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March 26, 2008
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Hoeven Announces 2008 National Youth Science Camp Representatives
BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven announced today that Hanna Fischer of Fargo South High School and Christina Allen of Bismarck High School have been selected as the two most promising young scientific leaders in North Dakota’s 2008 high school graduating class. At the invitation of Governor Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, they will participate as delegates in the 45th session of the National Youth Science Camp held near the National Radio Astronomy Observatory at Green Bank, West Virginia.
“Hanna Fischer and Christina Allen represent North Dakota’s promising young scientists and future leaders,” Hoeven said. “This camp will provide them with a unique opportunity to exchange ideas with academic and corporate professionals and explore new areas in biological and physical sciences, broadening their knowledge and interest in science and the environment.”
Fischer is a National Honors Society student active in a wide variety of organizations, including DECA, Student Council, Key Club, French Club and Junior Classical League. She has assumed leadership roles in many of these groups and volunteers to share her academic abilities as a peer tutor. She has participated in the North Dakota Governor’s School, Chamber of Commerce Youth Leadership program and North Dakota Leadership Seminar.
Allen is also a National Honors Society student and member of the Envirothon Team that won the 2007 state competition and represented North Dakota at the national Canon Envirothon competition. She is on the Science Bowl Team that took third in the state and has placed numerous times at the Science Olympiad competitions. She has received awards from the American Mathematic Competition, Academic All-State Team, National Latin Exam, We the People Congressional Hearing, and attended the Harold Schaffer Leadership Camp.
Established in 1963 as a part of West Virginia’s Centennial Celebration, the National Youth Science Camp is an annual summer forum where two delegates representing each state exchange ideas with leading scientists and other professionals from 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 – topics such as 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. Delegates also present seminars covering their own areas of research and interest.
The National Youth Science Camp’s diverse academic program is complemented by an outdoor recreation program, which leverages the Science Camp’s location in the Monongahela National Forest. The Science Camp’s outdoor program offers backpacking, caving, rock climbing, mountain biking and kayaking.
Fischer and Allen will be flown to Charleston, West Virginia, on Sunday, June 29 and will return home on Saturday, July 26, 2008, after participating in this educational program. The National Youth Science Foundation®, based in Charleston, West Virginia, covers all expenses, including travel. More information is available online at www.nysf.com and www.nysc.org.
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