As a part of the STEM program at San Marin High School, I am one of about 20 students

who was selected from the Senior Engineering class this year to work on the plane. This is the
third year that the senior STEM class at San Marin is working on this project, and my
classmates and I are all very excited to be a part of it.
This year, the two plane groups from each class are working on the wings. The 12
students in my period are working on the wing spars, while the 8 kids in the other period are
building the flaperons.
We began the school year familiarizing ourselves with the tools, methods, and process
needed to build the RV-12. Building a fully functioning plane is a much bigger project than any
of us have been a part of, so it was a little intimidating for us to come in and be given so much
responsibility. By the time second semester rolled around, however, we were able to begin
completing steps on the plans.
Within my class period, we’ve split into two smaller groups, each one taking on a wing.
We attached the wing ribs, stall warning, and completed the basic wiring for the lights. Just
before our mid-winter break, we began to attach the wing skins. It’s really exciting to see each
part come together. The wings have begun to look like wings!
Aside from the two larger groups in our period, there are smaller groups of three that
have been assigned a larger task to oversee the continuation of the Pegasus Project. One
group handles the fundraising, another oversees the website, and my group is dealing with the
organization of our workspace.
Currently, my group and I are in attempting to move the plane out of the current space in
which we are building, and into the former auto-shop classroom. This will provide us with more
room for the plane as it continues to take shape. We were unable to move earlier because it has
taken a couple of months to clear the change with the administration and to collaborate with the
other students and staff who have been storing equipment in the room, but we are hoping to
move our tools and the parts of the plane into the auto-shop within the next couple of weeks.
In just a few months, I have clecoed, riveted and deburred many many​ many ​holes, but I
am still eager to come to class each day to continue from where we left off the day before. I
have learned a lot about the collaboration it takes to work with such a large group of my
classmates, as well as the responsibility needed to be part of a project that has been going on
for years before me and will have to continue after I graduate.
I am very grateful for this opportunity and am excited to continue our progress
throughout the rest of this school year!
If you would like to keep yourself updated with our developments, please visit our
website: ​stemmarinplane.weebly.com

Thank you,
Liz King and the rest of the 2019 Pegasus Team