Ossining students study eels
-
- November
- 4
Two Ossining High School Seniors – Laura Hellmich and Dara Illowsky – teamed up to investigate the migratory habits of the American eel and were named semifinalists in the 2009-10 Siemens Competition in Science, Math and Technology for their study.
Their research was done in collaboration with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation.
Ossining High School was one of only four Westchester schools to have students recognized by the national high school senior competition.
Known as the nation’s leading original research competition in math, science and technology, the Siemens Competition is administered annually by the College Board, awarding college scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $100,000 in individual and team categories.
A record number of 1,348 projects were received this year, an increase of 12 percent over 2008. The number of students submitting projects increased by 14 percent while more students than ever, 2,151, registered to enter.
This year, 318 students were named semifinalists with 96 students being honored as regional finalists.
This entry was posted
on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 1:03 pm by Noreen O'Donnell.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
Print This Post
| 
Email This Post
