{"id":3695,"date":"2015-05-06T16:22:09","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T20:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=3695"},"modified":"2015-05-07T11:37:22","modified_gmt":"2015-05-07T15:37:22","slug":"compass-keepers-club-cooper-frazier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/compass-keepers-club-cooper-frazier\/","title":{"rendered":"Compass Keepers Club: Cooper Frazier"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is hard to believe that it has been just two short years since Cooper Frazier entered his first basic technical drawing class.<\/p>\n

The Kempsville junior always had a knack for math and sciences, and after watching his older brother take the same classes ahead of him, he was ready to try his hand at the technology class.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it could be really cool to learn,\u201d Frazier said.<\/p>\n

Cool indeed.<\/p>\n

Since enrolling in his first class, Frazier has gone on to be a standout in Kempsville\u2019s computer-aided design (CAD) classes and corresponding competitions.<\/p>\n

For proof of his abilities, one has to look no further than Frazier\u2019s participation in a series of contests, including the Great Computer Challenge (GCC) and the 3D Extreme Redesign competition, which is an international tournament sponsored by the Stratasys 3D printer company.<\/p>\n

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Kempsville High School students Dimitri Hankerson, Cooper Frazier, Jacob Gardner and Christian Bergeron show off their win from the “Great Computer Challenge.” Pictured with them is principal Bill Harris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the GCC, Frazier helped lead Kempsville\u2019s team to victory, which is quite a feat since much of their competition were from the division\u2019s full-time technology academies or centers. At the 3D Extreme Redesign competition, Frazier made it to the semi-finals.<\/p>\n

\u201c(Competitions) are a lot of work,\u201d Frazier said. \u201cThey take a lot of time, but it\u2019s really cool to see people like what I design.\u201d<\/p>\n

People do like what they see<\/p>\n

For a 3D printing and design challenge at the Advanced Technology Center earlier this year, Frazier, a car enthusiast, took a look at his father\u2019s car and began thinking of ways to improve it. He redesigned and modeled the intake manifold for the car, since the car\u2019s current intake manifold has a design that causes the two inner cylinders to run rich with fuel, and the outer two cylinders to run lean.<\/p>\n

Representatives from STIHL were on hand at the competition, and they were impressed with Frazier\u2019s talent.<\/p>\n

They were so impressed, in fact, they offered Cooper an opportunity for an internship.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_8462\"<\/a>\u201cShe told me she was looking for people like me \u2013 people interested in engineering, into technology,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

If accepted, the internship would pay for an engineering degree.<\/p>\n

That is good news for Frazier as that is he wants to study in college. For him, it\u2019s continuing what he has been doing at Kempsville all along: Loving what he is learning.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of my friends will tell me they hate math or science class. I wish they would have a similar passion for learning,\u201d he said. \u201cI really like learning\u2026I really like working around computers and using CAD programs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Helping Frazier pursue his work has been his teacher Eric Nestor. It was Nestor, Frazier said, that encouraged him to even take part in the extracurricular competitions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely would not have been a part of all this without him,\u201d he said. In fact, when the school was looking at a new software program, SolidWorks, Nestor asked Frazier to help him out in learning the new system. Together, they began navigating the program\u2019s capabilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was a really cool experience to be learning something with your teacher,\u201d Frazier said.<\/p>\n

For Nestor, working with Frazier has been just as cool.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is such an exceptional student,\u201d said Nestor. \u201cHe\u2019s extremely bright. He makes teaching easy. He really has an analytical, engineering mind. I have no doubt he could go to MIT.\u201d<\/p>\n

MIT will have to wait, though, as Frazier still has his senior year.<\/p>\n

Even though he does not have another drawing class at Kempsville he can take, he will continue taking higher level math classes to prepare for a career in engineering \u2013 so, as he puts it, he can \u201cbuild parts instead of just drawing stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also will compete in more competitions next year. After all, that is what makes learning fun.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re passionate about something in school, then pursue it,\u201d he said. \u201cTake it as far as you can.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0Q&A:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Favorite TV Show?:<\/em> How It\u2019s Made<\/p>\n

Last concert you went to?<\/em> Jimmy Buffett<\/p>\n

Favorite subject?:<\/em> Math<\/p>\n

Favorite president?<\/em>: John F. Kennedy<\/p>\n

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