Through the use of 3D printing technology, a handful of Dripping Springs High students are quite literally lending a hand to those in their community who might need help.

The group, consisting of freshmen Gabrielle Avena, Natalie Chavez, Melissa Richardson, Sierra Stevens and Riordan Tiller, worked with Dripping Springs High educator Jad Jadeja last spring to craft and build prosthetic limbs for Central Texas residents.

“When I turned the question around and explained that this project wou...