Lockheed Martin Surprises Lake Nona High School Students With Hands-on Project Help
By Marco Santana
Apr 8, 2019 12:35 PM ET
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Originally published by the Orlando Sentinel
It has been a difficult school year for Lake Nona High School junior Valentina Diaz, who admits to struggling with physics and calculus.
The tough times had nearly derailed her efforts to pursue a career in aerospace engineering.
But a surprise visit to her classroom on Thursday by Lockheed Martin engineers reinvigorated the 16-year-old.
“I was trying my hardest, but it didn’t seem that it was enough,” Valentina said. “But this opportunity … made me want to actually work harder and harder to get to the goal I have been trying to reach since I was about 5 years old.”
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