Photo Release -- Twelve Orange County High School Students Visit University of South Florida Through Northrop Grumman's WORTHY Educational Outreach Program

APOPKA, Fla., June 16, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) recently partnered with the University of South Florida to offer 12 Orange County high school students an exclusive tour of the college's state-of-the-art engineering facility through the company's Worthwhile to Help High School Youth (WORTHY) program.

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Driven by a nationwide demand for more student interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), the WORTHY program model was created by Northrop Grumman to promote the pursuit of technical degrees and careers among high school students. The students have been participating in the program since August 2009.

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WORTHY students Chandradeo Ramijit, Matthew Braswell, Katherine Abreu, Nicole Clark, Matthew Wansor, Dale Davis, Austin Lord, Demetrius Gordon, Jeff Childers, Melissa Pennington, Steeve Delius and Brandon Singh visited the University of South Florida's Department of Mechanical Engineering Rehabilitation Engineering and Technology Program (RETP) Lab. The lab introduced students to hi-tech mobility equipment designed to aid disabled people. The students were able to test the RETP's Rolling Dance Chair and a prototype for an electric car.   

"This year's college trip showed our WORTHY students that, once they graduate with an engineering degree, there is a breadth of specializations they can choose to pursue," said Gordon Stewart, vice president and general manager of Northrop Grumman's Laser Systems business unit. "Technology is constantly changing. The types of products they will be creating will be even more advanced than what they saw at the RETP lab by the time they reach graduation.

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"WORTHY, and other STEM initiatives supported by Northrop Grumman, will help our country remain competitive with the rest of the world in the long run," added Stewart.

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