North Bend’s Renee Spear named 2014 Aerospace Scholar

Renee Spear of North Bend, a junior at Mount Si High School, is part of the 2014 Washington Aerospace Scholars Phase One program. Her selection makes her one of 214 students now competing for one of 160 spots in a summer residency session at the Museum of Flight this June and July.

Renee Spear of North Bend, a junior at Mount Si High School, is part of the 2014 Washington Aerospace Scholars Phase One program.

Her selection makes her one of 214 students now competing for one of 160 spots in a summer residency session at the Museum of Flight this June and July.

Participants can also earn five University of Washington credits for successfully completing the online Phase One curriculum, satisfying the Natural World knowledge requirement for graduation from the University of Washington.

Spear hopes to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, studying astronautical engineering.