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Local entrepreneur pitches free STEM summer camp for Columbus County students
Summary
William Willerford, founder and CEO of Ascend Aerospace Incorporated, introduced a proposed free Southeast North Carolina STEM summer camp aimed at Columbus County middle and high school students; he said the inaugural camp would target 2027 and that he is not asking the board for funding.
William (Bill) Willerford, founder and CEO of Ascend Aerospace Incorporated, told the Columbus County Board of Education he wants to bring a free, hands-on STEM summer camp to the county for middle and high school students, with an inaugural session planned for 2027.
Willerford said the program would give students practical experience in robotics, artificial intelligence, cyber security and drones and would partner with military and higher-education contacts to secure instructors. "I'm not asking…
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