @USNavy @USNavyResearch https://t.co/kNHOU2pmPl
Do you know what makes these water bottle rockets fly?? #NPS #DiscoveryDay #STEM https://t.co/Y1ETxgwtSp @ksbw @KION546 @MontereyHerald @CityofMonterey pic.twitter.com/J8uU8dUsAp
— Naval Postgraduate School (@NPS_Monterey) May 13, 2022
What an excellent day! Plus we congratulated the winner's of @NPS_Monterey's inaugural Rapid #Innovation Design Challenge (sponsored by @USNavyResearch & us). HS students had the opportunity to develop & design #STEM solutions to #naval challenges.#STEMoutreach @CityofMonterey https://t.co/KqcZObsAJI
— NPS Foundation & Alumni Association (@NPSfoundation) May 14, 2022