The North Penn High School the special education department is in need of communication switches. Communication switches are used by students who have trouble communicating with words. The switches mainly consist of a recording device, battery pack, on and off switch, volume control, and a single large button to activate the prerecorded message.

Problem Statement 1:
Speech buttons are too expensive and don't have the proper buttons available to ask all necessary questions.

Problem Statement 2:
Many students with disabilities at North Penn High School have difficulty communicating verbally.

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North Penn High school opened in 1971.  Many of the clocks and their corresponding control system often experience technical issues, such as, displaying the incorrect time or not working at all.  They are original to the building and are over 40 years old. 

Problem Statement 1:
Many clocks within North Penn High School are difficult to read and inconsistently display times.  Furthermore, there are three different time schedules depending upon the day.  The clocks can be innovated to show broader, more relevant information.

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Problem Statement 1:
Millions of dollars are spent in Pennsylvania alone repairing ruptured and cracked pipes due to freezing. Pipes are susceptible to freezing and there are currently a very limited methods available to prevent this high cost problem.

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North Penn High School is a large community with over 3500 individuals.  There are a multitude of schedules and important safety information that is housed in several different locations.  With the integration of several digital platforms to share information between teachers and students, efficient communication between the students and their teachers has become difficult to manage.  

Problem Statement 1:
Existing applications are buggy, hard to use, and have limited features.

Problem Statement 2:
Students have trouble communicating information between them and their teachers.

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Students in the EPICS club (Engineering Projects in Community Service) at North Penn High School are currently working with students and professors from Montgomery County Community College as part of the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium (PSGC).

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Students in the EPICS club (Engineering Projects in Community Service) at North Penn High School are researching alternative fuel sources.

EPICS club members, Brian Pilat and Matt Shaw, have a desire to create an energy systems that provides power to small communities in developing nations, areas in states of emergency where power has been lost or even in remote locations off of the power grid. 

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