PROFILE
And You Are? Randi Buchner, E.I.T. Civil Engineering Enthusiast — Outreach Ambassador — APEGA Science Olympics Volunteer
GIVING BACK Outreach lead for APEGA’s Medicine Hat Branch, Randi Buchner, E.I.T., hopes to inspire local students to explore career options in the engineering and geoscience professions. Role models piqued her own interest in civil engineering. Here, she and fellow volunteer Clayton Bos, P.Eng., explain a math quiz. -photo courtesy Randi Buchner, E.I.T.
A buzz of excitement filled the air at Medicine Hat College as Grades 4 to 6 students gathered on a cold Saturday afternoon to compete in the APEGA Science Olympics. Soon, silence fell over the room, after the 27 students had been presented their first challenge — build self-propelled boats. Teams were quiet but busy as they devised their plans.
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