May 13-19 2013

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Workforce Solutions Upper Rio Grande in collaboration with the University of Texas at El Paso hosted its 4th annual STEM Challenge competition this past weekend at the University of Texas at El Paso campus.

High school student teams from across our 6 county region had been working with mentors and coaches over the last couple of months to develop a real-world business plan for a product.  The teams were narrowed from 65 to the top 20 who presented their business plans to community leaders over the weekend.

Coronado High School and team IntelliGO took 1st place and each team member received a $500 prize. IntelliGO is a Bluetooth enabled earpiece that translates spoken word in a foreign language into your language of preference for real-time conversations.

2nd place went to Parkland High School and team Aegis. They each received a $400 prize. Aegis Technology & Software, Inc. us an innovative software company that developed a scanning system for weaponry that utilizes patented Biometric Finger Print Recognition to unlock a designated weapon and activate it for use.

Coronado High School’s team PII Corp took home the 3rd place prize and a $200 prize for each team member. Pii Corp strives to provide a reliable insulin device for our diabetic clients that will allow them to be released from their dependency on external insulin.

“The caliber of student competitors continues to increase each year, and this year was no exception. I want to congratulate all of the teams, and look forward to making next year’s competition even bigger and better, said Lorenzo Reyes, Jr., CEO of Workforce Solutions Upper Rio Grande.

The STEM Challenge is intended to capture the innovative entrepreneurial spirit of students by emphasizing the importance of applying those skills to help fill high demand industries of tomorrow.  It is further meant to engender their interest in pursuing a career in one of the four STEM disciplines, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

Some of the sponsors for the event include Texas Tech University System, CISCO, SIGMA Solutions, AT&T, The Texas Workforce Commission, Community en Accion, Fokus Architecture, HP, Boeing, White Sands Missile Range, The Hub of Human Innovation, Spectrum Imaging Services, BNSL, The University of Texas at El Paso, and the El Paso Electric Company.