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Local students
receive over $80,000 in awards
Believe in Ohio entrepreneurs awarded over a million dollars in state
competition
Seven Darke County students receive $82,500 out of $802,500 awarded to
172 high school students at state competition conducted by the Ohio
Academy of Science.
Angela McMurry, K-12 Science Curriculum Specialist, Believe in
Ohio--West Central STEM Advocate, Darke County ESC, made these comments
about Darke County’s students:
“I could not be more thrilled and proud of our Darke County
participants! This speaks volumes about the students, teachers,
families and communities of Darke County.... simply stated, wonderful!
Please join me in congratulating our local award winners.”
The students are:
Bradford, Rhyan Turner, Grade 11, $10,000
Bradford, Melinda Brewer, Grade 12, $2,500
Greenville, Francesca Masso-Rivetti, Grade 11, $20,000
Greenville, Kassidy York, Grade 10, $10,000
Tri-Village, Keenan Fraylick, Grade 10, $20,000
Tri-Village, Gage Berghoff, Grade 11, $10,000
Tri-Village, Kaylor Pearson, Grade 10, $10,000
Additional details are provided below.
Believe in Ohio young entrepreneurs, schools receive more than $1
million in scholarships, cash awards and program support
172 high school students receive $802,500 at State competition
Columbus (May 5, 2015) ... The Ohio Academy of Science today awarded
$802,500 in Ohio college scholarships and cash awards to 172 high
school students for their STEM Commercialization and STEM Business
plans that excelled at the recent State competition for Believe in Ohio.
Awardees included students from 44 schools in 24 counties. Earlier,
local schools received $214,190 including $93,190 for student awards
and $121,000 in program support.
“Believe in Ohio is the only statewide Ohio student STEM education
program to integrate entrepreneurship and innovation as pathways to
create future jobs,” said Dr. Lynn Elfner, CEO Emeritus of The Ohio
Academy of Science and Co-Director of Believe in Ohio.
“All 172 students were evaluated 11 or more times by judges from
industry, government including the military and academia,” Elfner
continued.
“As I read their plans I had to remind myself that these were high
school students, not college or graduate students. Their presentations
were tremendous and strong,” commented Mr. Bob Sopko, Director of the
Blackstone Launchpad Entrepreneurship program at Case Western Reserve
University. Mr. Sopko was one of the more than 70 STEM and
entrepreneurship professionals who judged Believe in Ohio’s State
competition.
Believe in Ohio is a student STEM entrepreneurship program of The Ohio
Academy of Science, in cooperation with Entrepreneurial Engagement
Ohio, and funded by The Ohio General Assembly through The Ohio Board of
Regents. The program develops Ohio's next generation of innovators to
create jobs through the application of science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics and to innovate new products and services.
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