This article is the first in a series in which staff writer Ivan Favreau looks into students’ Peak Pathways projects.
Add Truscott ’25. Photo: Mr. Michael Aldridge.
Addison Truscott ‘25 is building a robot that can go to the bottom of lakes to collect DNA and other samples from aquatic wildlife so she can study them. This work is part of Truscott’s Peak Pathway in STEM research. In Peak Pathways, students complete a two-semester, self-designed, and self-directed, in-depth learning exploration of a topic or field of interest that aligns with their future aspirations.
Truscott, who goes by “Add,” believes “where we can’t see is where we need to see the most.”
Truscott chose a STEM project because she wants to make a difference in marine biology in lakes and rivers by making underwater marine life more accessible to scientists. The samples she collects will allow scientists to catalog fish and other wildlife in Adirondack ponds and lakes.
