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Education News: High School

High School Scientists Innovate New Medical Therapies

6/11/2013 - U.S. News & World Report
Heart attack therapies can leave patients with an elevated risk of future heart failure, but four California high school students have a solution.

High School Students Debate Climate Change: Adapt or Geoengineer?

4/19/2013 - Scientific American
As part of a national contest, teams of high school students argue adaptation is the only viable response to global warming whereas another team calls for geoengineering.

National Public High School Graduation Rate at a Four-Decade High

1/22/2013 - The Washington Post (requires free registration)
The percentage of students at public high schools who graduate on time has reached its highest level in nearly 40 years, according to the most recent federal government estimates released Tuesday.

Urbandale Students Take Hands-On Role in Learning

12/3/2012 - DesMoinesRegister.com
High-schoolers set their own pace in some science classes.

Susquehanna Twp. Science Students Learn in the Field

8/20/2012 - PennLive.com
During the second week of July, 16 rising sophomores from Susquehanna Twp. High School immersed themselves in environmental science and biology studies at Juniata College Raystown Field Station.

Texas Engineering Students Building NASA Prototypes

6/1/2012 - THE Journal
Booker T. Washington High School in Houston, TX, and NASA's Johnson Space Center are collaborating to inspire students to go into the fields of science and engineering through the High School Students United With NASA to Create Hardware program.

Robotics Awards Celebrate Teen Teamwork

5/25/2012 - THE Journal
Team Antipodes, a three-person robotics team, was awarded first place in robot design during the recent international FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competition, which took place in St. Louis, MO.

STEM Competitions Turn Science Into a Sport

5/4/2012 - U.S. News & World Report
High school competitions help lead students toward careers in engineering and technology.

Science Fair Winner Publishes New Study On Butterfly Foraging Behavior

5/1/2012 - ScienceDaily
University of Florida lepidopterist Andrei Sourakov has spent his life's work studying moths and butterflies. But it was his teenage daughter, Alexandra, who led research on how color impacts butterflies' feeding patterns.

High School Girls Explore STEM

4/9/2012 - U.S. News & World Report
More than 7,500 high school girls gathered to tinker with robotics this March, as part of the 15th annual Devry University HerWorld program. HerWorld aims to create college- and career-ready young women by encouraging them to explore the STEM fields.

Southland Students Meet Obama During National Science Competition

3/14/2012 - L.A. Now
The high school seniors thought meeting President Obama was the coolest part of their trip to Washington—until a handful of them walked away with tens of thousands of dollars in prize money at the Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school students.

Op-Ed: The True Cost of High School Dropout

1/26/2012 - The New York Times (requires free registration)
Only 21 states require students to attend high school until they graduate or turn 18. The proposal President Obama announced on Tuesday night in his State of the Union address—to make such attendance compulsory in every state—is a step in the right direction, but it would not go far enough to reduce a dropout rate that imposes a heavy cost on the entire economy, not just on those who fail to obtain a diploma.

Calif. Teen Takes Home $100K Science Prize

12/6/2011 - Education Week; requires registration
A high school student from California has won a $100,000 scholarship for her research on the cancer cells.

YouTube's Space Lab To Blast Teens' Ideas into Space

10/11/2011 - THE Journal
A consortium of private companies and government space agencies is banding together in a worldwide educational venture being sparked by Google to inspire students to study space. YouTube Space Lab will challenge 14- to 18-year-old students to design a science experiment that can be performed in space.

Her Summer Pastime? Cancer Research

8/25/2011 - Scientific American
High school student Shree Bose discusses her win at the first Google Science Fair.

Student Interest in Science, Health Jobs Doesn't Match Need

8/24/2011 - Education Week
A survey of high school students conducted by Harris Interactive for the University of the Sciences reveals that 49% are "definitely or probably not" considering a career in science or health care—up nearly 9% from the year before. And among those 13- to 15-years-old, nearly 60% registered a lack of interest in the fields.

International BioGENEius Winners Selected

7/1/2011 - THE Journal
Prathana Dalal of Shawnee Mission East High School in Leawood, KA has won the International BioGENEius Challenge. The challenge is a competition for high school students who demonstrate an exemplary understanding of biotechnology through science research projects.

Newport High School Lab Rewarded for Thriftiness

6/20/2011 - Kentucky Enquirer
When it comes to creating lab activities for his students, science teacher Michael Barker can stretch a dollar. The Newport High School physics and chemistry teacher recently received national recognition for making the most of limited lab resources.

Engaging High School Students in Soil Science Inquiry

6/10/2011 - ScienceDaily
As soil's importance to our future becomes evident, educating younger generations on the subject is a necessary task.

Young Scientists Receive Awards in International Competition

5/16/2011 - ScienceNews
Cancer-killing X-rays, nuclear threat detection, and a fishy new plastic were behind the projects that took top awards at the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. In addition to those top winners, hundreds of students took over $4 million in awards and prizes home from a May 13 awards ceremony.

Students Head to Science Fair

5/12/2011 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Matthew Vernacchia was a winner in the 72nd Annual Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair. For their scientific research judged tops from among 315 senior division entries, the Upper St. Clair High School senior and three other students will advance, all expenses paid and accompanied by chaperones, to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles next week.

Shelton Students Prepare Experiment for Space

4/11/2011 - The Boston Globe
A science experiment compiled by a team of Connecticut students is being prepared for as trip on the shuttle Endeavor.

Dual Enrollment Programs Show Promise for Non-High Achievers

8/3/2010 - THE Journal
Is it possible that getting high school kids—even those who considered "high risk"—into college courses as part of a dual enrollment program could increase their chances of success and improve school retention efforts? That's the conclusion of a recent study on the topic.

Really High School Project Takes Pictures from Space

6/10/2010 - The Seattle Times
Two seniors from Aviation High School in Des Moines hoisted a cheap camera into the atmosphere using a helium-filled balloon and managed to capture photographs of the atmosphere from 20 miles above Earth.

Diverse High School Battles Low Test Scores, High Drop-out Rate

6/8/2010 - Voice of America News
Many ask if the students are failing or if the US educational system is failing them.

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