Talent Search: student finalists' flair for science to be rewarded. (This Week).The Science Talent Search, a prestigious high school science competition, often serves as a springboard for a career in science or engineering. This week, judges announced the 40 finalists in the 61st year of the contest. Selected from a field of 300 semifinalists, the honorees represent just over 2.5 percent of the high school seniors who entered the competition this year. The finalists' topics of research include social sciences, mathematics, astronomy, biology, chemistry, physics, and computer engineering. Science Service, which publishes Science News, and the Westinghouse Foundation established the Science Talent Search in 1942 to recognize and encourage high school seniors with a knack for science, mathematics, and engineering. In 1998, Intel Corp. of Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif., became the program's corporate sponsor. "Improving science and math education is critical to sustaining America's strength in the global marketplace," says Craig Barrett Craig Barrett may refer to:
The finalists, 15 girls and 25 boys, range in age from 17 to 19. They come from 35 schools in 16 states and one U.S. territory. Fifteen of the honorees, more than one-third of the total, hail from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State. Illinois and Maryland tallied five and four finalists, respectively. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. their applications, 25 of the finalists read at least one foreign language, 29 play a musical instrument, and 29 volunteer in their community. This year's eclectic group includes an Elvis impersonator An Elvis impersonator is someone who impersonates or copies famed American musician Elvis Presley, either as a hobby, a career in entertainment or occasionally for fun. Elvis impersonators can range in ethnic background, size and talent. , a flamenco dancer, and an award-winning cheerleader. In March, the students will travel to Washington, D.C., to compete for college scholarships totaling $530,000, including the top prize of a 4-year, $100,000 scholarship. All finalists will receive a laptop computer and a scholarship of at least $5,000. The 40 finalists are: Alabama: Nicole Anne Oertli, Murphy H.S., Mobile. Arizona: Theresa Joan Berens, Humanities and Sciences Institute, Phoenix. California: Timothy Allen This article is about the photojournalist. For the actor and comedian, see Tim Allen. Timothy Allen (born 26 May 1971) is a photojournalist best known for his reportage and celebrity portraiture Dong, Alhambra H.S., Alhambra. Colorado: Ryan Randall Patterson, Central H.S., Grand Junction. Connecticut: Jacob Licht Licht (Light), subtitled "The Seven Days of the Week," is a cycle of seven operas composed by Karlheinz Stockhausen which, in total, lasts over 29 hours. Origin The project, originally titled Hikari , William Hall H.S., West Hartford. Guam: Jennifer Sayaka Balakrishnan, Harvest Christian Academy, Barrigada. Illinois: Kevin Yang, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, or IMSA, is a three-year residential public high school located in Aurora, Illinois, with an enrollment of approximately 640 students. , Aurora; Beckett William Sterner, University of Chicago Laboratory School, Chicago; Justin Raymond Pelzer, Evanston Township H.S., Evanston; Wenyi Cai, Naperville Central H.S., Naperville; Emily Elizabeth Riehl, University H.S., Normal. Indiana: Mark Kaganovich, Bloomington H.S. North, Bloomington. Louisiana: Siddharth Srivastava, Baton Rouge Senior H.S., Baton Rouge. Maine: Ashleigh Brooks Theberge, Mount Ararat School, Topsham. Maryland: Ophelia Shalini Venturelli, Walt Whitman H.S., Bethesda; Jennifer Christy Alyono, Jacob Samuels Burnim, and Jean Li, all of Montgomery Blair H.S., Silver Spring. Massachusetts: Samir Sur, Roxbury Latin School Roxbury Latin School, founded in 1645 and located at 101 Saint Theresa Avenue in West Roxbury, Massachusetts since 1927, is the oldest school in continuous existence in North America.[1] Roxbury Latin was established in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1645 by the Rev. , West Roxbury. Minnesota: Brandon Michael Palmen, Mayo H.S., Rochester. New Jersey: Vivek Venkatachalam, Governor Livingston H.S., Berkeley Heights; Dheera Venkatraman, Hunterdon Central Regional H.S., Flemington. New York: Jessie Cheng, Byram Hills H.S., Armonk; Michael Jacob Wagner, John F. Kennedy H.S., Bellmore; Yang Li, Ward Melville H.S., East Setauket; Raphael Farzan-Kashani, the John L. Miller--Great Neck North H.S., Great Neck; Angela Soeun Kim, Great Neck South H.S., Great Neck; Mordechai Joseph Bronner, Rambam Mesivta, Lawrence; Allegra Al·leg·ra A trademark for the drug fexofenadine hydrochloride. fexofenadine hydrochloride Allegra, Telfast (UK) Pharmacologic class: Peripherally selective piperidine, selective histamine Elizabeth Giovine and Jonathan Lii, both of Manhasset H.S., Manhasset; Suhan Li and Raminder Kaur Parihar, both of Bronx H.S. of Science, New York; Ezra Jacob Rapoport, Horace Mann School The Horace Mann School is an independent college preparatory school in New York City . Founded in 1887, Horace Mann spans from nursery school to the twelfth grade and is a member of the Ivy Preparatory School League. , New York; Tahir Ahmed, Midwood H.S. at Brooklyn College, New York; Albert W. Leung and Nikita Rozenblyum, both of Stuyvesant H.S., New York; Jessica Randi Stahl, South Side H.S., Rockville Centre. Texas: Kevin Kuan Gao, John B. Connally H.S., Austin; Kirsten Linnea Frieda, Westlake H.S., Austin. Wisconsin: Marc Anthony Burrell, Nicolet H.S., Glendale. |
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