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La Center High School students create prosthetic legs in class on careers in science

New unit of the class will tackle forensic science

By Brianna Murschel, Columbian staff writer
Published: November 19, 2024, 6:10am
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Science teacher Jill Cole, left, looks on as junior Bailey Fling, 16, tries out the prosthetic leg she created during her careers in science class at La Center High School on Thursday morning.
Science teacher Jill Cole, left, looks on as junior Bailey Fling, 16, tries out the prosthetic leg she created during her careers in science class at La Center High School on Thursday morning. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

LA CENTER — A La Center High School teacher challenged her students to design and engineer a working prosthetic leg out of everyday materials.

Four years ago, Jill Cole created an elective class called careers in science for juniors and seniors to learn about paths outside of the typical white coat laboratory professions.

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