West Philly Hybrid X team earns Popular Mechanics Next Generation Breakthrough Award
The respected West Philadelphia High School Hybrid X team has been given the Next Generation Breakthrough Award from Popular Mechanics magazine: Of the 111 Teams that competedfor the $10 million purse in last year’s Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize, only one was from a high school—West Philadelphia, where85 percent of students are economically disadvantaged. West […]
Clockwise from left: Jeffrey Johnson, Stefon Gonzalez, Brandon Ford, Shamere Palmer, Adam Mitchell, Sydney Dickerson, Azeem Hill, Morris Bailey and Ciera Williams Dennis Kleiman Read more: The West Philly Students Who Build Supercars - 2011 Breakthrough Award Winner - Popular Mechanics