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Class gives students peek at innovation at work
Maize South High School senior Diana Michel and teacher Blake Smith spoke to the Maize Board of Education Jan. 8 about the Emerging Technologies class, through which students visit workplaces in the Wichita area.
Students witness cutting-edge technology, including drones and virtual reality, used in business, law enforcement, and other industries. The goal is for students to visit a site at least once a week. Last semester, students had 24 different experiences, including those at the Sedgwick County Zoo, Maize Police Department, and even Churn and Burn to see how liquid nitrogen is used to make ice cream.
The homegrown class began three years ago and is offered once a semester to about a dozen students at a time.
Emerging Technologies students last fall visited the Wichita Fire Department Technical Rescue Team. (Photo courtesy of Blake Smith.)