Congratulations to senior Allison Grasmeder who was honored with an Award for Aspirations in Computing at the Mar. 31 Virginia-DC Affiliate Awards Celebration of the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT).

Grasmeder is a member of the National Honor Society at Bishop O'Connell High School and a starter on the varsity softball team. She is a three-time participant in the Botball Global Conference on Educational Robotics, where she also mentors other students interested in robotics. Grasmeder is planning to study bio-medical engineering at Drexel University next fall, hoping to someday play a role in building prosthetics and medical devices.

NCWIT is a coalition of over 200 prominent corporations, academic institutions, government agencies and non-profits working to increase women’s participation in information technology. The NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing honors young women at the high school level for their computing-related achievements and interests. Awardees are selected for their computing and IT aptitude, leadership ability, academic history, and plans for post-secondary education.

For more information on NCWIT, visit www.ncwit.org.

Pictured (l to r): Counselor Tom Giska, Allison Grasmeder, and Principal Joseph Vorbach.