Two Colorado High School Seniors Selected For National Youth Science Camp®
April 3, 2006
Denver
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Gov. Bill Owens announced today that Andrew Scacco of Aurora and Ogemdi-Isiguzo Ogemdi Jr. of Denver have been selected to serve as Colorado's delegates in the 2006 session of the National Youth Science Camp® held near the National Radio Astronomy Observatory at Green Bank, W.Va.
Andrew Scacco is a senior at Smoky Hill High School in Aurora, where he participates in the International Baccalaureate program. He is a National Merit Finalist and has participated in the Research Summer Institute at Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he completed a mathematical analysis of astronomy data. He led Smoky Hill High School to a top-10 finish in the National Science Bowl competition and a second-place finish in the Regional Ocean Bowl competition.
Ogemdi-Isiguzo Ogemdi Jr. is a senior at Montbello High School in Denver. He has completed advanced placement courses in physics, calculus, chemistry, and biology. He has participated in National Renewable Energy Lab activities, and a summer science camp at Metro State University. He plans to continue his science education by majoring in electrical engineering at Colorado State University.
Established in 1963 as a part of West Virginia's Centennial Celebration, the National Youth Science Camp® annually provides for 102 student delegates - two from each state and the District of Columbia - to attend a four-week summer forum where delegates exchange ideas with leading scientists and other professionals from the academic and corporate worlds. Lectures and hands-on research projects are presented by scientists from across the United States who work on some of the most provocative topics in science today, including fractal geometry, the human genome project, global climate change, the history of the universe, the fate of our rain forests and robotics.
Delegates to the NYSC® are challenged to explore new areas in the biological and physical sciences, art, and music with resident staff members and also present seminars covering their own areas of research and interest. Scacco and Ogemdi will be flown to Charleston, W.Va. on Sunday, June 25 and will return home on Sunday, July 16, 2006, after participating in this provocative educational program. The National Youth Science Foundation®, based in Charleston, W.Va., covers all expenses, including travel.
Selection of Colorado's delegates was coordinated by Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), a nonprofit education research and development organization located in Aurora, Colorado.
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McREL is a nationally recognized, private, nonprofit organization located in Denver, Colo., dedicated to improving education for all students through applied research, product development and service. In 2005, McREL provided research-based guidance to educators and policymakers in 45 states in the U.S. and 3 foreign countries.
