MCCTC students earn $22,500 in state contest

CANFIELD — A latch to keep school bus windows from sliding, a device to monitor glucose levels internally, a wristband inhaler and a process to detect antibodies — they’re all the concepts by Mahoning County Career and Technical Center students that earned them cash at the Believe in Ohio competition.

Seniors Josie Brown of South Range, Morgan Hardy of West Branch, Marisa Silvestri of Austintown, Kristen Wade of Canfield, Taylor Catri-Eakes of Canfield, Paige Lepowsky of Canfield, Kelly Lesnak of Campbell and Seraeah Johnson of Lowellville — all students in Tom Slaven’s biotechnology class at the school — won the awards at the competition last month.

The awards for their entries total $22,500.

Believe in Ohio is a statewide science, technology, engineering and mathematics education contest by the Ohio Academy of Excellence. Students had to compete and score well as regional competition to advance to state.

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