Young scientists get results; science, math, and engineering competition selects 40 talented finalists.Forty high school students--the top 2.6 percent of 1,558 competitors--have each earned a spot as a finalist in the 65th annual Intel Science Talent Search The Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS) is a prestigious research-based science competition in the United States primarily for high school students. The Intel STS is administered by the Science Service, which began the competition in 1942 with Westinghouse; for many years, the . With some half-a-million dollars in scholarships hanging in the balance, the students' diverse science, math, and engineering projects will compete head-to-head in Washington, D.C., in March. As in past years, 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 produced more finalists than any other state did. A student from Idaho and another from Utah are the first finalists to represent their respective states in more than a decade. Women make up 42.5 percent of the overall group. "While as a nation we continue to struggle to improve science and math education, these students give us hope for our future," says Craig Barrett Craig Barrett may refer to:
Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. Intel sponsored the event, which is administered by Science Service, the publisher of Science News. Both organizations announced the finalists' names on Jan. 25. Past finalists have gone on to win Nobel prizes and other illustrious awards in scientific fields. The 2006 finalists are: Alabama: Jennifer Ann Taylor, Florence H.S., Florence. California: Genevieve Williams, Redondo Union H.S., Redondo Beach; Michael Anthony Viscardi, Josan Academy, San Diego; Yi Sun, The Harker School, San Jose. Colorado: Adam Daniel Sidman, William J. Palmer H.S., Colorado Springs. Connecticut: Kiran Reddy Pendri, Choate Rosemary Hall Choate Rosemary Hall (commonly referred to as Choate) is a New England preparatory school for students (who call themselves "Choaties") in grades 9-12, known as the third through sixth forms at the school. , Wallingford; Jonathan Blake Sellon, Staples H.S., Westport. Florida: Shoshana Sophie Rothman Tell, Pine Crest School Pine Crest School was founded in 1934 by Mae McMillan who was a tutor to children of families spending the winter in South Florida, USA. Years later, it is now one of the most elite private schools in Florida, regularly sending dozens of students to Ivy League universities, , Fort Lauderdale. Idaho: Lucas Edward Moiler, Moscow H.S., Moscow. Illinois: Xin Wang and Letian Zhang, Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy, Aurora; Sukrit Ranjan, Glenbrook North H.S., Northbrook. Louisiana: Kate Elizabeth Lowry, Louisiana School for Math, Science & the Arts, Natchitoches. Maryland: Myers Abraham Davis, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (BPI), but known most commonly as Poly, is a magnet high school in Baltimore, Maryland. Though established as an all male trade school Poly now serves as a coeducational college preparatory institution that emphasizes , Baltimore; Jeffrey Chunlong Xing, River Hill H.S., Clarksville; Minh-Phuong Huynh-Le and Yuan Zhang, Montgomery Blair H.S., Silver Spring. Massachusetts: Kimberly Megan Scott, Wellesley H.S., Wellesley Hills. Michigan: John Cong Zhou, Detroit Country Day School Detroit Country Day School (also known as DCDS, DCD, or Country Day) is a private, secular school located in Beverly Hills, Michigan, northwest of Detroit. DCDS was founded in Detroit in 1914, inspired by the Country Day School movement. , Beverly Hills. New York: Allison Mae Gardner and Joseph Daniel Vellone, Byram Hills H.S., Armonk; Adam Ross Solomon, John F. Kennedy "John Kennedy" and "JFK" redirect here. For other uses, see John Kennedy (disambiguation) and JFK (disambiguation). John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917–November 22, 1963), was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in H.S., Bellmore; Irina Vladimirovna Zaitseva, Centereach H.S., Centereach; Jerrold Alexander Lieblich and Harley Huiyu Zhang, Ward Melville H.S., East Setauket; David Bruce Kelley, Highland H.S., Highland; Brittany Nicole Russo, Sanford H. Calhoun H.S., Merrick; Eric Allan Meyerowitz, Northport H.S., Northport; Carmiel Effron Schickler, Paul D. Schreiber H.S., Port Washington; Sarah Kate 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. , Riverdale; Sheela Krishnan, Suffern H.S., Suffern; Diane Jeehea Choi, Syosset H.S., Syosset. Ohio: John Pease Moore, Dayton Christian H.S., Dayton. Oregon: Elyse Autumn Hope and Sergio-Francis Mellejor Zenisek, Oregon Episcopal School, Portland. Texas: Evan Scott Gawlik, Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science, Denton. Utah: Shannon Lisa Babb, American Fork H.S., American Fork. Virginia: Justin Moore Solomon, Thomas Jefferson H.S. for Science & Technology, Alexandria. Washington: Anna Jolene Mork, Shorewood H.S., Seattle. Wisconsin: Nicholas Michael Wage, Appleton H.S. East, Appleton. |
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