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June 23, 2008
YOUNG SCHOLARS HEAD TO FSU TO EXPLORE THE SCIENCES
Forty of Florida’s brightest high school students with a common interest in math, science and computer science are visiting Florida State University to participate in FSU’s Young Scholars Program. The students were scheduled to be on the FSU campus from June 15 through July 26.
The program is co-directed by Robin Smith, assistant director at FSU’s Office of Science Teaching Activities. Smith’s goal is to maintain a high level of interest in math and science among Florida’s top students through problem solving and applying what they learn.
Acceptance into the program requires that students have completed the eleventh grade in Florida, have earned at least a “B” average in academic courses and have scored in the 90th percentile or better in science or mathematics on a nationally standardized exam.
Once accepted, students will have the opportunity to conduct research in biology, physics, chemistry, oceanography, meteorology, geology, nutrition, engineering or political science while being accompanied by faculty mentors and professors. The projects, curriculum and formal coursework provided for the scholars are designed to encourage students to explore these areas as possible college and career options.
To learn more about the Young Scholars Program at FSU, visit <http://bio.fsu.edu/ysp>
2008 Young Scholars Program Participants
Bay
Amelia Knowlton — Panama City — Mosley High School
Broward
Emma Babb — Weston — Cypress Bay High School
Akshita Dutta — Coral Springs — Coral Glades High School
Mohamed Hamouda — Pembroke Pines — Everglades High School
Monica Isava — Coral Springs — Stoneman Douglas High School
Shirley Lee — Hollywood — Nova High School
Jessica Yeh — Coral Springs — Coral Glades High School
Citrus
Xin Wang — Inverness — Crystal River High School
Collier
Justin Bricker — Naples — Palmetto Ridge High School
William Bunce — Naples — Community School of Naples
Dade
Stephanie Figueroa — Miami — Ransom Everglades School
Crystal Harrison — Miami — Northwestern High School
Siraj Iqbal — Miami — Miami Killian Sr. High School
Duval
Edward Pimentel — Jacksonville — Stanton College Prep School
Hillsborough
Bharath Alamanda — Tampa — Sickles High School
Kyle Hsu — Tampa — King High School
Devang Jani — Tampa — Hillsborough High School
Khoi Tran — Lutz — Hillsborough High School
Lee
Ashley Cook — Cape Coral — Cape Coral High School
Leon
Aditi Hota — Tallahassee — Rickards High School
Rudra Koul — Tallahassee — Rickards High School
Rasheedatu Zakare-Fagbamila — Tallahassee — Lincoln High School
Orange
Aaron Fan — Ocoee — Ocoee High School
Alexandra Kellison — Orlando — Dr. Phillips High School
Jaimie Woo — Orlando — Dr. Phillips High School
Palm Beach
Fedja Kadribasic — Boca Raton — West Boca Raton High School
Pasco
Alice Chang — Odessa — Gulf High School
Pinellas
Ishaan Hublikar — Palm Harbor — Palm Harbor University High School
Wendy Yin — St Petersburg — St. Petersburg High School
Polk
Rachel Patel — Lakeland — George Jenkins High School
Sarasota
Daniel Mullins — Sarasota — Sarasota High School
Seminole
Andrew Boik — Winter Springs — Winter Springs High School
Jennifer Cavaretta — Geneva — Oviedo High School
Kevin Jen — Longwood — Seminole High School
Mi Kwon — Oviedo — Seminole High School
Oluwatunmise Olayinka — Lake Mary — Seminole High School
Selina Sutchu — Oviedo — Hagerty High School
St. Johns
Nathan Georgette — Ponte Vedra Beach — Nease High School
Volusia
David Weinberg — Ormond Beach — Spruce Creek High School
Gordon Wilson — Port Orange — Spruce Creek High School
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