MESA Welcomes New Board Member
Sal Varela, a MESA alum and longtime volunteer, recently accepted to join the MESA Industry Advisory Board. We asked Sal a few questions. Tell us your MESA Story I am originally from the East Bay – Oakland, CA and attended middle school in Hayward, California. One…
National Champions!
Two Mendota High School students have brought a national engineering championship back to the Central Valley after designing an innovative mental health solution to support students in underserved schools. Juniors Jonathan Alfaro Saravia and Christopher Torres-Alfaro…
California MESA Headed East for Nationals
It’s that time again! MESA teams from seven states are headed to Maryland for the National Engineering Design Competition. Team Plant Vitals from Los Nietos Middle School snagged the No. 1 spot. Team members Andrew Lim, Angel Leon and Andrew Valdivia — all 8th…
Eyes on the State Prize
Winning teams from across California will vie for top bragging rights at the MESA National Engineering Design Competition State Championship in San Jose this weekend. This competition is the culmination of a year’s worth of learning, planning, designing,…
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MESA In The News
National Society of Black Engineers at UCSB Provides Black S.T.E.M. Students “Encouragement” and “Knowledge” (UCSB Daily Nexus)
Holtville High Robotics Team Gateway for Students (Holtville Tribune)
MESA program in East Bay creates future STEM professionals (Richmond Standard)
This researcher wants to help undocumented students find their place in STEM (Crosscut.com)
SRJC rated top college for Hispanic students (Petaluma 360)
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