Students selected to participate in High School Aerospace Scholars Program

Two Cypress Creek High School students have been selected from among 260 Texas high school juniors to participate in the one-week summer internship program, High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS), at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC).



Jacob English

Cypress Creek juniors Jacob English and Harland Ashby were nominated by their state legislator to participate in the 15th anniversary of the program. English is currently taking part in the June 15-20 session, while Ashby will attend HAS later in the summer. The students completed eight web-based assignments during the school year to prepare for the program, and will apply their learning while they work as part of a team to design a mission to Mars. The weeklong experience at JSC includes a tour of facilities and briefings by noted NASA employees. These students and teammates will conclude their experience by presenting their proposal at a brunch to their parents, members of the Texas Legislature, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Rotary NASA and JSC senior management.



Harland Ashby

“Cypress Creek is very proud to be represented by these fine young adults,” said principal Sandy Trujillo. “As an academy school, we encourage our STEM students to actively seek out opportunities to connect their learning to future career choices. This is a perfect example of school and business partnerships that engage our future leaders in a meaningful way.” The state of Texas partnered with JSC and the Texas educational community to develop HAS in 1999 to encourage more students to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). More than 7,700 students from across Texas have participated in the program since its inception 15 years ago