MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Straight-A high school student Addy Henninger looked toward studying physics in college until she discovered robotics about two years ago after her family moved to Tennessee from Chicago, Illinois.
A senior at Central Magnet School, one of the top schools in the state and nation, Henninger is president of the Robotics Club “after coming in with zero technical experience and minimal leadership experience.”
Henninger was one of more than 100 teenagers .