Ghia Team #2 – Electric Phoenix
Electric Phoenix has been working rapidly on the car to get it ready for the upcoming trip to California. Over the past weeks they have taken out the motor, the door panels, all four wheels &...
View ArticleFall 2013 – What We’ve Been Up To So Far
This year MINDDRIVE has divided students and mentors into five teams, Electric Phoenix, Electricidad, Voltage Vipers, Zap, and team Final Charge. They have worked on four Karman Ghia and Lola. This has...
View ArticleThankfulness Poem
Written By: Xavier Hernandez-Johnson Thanksgiving: a time to eat all you want and, simply put, pig out But you should never forget exactly what Thanksgiving is for It’s for being grateful and thankful...
View ArticleStructural Engineering
Today in Minddrive, the Automotive Class discussed the following subjects. First they discussed the differences between a Ford Mustang GT500 & a New GM Corvette. The Mustang seems to to have more...
View ArticleInterviewing the Interviewers
By: Masiti Jeilani This week at MINDDRIVE we had a surprise visit: MacNeil Lehrer Productions, a well-known and established broadcast journalism company, will be making a story for their online...
View ArticleI Spoke In Front Of Congress As A Junior, What Will I Do As A Senior?
Written by: Andrew Treas There I was: In a small briefing room on Capitol Hill thinking, “This is it. Everything I’ve been working towards in the last seven months has led to this, the most important...
View ArticleTeam Electricidad Update
By: Xavier and Masiti Eletricidad are currently working on cleaning out the rust that is stuck on the bottom of the car by using power sanders. The hardest part so far has been trying to get the paint...
View ArticleLast Class of 2013
By: Carlos Bahena Today in the automotive class, the group discussed old and new car designs. Specifically, they talked about Ferrari and the three brothers: Carlo, Ram Brand and Bugatti. Carlo made...
View ArticleJanuary 11, 2014
So many different projects are going on here at MINDDRIVE today. The communications class was broken up into four teams covering social media, photography, videography, and writing. The social media...
View ArticleJanuary 18, 2014
Today in the communications class, we started to prepare for the upcoming auto show. At the auto show, MINDDRIVE will have two cars and a booth where students will work in shifts representing MINDDRIVE...
View ArticleStudents Spot Light!!!! WARDA MOHAMED
Warda is one of our most creative students here in MINDDRIVE, Warda is a 17-year old senior who attends Southwest High School. She loves scary movies and reading. She also loves writing, which is why...
View ArticleThe Importance of Teamwork
February 7th, 2014 Written by: Communications Team The automotive teams here at MINDDRIVE are hard at work. Today we discussed the importance and benefits of teamwork. All of the teams believed that...
View ArticleMentor Spot Light!!!! XAVIER LOYA
Xavier Loya is a proud mentor here in MINDDRIVE. He was first introduced to the program by Rick Wheaton, his co-worker. This is his second year in MINDDRIVE and he thanks Rick for introducing him to...
View ArticlePhantom 2 Drone
Written By : Shania Ward Researching the Phantom 2 Drone it really came out to be a very good camera. When using the camera you have to know that there is a 14 megapixal still image. It lights up...
View ArticleVolkswagen Karmann Ghia
The history of the Karmann Ghia is a very interesting one. To begin, Volkswagen was doing seemingly well in their methods of car production. They had just mass produced their world-famous Volkswagen...
View ArticleKent’s Car Prospective
Written By: Kent Crockett II I guess the main meaning of a car is a use of technology to be used as transportation. To me, a car is just another way to express yourself but through your ride. My...
View ArticleAll Things Orange!
Written By: Dallas Parker Today at the MINDDRIVE headquarters each student in the communications class was given an assignment at random. My assignment happened to be a weird spin on a scavenger hunt....
View Article“Volunteer Spotlight” Audrey Navarro
Written By: Jori Kursh Today I interviewed Audrey Navarro. I asked her about her job and what she liked about it. Audrey said she is in commercial real estate and she leases and sells shopping centers....
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Anna Austenfeld Written by: Kent Crockett Anna is the Minddrive administrative assistant. With this title she deals with the Minddrive expenses, income, donations, donor letters and tracking volunteer...
View ArticleMentor Profile: Bob Garcia
At MINDDRIVE we have many unique Mentors that come in every Saturday morning to teach our students very valuable life skills. One of these Mentors is Bob Garcia. He is a quirky, creative and...
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