ACE Mentor Program of Washington

ACE Mentor Program of Washington Non-profit mentoring program to introduce high school students to careers in architecture, building engineering, and construction.

06/02/2026

Oh wow! Seattle Presentation Night, not quite two weeks ago, was amazing! More than 650 people attended in three auditoriums at Kane Hall at ! Thank you to UW Construction Management for sponsoring our use of the rooms, and thank you and for cookies! Congrats to all the students on finishing out this great year. JOIN US TOMORROW NIGHT for ACE's VIRTUAL PRESENTATION NIGHT, our last presentation event of the year! (See link in bio! All are welcome!)

05/20/2026

What a night! Congrats to all the ACE Eastside students! Four teams presented their community market designs in meeting rooms at Microsoft last night, impressing everyone in the audience with their thoughtful architecture, innovative engineering, and organized construction plans. Way to go! It was an amazing year - let's do it again in the fall! Thank you for the meeting space and for the cookies!

05/19/2026

About last night.... Tacoma you are amazing. Standing-room only crowd at for the two Tacoma teams to present their community market designs. We laughed, we learned, we thought about community, and we were inspired! Great job everyone! Best of luck to the seniors and we hope we see everyone else next year. Thank you for hosting us!

05/18/2026

That's a wrap! The final meeting for the Monday Seattle Team 2 at is all about the presentation practice and the rooftop BBQ! After putting on some finishing touches and making some note cards, everyone will be good to go! See you THIS WEEK at presentations!

05/17/2026

It's hard to believe the ACE year is coming to a close! Check out the Wednesday Seattle Team 2 hard at work on their site anaylsis efforts earlier this year. Huge site maps, trace paper, colored pencils, research tools, and group discussions really helped the team dig into the site in preparation for their designs. We can't wait to see what you came up with this year! See you Monday in Tacoma, Tuesday in Redmond, and Wednesday in Seattle!

05/13/2026

We visited the Tuesday Tacoma Team for their last meeting of the year yesterday, as they worked in their disciplines to finish up their designs and put together their final presentation. We've hit 10 years now serving the Tacoma area and it gets better every year! This is the first year we have two four-year ACE students in Tacoma - congrats to Ashley and Laniyah! Good luck with the final preparations, and we'll see you next week! .arch

05/11/2026

ACE had a really cool experience last Friday when we got to attend a "topping out" celebration for the new Phase 1 expansion at Inglemoor High School in the Northshore School District. Several ACE mentors on the IHS project team went above and beyond to get the ACE Inglemoor students involved in their school's project. They learned all about the design, created the official topping out t-shirt, and got to attend the event and sign the beam! Experiences like this truly bring ACE to life for students, who now can see how the design industry works at their very own high school! Special thanks to Steve, architect at , who made it all happen!

Here we goooooooo!! Everyone welcome!
04/30/2026

Here we goooooooo!! Everyone welcome!

04/28/2026

Attention ACE alumni! As of last week, the ACE Mentor Program National Alumni Scholarship application is open! We encourage you to apply before the deadline on May 15!

We wanted to spotlight our own Seattle alumni, Michael Birkhead, who was one of the recipients last year of the Charles Thornton Memorial Alumni Scholarship. A 2022 graduate of Bainbridge Island High School, Michael went to Montana State University and has since had several incredible opportunities in architecture, including an internship with Kohn Pederson Fox in New York City, where he was able to serve as an ACE mentor to NYC students!

Michael says, "ACE has done so much for me and students like myself, and I can’t wait to give back to the same program that opened the door to where I am now. Thank you for believing in students like me. This scholarship represents more than financial help — it’s motivation to keep working hard and to pay it forward. I’m honored to represent ACE and the values Charles Thornton built it on. Programs like ACE make it possible for students to grow, connect, and ultimately make an impact through design." Congrats Michael, keep designing!

Attention students! This is a super cool opportunity (for both ACE and non-ACE students) to experience structural engine...
02/11/2026

Attention students! This is a super cool opportunity (for both ACE and non-ACE students) to experience structural engineering first hand! Build a popsicle stick bridge and test it to failure at the Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition next month! All supplies are provided and the prizes are awesome! Invite your friends! Contact us if you could use a chat with a structural engineering mentor. Mentors are invited to participate in the corporate tract. Link in bio! See you on March 14!

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