Many people think math is unnecessarily difficult and a waste of time, but not Soraya Elmachiadi. Soraya Elmachiadi is a very hard-working student. She accelerates in math and science and is always willing to help others when needed. Elmachiadi enjoys math and wants to pursue it further after high school. She wants to become an engineer for Grand Prix auto racing.
“I’m really supportive of other people and like if they’re struggling it’s like I’m here for you. I’m like a cheerleader,” said Elmachiadi.
Engineering is a fairly complicated specialty, but Elmachiadi is up for that challenge. The Grand Prix uses a very specific type of car called F1 cars. These cars are some of the fastest cars in the world. F1 cars are built in a very unique way. Although all F1 cars have the same basic structure they each have their specific aspects that go into the construction of the cars. The engineers and drivers must work together using many different factors such as sports, statistics, and science to figure out how to make the driver win by just as little as a tenth of a second.
“Each race they need to kinda change their car and how it’s set up to make the car as fast as they can, and they do that through engineering and through aerodynamics. So I think it’s really cool because you need to have a really good understanding of aerodynamics, driving, and certain conditions like the track conditions,” said Elmachiadi.
Four years ago, Elmachiadi discovered her love for engineering, but it was not until three years ago that she discovered engineering for the Grand Prix. One day, while scrolling on TikTok ,she discovered that she could pursue her love for engineering and her passion for racing all at the same time. Now Elmachiadi is a senior in high school and is hoping to get accepted into NC State University where she can continue learning about engineering to reach her goals.
“Soraya did not have much opportunity in AP English to employ her interests in engineering and racing other than wearing her Grand Prix jacket some days. However, she was an enthusiastic student, stepping on the gas from day one, accelerating through our units on literacy analysis and rhetoric, and crossing the finish line at the research paper with only a few blowouts and fender-benders along the way,” said Peters, Elmachiadi’s English teacher.
