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Regina Dominican students overcome STEM stereotypes

Junior Leia Spaniak, of Northbrook, talks with classmates during an honors physics class Friday, Dec. 8, at Regina Dominican High School in Wilmette. Photos submitted
Senior Bella Reyes, of Chicago, works with a microscope during class.
Spaniak prepares to test the weight-bearing ability of the bridge she built in her honors physics class.
Reyes digitally examines bone marrow in her anatomy class.
Eric DeGrechie, Editor
5:00 am CST December 10, 2019
Though numerous studies indicate a large gap between the number of males versus females graduating college with a STEM degree, Wilmette’s Regina Dominican is bucking that national trend.

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