SPARKS
THAT CAUGHT FIRE
Featuring
those who are developing their inventive and scientific talents
and are continuing pursuits first "sparked" by an Academy
program!
Shelton Jones, a delegate from the
South Carolina JSHS to the national
symposium in Orlando in April, developed science research skills
during the summer of 2000 as a REAP (Research and Engineering
Apprenticeship Program) student at the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill. Shelton worked in the Oral Microbiology Department
lab at UNC for six weeks studying bacteria with Dr. Roland Arnold
as his mentor.
In addition to the eight Junior Science and Humanities Symposium finalists (see "SPARKS" Vol. 1, Issue 2) who participated in this summer's London International Youth Science Forum, five other JSHS students participated in the program as one of USA Today's All-American High School Academic Teams. Competing as a USA Today team were Ann Lai (Ohio), Amber Hohl (Iowa), Dominique Rabiej (Mich.), Phil Kurian (S.C.) and Cambrian Liu (La.)
JSHS 2001 national
finalist Dominique Rabiej (Mich.) is one of only 140 high
school students in the U.S. to be named a Presidential Scholar
for his academic and artistic success, leadership and school
and community involvement. Dominique was also the proud
recipient of the third place award in Computer Science at Intel's
International Science and Engineering Fair.
Central Lee High School senior Amber Hohl, JSHS 2001 national finalist, qualified for the International Science and Engineering Fair in San Jose, Calif. with her project involving the discovery of a new species of tardigrada which live in moss and lichen. She has been selected as The Hawk Eye's All-Area Citizen Scholar for 2001. The Hawk Eye is a newspaper in Iowa.
Please contact Peter Alford, Director of Development, at palford@aas-world.org with your recommendations for future mention in "Sparks That Caught Fire."