June 03, 2026
麻豆社鈥檚 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering recently presented its annual Outstanding High School Teaching Award to Eric Wirick, a teacher at Fremont High School.
The award honors a teacher with exceptional dedication to inspiring students to pursue mathematics, science and engineering careers. It includes a $250 cash stipend and a commemorative plaque.
Wirick was nominated by Zakeri Pica, a software engineering major from Fremont.
Pica, who had Wirick for Digital Applications and Advanced Business Application classes, said Wirck鈥檚 teaching style and the opportunities he provided sparked the curiosity and problem-solving mindset that led him toward his major, as well as a data science minor.
鈥淒uring my Advanced Business Applications class, I had a free period immediately afterward. Mr. Wirick allowed me to stay in his classroom, which gave me the chance to work on assignments and, eventually, to help other students troubleshoot issues they encountered during class,鈥� Pica said. 鈥淭his experience led me to discover how much I enjoyed working through problems 鈥� whether it was identifying errors in Access queries or fixing functions in Excel.鈥�
鈥淢y interest in tools like Access and Excel grew into a broader appreciation for working with data, and I still apply many of the skills I learned in his classes today.鈥�
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