ACE Mentor Program of Indianapolis finished strong this year despite having a school year cut short by COVID-19.  This year’s project, a community-based student housing and residential life facility in Indianapolis, was developed with fervor by the students from Arsenal Technical, Ben Davis, Decatur Central, Lawrence Township, North Central, and Warren Central high schools.  As part of the program, students toured AEC offices and jobsites as well as Butler University, participated in activities meant to develop their communication, problem-solving and collaborative skills, and designed the year’s project.  Even during the COVID-19 pandemic ACE Mentoring marched on with all six local school teams developing their project to a stopping point and presenting to a select group of board members and mentors via Zoom.  The Lawrence Township team, supported by American Structurepoint, presented their project on Wednesday, May 13, when the team also received their scholarships (approximately $10,000 value).  Overall, ACE Indy distributed close to $50,000 to students this year through donations by AEC companies and partners throughout Indianapolis. Vanessa Shumate, who coordinates our company’s participation in the Indianapolis program, thanks employees and company leadership for their support. “I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the American Structurepoint employees who participated in the ACE program this year, as well as thank company leadership for continuing to sponsor this wonderful program.  Next school year will be even better as we come out of the COVID-19 restrictions and get back to our students.”