QHS student nominated for AI award

WENATCHEE — A Quincy High School student is one of 15 finalists for the NCW Tech Alliance Innovator Awards, according to an announcement from NCW Tech Alliance. QHS junior Brooklyn Averill is one of three competitors in the K-12 Future Technology Leader of the Year finals, according to the announcement. Averill’s entry in the competition was an AI agent that books appointments for the Wenatchee cleaning service iClean. “(The owner) was having trouble making appointments for her cleaners and getting invoices done correctly, and other things as well,” Averill said. “So we decided to focus on that and make a booking agent that took the orders for her.”