EAU CLAIRE — From building trebuchets to learning about cybersecurity, female students had an opportunity to explore a wide range of STEM opportunities on Tuesday.
Hosted this year by WIN Technologies and Chippewa Valley Technical College, the Imagine Summit is meant to introduce and encourage local female high schoolers in grades seven to 10 about concepts and careers in STEM, or science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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