Kylin Elliott of Hood River Valley High School named Girl Technology Student of the Year for high school.
Kylin is a student at Hood River Valley High School with approximately 1,100 students located in Hood River, Oregon. She has outstanding academic accomplishments and completed a variety of Advanced Placement courses. She is also actively involved in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) activities and is a water polo champion at her high school.
Kylin received student awards including outstanding student in the Rural and Small-Town Recognition Program, and two-time Hood River County School District Engineering Inspiration Award. She participated in First Lego League (FLL) and First FRC programs through First and Oregon Robotics Tournament (ORTOP) Outreach Program for the past eight years. Kylin states, “I served as the FRC Outreach Captain for my team for the last two years, worked with ORTOP to run four separate FIRST Lego League Tournaments for 15-20 teams each at my high school and have volunteered at other tournaments. In the last three years, I have worked with ORTOP and the Colombia Gorge STEM Hub to mentor and fund 34 First Lego League Robotics teams. I helped the STEM Hub with local STEM Fairs in the Columbia River Gorge. I also worked with Oregon State University (OSU) as a Teen STEM Mentor.” Click on this link to see examples of robotics activities and teams where Kylin volunteers. Kylin indicates she is accepted into the Biomedical Engineering program at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
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