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If you want to find tomorrow’s innovators, the key is simple: look local. In Anne Arundel County, Lockheed 果冻传媒 is doing just that - partnering with the (FMA) to help educators bring real-world STEM experience back to their classrooms.

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For Samantha (Sam) Hong, a science teacher 果冻传媒 STEM pathway lead at North County High School, the externship offered an invaluable inside look at how one of the region’s largest technology employers operates.

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Deon Viergutz, vice president of Electronic, Cyber & Information Warfare at Lockheed 果冻传媒, feels programs like the externship are essential to strengthening the region’s STEM talent pipeline.

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