For as long as he can remember, Ronan’s been building things—first with LEGOs, then with anything he could get his hands on. But one day, curiosity took over: instead of just building, he started taking things apart to see how they worked. Now, as part of Shipley’s STEAM program and Science Olympiad team, that same curiosity drives him to design, test, and rethink how the world fits together. From helping classmates with a laser engraver, to rowing with the Shipley Crew team on the Schuylkill, Ronan brings the same focus and creativity to every challenge.

“𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰𝘰”