Eight Inglemoor High School students are among 173 high school juniors taking part in Phase One of the 2015-16 Washington Aerospace Scholars (WAS) program: Preston Duffield, Apurva Gavali, Athil George, Seong Hong, Frederick Huyan, Grace Kim, Jake Millman and Jason Zhu.

WAS is a two-part program focused on topics related to the history and future exploration of space by NASA and topics in Earth and Space Science. Phase One is a five-month distance-learning course designed in partnership with NASA and the University of Washington, which provides students the opportunity to earn five college credits. Phase two is a six-day residency experience based at The Museum of Flight in Seattle in which students plan a human mission to Mars.