Naila McKeiver, 13, an 8th grader at C.A. Jacobs Middle School in Dixon, works on a drafting program during the Expanding Your Horizons conference at SCC on Wednesday. The conference was designed to introduce girls to science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers. (Brad Zweerink/Daily Republic)

Solano Community College emergency medical technician instructor Sue Clement, left, gives CPR lessons to Benicia Middle School 8th grader Raegan Bacani, 14, during the Expanding Your Horizons conference at SCC on Wednesday. The conference was designed to introduce girls to science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers. (Brad Zweerink/Daily Republic)

Kourtney Houston, left, and Yolanda de la Torre 8th graders at C.A. Jacobs Middle School in Dixon, test the pH of waste water during the Expanding Your Horizons conference at SCC on Wednesday. The conference was designed to introduce girls to science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers. (Brad Zweerink/Daily Republic)

Meg Herston, an environmental compliance engineer at the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District, talks about waste water treatment methods during the Expanding Your Horizons conference at SCC on Wednesday. The conference was designed to introduce girls to science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers. (Brad Zweerink/Daily Republic)