Marshall High Students Construct Prosthetic Limb

2026-10-22 3:26 AM

Marshall High School’s International Baccalaureate (IB) Design and Technology students designed a violin bow prosthetic for a fourth grade student at Centre Ridge Elementary. Teachers from Centre Ridge initially approached the class with the idea of helping their student.

The project team — which included Jessica Sova, Shruti Sekar, Ian McMenamin, Ellis Nolan and Lee Peterson — worked on and off for five months to complete the project. Some parts of the robotic arm were created using a 3D printer.

Remarkably, the project team was able to work on the prosthesis virtually and has not met the Centre Ridge student, but hopes to do so soon.

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