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Amelia Earhart: Thornhill students take to skies

After impressing during the challenge at Ulster University (UU), Magee, they were rewarded with a helicopter flight.

The STEM competition sets the students a range of tasks to test their problem-solving skills, creativity, knowledge and teamwork, as well as celebrating the contribution of Amelia Earhart to aviation.

On 21 May 1931 Amelia Earhart landed in a field in Ballyarnett on the outskirts of Derry and became the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic.

The organisers said they wanted to honour what they described as the “remarkable legacy of the famous aviator”.

“We all did something unique to be chosen to do the competition and even the challenge itself at STEM was such a fun day.

“We all did different challenges, the interview, the poster making, the plane designing, even cutting out the plane from the cardboard was really fun,” said Lauren O’Donnell.


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