ACE 2025-2026
Online registration for the 2025-2026 ACE Program is open, although our program is currently full! Thank you to everyone who has expressed interest for this year! You are welcome to still apply and if room opens up, we will move you from the waitlist to a position on a team. If not, you will be first to learn about ACE next year. Seniors may contact us to see if they can be accommodated.
We have teams this year in Seattle, Eastside, and Tacoma, plus a virtual team to serve those who need it.
Team assignments have been sent out and we look forward to our Kickoff Events coming up soon. Students, parents, and mentors are all invited to the kickoff events.
- EASTSIDE: October 27. Northshore Concert Hall at Inglemoor High School, 6 PM.
- SEATTLE: October 28. Franklin High School Commons and Auditorium, 6:30 PM.
- TACOMA: October 29. Environmental Learning Center at SAMI, 6 PM.
Women in Engineering Endowment
Since 2001, the ACE Mentor Program of Washington has helped 5,000+ students learn all about the architecture, engineering, and construction professions. Are you fascinated by the art of architecture? Are you interested in how buildings withstand earthquakes? Are you intrigued by sustainable “green” building design? Are you wondering how a building can start out as an idea and become reality? Join the ACE program! Our program is free to students, thanks to donations from local firms, mentors, parents, and other supporters. To date, we have also awarded just over $1.5 MILLION in scholarships to students who pursued A/E/C fields at the university level. During the ACE Mentor Program, teams visit major construction sites, complete projects, and meet bi-monthly at mentor firm offices. Qualifying high school seniors are awarded scholarships and many students remain in touch with industry professionals for continued mentoring with career choices, college and internship applications, and future employment opportunities.
Students or alumni can check our online Opportunities Matrix for information about summer camps, internships, scholarships, industry events, and more. We keep this listing updated with information for students, from the middle-school level to alumni. Some opportunities are for ACE students, while others are for any student interested in the building industry or STEM activities.
Find us on social media! Our pages have exciting industry links, local ACE events, program information, and details on what our teams are up to! Find us at www.facebook.com/SeattleACE, follow us on Instagram @acementorseattle, and connect with us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/seattleace/.
Each year the teams are assigned a project. Students and their mentors work diligently preparing for the Final Presentation Night where each team showcases their year-long effort. Over the years, team projects have included a new basketball arena for the Sonics, community centers in South Lake Union, a ski lodge on Steven’s Pass, a new Seattle Aquarium, high-rise towers on Lake Washington, and many more.
The ACE Mentor Program of Washington has a strong student scholarship program which has awarded a total of $1.5 million its inception in Washington state in 2001. Passing the $1.5 million mark is a magnificent milestone and one we are incredibly proud of! Seniors who have participated in ACE for at least one year and plan to pursue an ACE-related field in college are eligible to apply for an ACE scholarship.
Congratulations to the scholarship recipients for 2025, who received their awards at the beginning of June:
- Alfred Ryan Esquivel Gonzalez, a graduate of Newport High School, received the $2,500 Mortenson Award and a $5,500 ACE Award, for a total award of $8,000. Alfred Ryan will attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology in the fall to study construction management, and plans to transfer to University of Washington.
- Angelina Nguyen, a graduate of Interlake High School, received the $2,500 Mackenzie Award and a $5,500 ACE Award, for a total award of $8,000. Angelina will attend the University of Washington to study mechanical engineering.
- Brooke VanRavenswaay, a graduate of Curtis Senior High School, received the $2,500 Seneca Group Award, $2,500 Cornerstone General Contractors Award, and a $7,000 ACE Award, for a total award of $12,000. Brooke will attend the University of Colorado to study environmental design with an emphasis in architecture.
- Charlotte Middleton, a graduate of Newport High School, received the $5,000 Structural Engineers Foundation of Washington Award and a $3,000 ACE Award, for a total award of $8,000. Charlotte will attend the University of Washington to study civil/structural engineering with a minor in urban planning or architecture.
- Eli Ng, a graduate of Gibson Ek High School, received the $2,500 Pfizer Award and a $7,500 ACE Award, for a total award of $10,000. Eli will attend the University of Washington to study architecture.
- Hager Gamaleldin, a graduate of Roosevelt High School, received the $2,500 Arcadis Award, $5,000 Magnusson Klemencic Associates Award, and a $2,500 ACE Award, for a total of $10,000. Hager will attend the University of Washington to study architecture.
- Heribert Mendoza, a graduate of IDEA High School, received the $5,000 PCS Structural Solutions Award, the $2,500 OAC Services Award, and a $2,500 ACE Award, for a total of $10,000. Heribert will attend Washington State University to study construction management.
- Madeline Holland, a graduate of Bothell High School, received the $2,500 Hoffman Construction Award and a $7,500 ACE Award, for a total award of $10,000. Madeline will attend Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo to study construction management.
- Olivia Rodrigo Dermody, a graduate of Seattle Preparatory School, received the $2,500 Skanska Award, $2,500 LMN Architects Award, $3,000 ACE Award, and an additional $500 award for her participation in the CIRT National Design Competition, for a total scholarship of $8,500. Olivia will attend Columbia University to study mechanical engineering.
- Preston So, a graduate of Bellevue Big Picture High School, received the $2,500 GLY Award and a $5,500 ACE Award, for a total award of $8,000. Preston will attend the University of Washington to study mechanical engineering.
- Rowan Dean, a graduate of Roosevelt High School, received the $5,000 DBIA NW Award and a $5,000 ACE Award, for a total award of $10,000. Rowan will also attend Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo to study construction management.
- Samiksha Singh, a graduate of Stadium High School, received the $5,000 Electric League of the Pacific Northwest Award and a $5,000 ACEC Washington Award, for a total award of $10,000. Samiksha will attend the University of Washington to study electrical and computer engineering.
- Sienna Mayo, a graduate of Decatur High School, received the $5,000 Hargis Award, a $5,000 ACEC Washington Award, and a $2,000 ACE Award, for a total award of $12,000. Sienna will attend Stanford University to study mechanical engineering.
- Silas Hughes, a graduate of Garfield High School, received the $2,500 Sellen Award, $2,500 Stantec Award, and a $7,000 ACE Award, for a total award of $12,000. Silas will attend Carnegie Mellon University to study architecture.
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