Three Greenwich High School students are among those who will represent Connecticut at the National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium in Virginia Beach, Virginia, April 12-15.
On March 4th, high school students from across the state presented their original research at the 60th Annual Connecticut Junior Science and Humanities Symposium at UConn Health in Farmington. The event is sponsored by UConn Health and the Connecticut Area Health Education Center.
In addition to monetary and scholarship awards, the five students were given the opportunity to take part in the symposium. Three came from GHS – Senior Ambika Grover, who won first place oral speaker for her research into developing a more effective emergency therapeutic treatment for ischemic stroke – a project that earned her a finalist spot in the prestigious Regeneron Science Research Talent competition; Junior Naomi Park, who won fourth place as an oral speaker for developing a practical and efficient method for removing carbon dioxide and crude oil from water using materials made from waste Styrofoam; and Sophomore Justin Bernstein, who won first place poster presenter for his research presentation on a novel therapeutic treatment using nanoparticles to dissolve plaque buildup in arteries.
“For so many talented high school students, this symposium will become the springboard for a rewarding career in science, engineering, or healthcare,” said Dr. Brittany Knight, director of the CT-JSHS program, in a press release. “I was really impressed by the quality of the research this year. These students will be excellent representatives of Connecticut at next month’s national symposium.”
Of the 60 students who applied to CT-JSHS this year, 17 were selected to give oral presentations and 20 were selected to present their research in poster format. They competed virtually in front of a jury the weekend before the state symposium and then shared their work with a live audience of their peers on the day of the symposium. Another 23 students displayed their work in a non-competitive online STEM poster exhibition.
Greenwich man wins big at poker event
Greenwich native Stephen Song and his family celebrated his record win at the GPI Global Poker Awards on March 3rd at PokerGO Studio ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
The Global Poker Index is a ranking index listing more than 450,000 live tournament poker players around the world. Player performance is evaluated based on their final placings in poker tournaments over the past year. The player with the highest score wins the prestigious Player of the Year title. The Mid-Major Player of the Year recognizes the best poker player involved in events with buy-ins of up to $2,500.
Song’s 2022 poker success included 42 results, 18 top 10 finishes and two first places to capture the two coveted titles for the first time in GPI history. Song also received two other nominations for Best Final Table Performance and Players’ Choice for Toughest Opponent awards. Players Choice for Toughest Opponent is chosen from the top 100 poker players in the world.
GHS selects essay contest winners
The winners of the Greenwich High School Black History Month essay contest have been announced. Rafael Galvan won first place and Riona McKersie was second.
Students were asked to nominate a Black person, dead or alive, who they believe should be included in the American history curriculum who has been overlooked. They should write a 500-word letter to the Board of Education explaining why their candidate should be placed on the Board of Education
GHS American History Curriculum.
Galvan nominated Jane Bolin, who according to his essay was the first black woman to graduate from Yale Law School and the first black woman to serve as a judge in the United States.
McKersie nominated poet Phillis Wheatley, who lived in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Greenwich students create Dean’s Lists
Some local students were among those who prepared the lists of college and university deans.
Lily Osgan from Old Greenwich has made Emmanuel College’s deanship list for the Fall 2022 term. To earn a spot on the Dean’s List, Emmanuel students must achieve a 3.5 or higher grade point average for a 16-credit semester.
Emmanuel College is a coeducational residential facility with a 17-acre campus in the heart of Boston’s educational, scientific, cultural and medical communities.
Tufts University recently announced the list of deans for the Fall 2022 semester. Tufts University has campuses in Boston, Medford/Somerville and Grafton, Massachusetts, and Talloires, France.
Students honored on the Dean’s List include Riverside’s Guadalupe Balaguer, Alexa Brust and Axel Ladd; Allison Brea from Old Greenwich; Hayden Collins, Caroline Harkness, Pierce Husted, Ethan Ito, Kennedy King, Victoria Rivera and Jamie Yee from Greenwich; and Edward Iuteri and Jack Moore of Cos Cob.
Dean’s List Honors at Tufts University require a semester GPA of 3.4 or above.
