Alumnus from the High School of Engineering Professions (or HSEP) in Houston Texas have formed a Graduate organization for their beloved Alma Mater. I--being an honored graduate of the program--extended my hand in helping bring the organization to life. Recent changes at the school may affect some of the programs that help so many students succeed. These changes, for example, have sparked protests to save certain falculty and ciriculum that if were not in place, I would not be the "guru" that I am today.

For 3 years of my High School career I was a leader on the Balloon Launch team. Our goal was to launch a weather balloon into the atmosphere, and collect real-time data throughout its ascent and descent back to earth. We used a ham radio to communicate with the temperature and pressure circuits we launched into the air. By the third year we built a GPS tracking device to track the balloon.

Two of the best teachers I've ever had-Dr. Sigren and Mr. Taamrat-were excellent mentors for the project. This project sparked my interest in Electronics which led to my study of Computer Engineering.

Programs such as this may not be available to future students of HSEP, which is one of the motivations behind GO HSEP.

Read more about the organization at www.gohsep.org.

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