Hendersonville High School students used the skills they learned to create a prosthetic hand for the new kid in school. The students started developing the hand in mid-November after their teacher, Mr. Jeff Wilkins introduced them. Senior, Leslie Jaramillo; Junior, Matthew Jackson; and Junior, Ella Holtermann developed the hand for Sophomore, Sergio Peralta. Recently, the group of students appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show.
"Everyone should have an opportunity to do something like this," Hendersonville High School Junior, Ella Holtermann said. "It's so rewarding and feels awesome to help someone and make them genuinely happy."
Wilkins started the engineering program at the school in 2018 so students could take on projects to improve their community. This is a phenomenal achievement, and we can't wait to see what the future has in store for them.