A Kihei Charter School student will “double graduate” this month as she finishes high school and accepts her degree from the University of Hawaii Maui Colle
Amanda Tuttle
Amanda Tuttle has been taking a minimum of 14 college credits per semester while also completing her high school classes and projects.
“My parents steered me towards
STEM when I was in middle school,” Tuttle said. “Since then, I’ve been very interested, specifically, in robotics and engineering.”
She joined an all-female
VEX is a robotics program for students) and over the course of two years, built small robots for competitions with teams from across the country.
“During that time, I focused on both the hardware and software sides of robotics,” Tuttle said. “And I found a genuine passion in the sport, itself.”