By Naomi Tsuang
Staff Writer
In order to promote the three-dimensional printers and other activities, the Geeks Club and Library Club sponsored Mira Costa’s second Maker Fair of the school year on Jan. 14 in the library.
Over 60 students participated in arts and crafts projects, engineering activities, science projects and do-it-yourself projects. The Geeks Club, Library Club, Girls Coding Club, Art Club and Robotics Club organized these activities. Costa teacher-librarian Jane Lofton said that the fair gave students a chance to learn new skills and be creative.
“The Maker Fair was a big success,” Geeks Club co-president senior Shivain Chopra said. “We had many students show interest in the different displays. [It] was our most successful one yet.”
Each club offered a different activity that took place in the library. Science-based activities included designing 3D objects and 3D modeling and experimenting with electronic components. Art-related activities included creating art from discarded books and making pinwheels as part of a community service project to support displaced Syrian youth.
Chopra stated that the clubs hope to expand the Maker Fair in the future by involving more clubs, increasing student attendance and featuring guest speakers and local technology companies.
“This time, the Maker Fair is of a larger scale than our previous one, which is a sign of positive forward movement,” senior Danit Rich said. “Hopefully, they will keep getting bigger and will help give more clubs chances to showcase what they’ve been doing.”
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