Scott Mokris works on the motherboard of a computer during the "Build a Computer" workshop at Penn State York's "Explore the Worlds" event, held March 6. Mokris later went on to win the bridge building competition sponsored by the Pennsylvania Society for Professional Engineers' Lincoln Chapter.

Adam Chlan, Web analyst/designer, back left, checks out the progress students were making on their Web pages during the "Spinning the Web" workshop at Penn State York's "Explore the Worlds" event, held March 6. Chlan, and Robert Bartell, instructor in information sciences and technology, helped students learn some of the basics HTML of code and Web design. Participants took home a CD with their Web page on it so they could continue their work.

Scott Mokris, center, a home schooled student from York, was the winner of the bridge building competition held March 6 at Penn State York as a part of the campus' "Explore the Worlds" event. His bridge weighed 20 grams and held 56 pounds. Colton Crockett, left, a student at Spring Grove High School, won second place with a bridge that weighed 28.6 grams and held 70 pounds. Spencer Miller, right, also a student at Spring Grove High School, won third place with a bridge that weighed 18.1 grams and held 41 pounds. The winning bridge was the one which showed the highest structural efficiency, meaning the bridge that carries the biggest load with regard to its own weight. The event is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Society for Professional Engineers, Lincoln Chapter.