Rachel Trojahn ‘09 is studying computer engineering with a minor in computer science and math at the University of Arizona. She currently has an internship with Sandia National Labs which began in Albuquerque last summer and now on a telecommuting basis from school in Arizona. Rachel noted, “I am taking a lot of cool classes. In one of my classes, I programmed a minesweeper game and in another one of my classes I am programming the popular Pocket Tanks game! Also, last semester, I took a Greek mythology gen ed, which I absolutely loved and reminded me so much of Ms.Sapphire's 6th grade English class (at Bosque)! My internship is especially interesting because I am actually applying everything I learn in class. My mentor at SNL sort of based what he wanted me to work on around the classes I'm taking. For example, I started to take Java language classes this year, so he has me coding in Java for work, which makes it all very applicable. That is actually what inspired me to go into engineering. I loved math and science; I found it challenging, interesting, and applicable in every-day life (duh, there's science all around you). Engineering brought both of those loves together and let me really apply my math and science skills into something that could change the world.”