High School Junior Designs “Girls in Technology” Website to Win Contest

     Any female who wants to pursue a technology career has it made. Females in technology are highly sought after since they are so outnumbered by their male counterparts.

     One talented female pursuing technology is Michelle McCarthy of Commerce, a junior at Mercy High School and one of my daughter's good friends. She recently won first place in a contest designed

      to get more women interested in Science and Technology.

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    Michelle won the contest by designing a website called “Girls in Technology”. This website focuses on giving advice, tips in information technology, and links for high school girls about courses,

     college, and careers.

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     The contest was sponsored by Michigan Council Women in Technology Foundation. This group  is dedicated to correcting the growing gender disparity gap in the technology fields.

     It took her over two months to design and write her website, and she beat out over 50 other entries. Contestants were judged on their creativity, verbal presentations, overall quality, and

     professionalism. Prize amounts and winners' sites will be featured on the MCWT web site throughout the coming year.

     Since winning the contest, Michelle has been featured in the Detroit Free Press, Farmington Observer, Great Lakes IT Report, and on WJR AM 760 talking about her tech experiences and urging

     girls to dive into technology. She was invited back to WJR to be a part of an upcoming "Teens Into Technology" show.  

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      Mercy student 'wow's' in web design contest

November 30, 2008  Hometown Publications

Mercy High School Junior Michelle McCarthy was awarded first place in the 2008 Michigan Council Women in Technology Foundation web contest held at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield.

MCWT challenged contestants to design a web site to address the common question of, "How can I plan for and reach my dream career?" McCarthy's web site GT, or Girls into Technology focuses on giving advice, tips, and links  for high school girls about courses, college, and careers. "One goal of this site is to get high school girls from around the world more interested in Science and Technology," she said.

It took more than two months to design and write her web site from conception to publication. And McCarthy distinguished herself from over 50 entries by single-handedly scripting in raw html programming code.

Contestants were judged on their creativity, verbal presentations, overall quality, and professionalism. Prize amounts and winners' sites will be featured on the MCWT web site mcwt.org throughout the coming year.

For more information, see "Not Just A Guy Thing: Teen Cheers Tech Smarts"

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