Feb
18
2009
Biographies
Author: Frank LaBanca, Ed.D.
Post a biography here for our symposium program book. Please note: I will NOT correct spelling errors – be sure to edit your work. Samples below:
Alex Albritton is a junior at Newtown High School. His passions in life are science reading and swimming. Alex’s favorite subject in science is biology and he is especially interested in viruses. He is currently working of a project involving bacteriophages. His love of reading is what actually led him to his interest in biology and viruses. He became interested in viruses when he read an extremely interesting book called the Hot Zone by Richard Preston. This book painted a very real and terrifying image about some of the most dangerous viruses in the world. Alex also enjoys swimming and is on the Newton High Schools boy’s swim team.
Maricate Conlon is a junior at Newtown High School. She joined the applied science research course to further her interests in environmental and biological sciences. She competitively swims year-round and is a part of the girls’ varsity swim team. She is also involved in clubs at school; she is a member of the Guidance Honors Association and is her student class council secretary. In the future, she plans to pursue a degree in biological or environmental areas of study.
Drew Taylor is a junior at Newtown High School. He plays on the varsity soccer and golf team. He works at Rock Ridge Country Club as well as Southington Mountain as a snowboard instructor. He took Applied Science research to further his interests in ecology and the Long Island Sound. Drew is also Vice President of student council and a member of SADD, Students Against Destructive Decisions. He is presently looking to apply to the Air Force Academy, where he wants to become a pilot.
Ivan Virovets is a sophomore at NHS. He joined Applied Research class due to his interest in physical and biological sciences, which started many years ago, at least the physical part, when he discovered plans for a tesla coil on the Internet and built one. From then on he loved high voltage, and then with the high school science program, also developed an interest in microbiology.
February 23rd, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Dylan Scaife is a Sophomore at Oxford High School. In school he enjoys science and math. His favorite fields of science are material science and engineering; these interests helped him choose his project, which includes the use of material science. Out of school, Dylan is interested in pursuing a career in architecture and he plays paintball when he has free time on the weekends.
February 23rd, 2009 at 1:47 pm
David Samuelman is a sophomore at Oxford High School. His passions in life consist of football and science. He took applied science research program to further his knowledge in all fields of science. As a result of this his project involves many fields including Biology and Chemistry. His future plans in life consist of going to college and pursuing a job in the medical field.
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Gannon Ferrell is a sophomore at Oxford High school. His passion and pastime is music, guitar to be specific. Gannon plays guitar every change he gets, playing everything from jazz to metal. He is also interested in the field of science. Chemistry, biochemistry, and physics are all intriguing fields to him. It is his love for music and his interest in physics that led him to join the Applied research class where he has created a project dealing with piezoelectric substances, which are commonly used a variety of technologies from microphones to microscopes.
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:18 pm
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February 23rd, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Dan Spicer is a junior at Oxford High School. Dan is very involved in the goings on at school; He plays basketball and football at the varsity level and has been elected to class president each of the past two years. Dan is very interested in the physical aspect of the universe and how everything works in harmony. Instead of reading most of the time, Dan likes to look around and see the world working around him. The most intriguing aspect of the physical world that Dan sees is how objects feed off each other in terms of the forces they apply on each other.
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Tyler Williams is a sophomore at Oxford High School. Tyler is very involved and interested in his schoolwork, taking particular interest in mathematics and social sciences. Outside of school, he is still studious, and focuses a great deal of attention on computer science, technology, and physics. He has learned several programming languages on his own, and participates in open source software developing when he can. He is also interested in helping the world become a better place, and tries to promote causes that he feels demonstrate human compassion and understanding, such as open source software movements, freedom of speech, and assorted charities. He joined the applied research program to help gain more hands on experience in the field of science, and has learned a great deal about himself, his interests, and even the way in which he works.
February 24th, 2009 at 11:36 am
John Knepple is a sophomore at Oxford High School. He enjoys science and sports, this reflects in his daily life. He has an interest in water quality and that is why his project is about remediating oil from water. He is currently in the Diversity club. He took the class Applied Research to further his knowledge in science. He is interested in a future in the career path of dentistry and hopes to learn more about science in the future.
February 24th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Amanda Williams is a sophomore at Oxford High School. Her passions include all things four legged, feathered, or scaly. Her spare time is mainly spent working, with animals, or with friends. Amanda’s interest in school is science, especially biology. She is taking applied research to put her passion for animals into a productive and meaningful project. Her vegetarianism has led her to the project she is conducting this year. When not working or with friends; Amanda can be found doing chores at a local farm.
February 25th, 2009 at 10:53 am
Charlie Widmer is a sophomore at Oxford High School. He plays on the Oxford High School volleyball team and the recreation basketball team. In his free time, Charlie has been learning to play the guitar because he loves music. He listens to music and likes to compare it to other artists. But music was not the driving force for him to join the Applied Research class. He has always had somewhat of an interest in science, and his mentor Dr. LaBanca was a huge influence in broadening just that. Charlie had spent his freshman year in a science club, designing a project that he presented in both the Science Horizons Science Fair and the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. This year he decided to take in a topic he knew barely anything about to learn something new. Also, he wanted to create something that would benefit people. So he decided to try and develop a time-release cream using capsaicin, the substance found in hot peppers, in order to release heat over an extended period of time. This is similar to products such as Icy-Hot and other heat therapy creams used for sore muscles and similar injuries.
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