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The WakeEd blog is devoted to discussing and answering questions about the major issues facing the Wake County school system: the reassignment of thousands of students, the conversion of traditional-calendar schools to a year-round schedule, the district's response to growth and the school construction program.
WakeEd is maintained by The News & Observer's Wake schools reporter, T. Keung Hui. While Keung posts information and analysis on the issues, keep us posted on your suggestions, questions, tips and what you're doing to cope with the changes in Wake's schools.
Winning the Siemens Competition
Congratulations go out to Sajith M. Wickramasekara and Andrew Y. Guo for winning today the grand prize in the 2008 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology.
Although both teens are now seniors at the N.C. School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, they used to attend Enloe High School in Raleigh. Wickramasekara is from Raleigh and Guo is from Cary.
They were lauded for genetics research that has the potential to easily identify new chemotherapeutic drugs and greatly improve existing ones. They will share a $100,000 scholarship for winning what's considered by many to be the nation's premier science competition for high school students.
The School of Science and Math operates as a statewide public boarding school for the best of the best high school juniors and seniors. Seats are assigned by a rough quota to prevent some districts from being overrepresented.
It can be a challenge for students to decide whether to stay at their high school or attend the School of Science and Math.
Last year, a team from Enloe finished second in the Siemens competition.
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T. Keung Hui
T. Keung Hui covers Wake schools.
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Mon, 08/31/2009 - 08:32 — mrdonkThese guys have deserved the victory
Not just trying
Tue, 12/09/2008 - 05:53 — ashejonesNCSSM is mandated by NC legislation in the mid-'80s to have a balanced number of students from each congressional district -- it's not just that the school is doing a good deed, they are required to by law.
ncssm admission policies
Mon, 12/08/2008 - 23:24 — sbrNCSSM does not have a county-by-county quota. In order to fulfill its mission to serve all areas of the state, the school tries each year to admit roughly the same number of students from each of the state's 13 congressional districts.
Thanks for pointing it out.
Mon, 12/08/2008 - 23:49 — KeungHui (author)Thanks for pointing it out.
very impressive!
Mon, 12/08/2008 - 17:59 — fiestamomWay to go. They have a bright future in front of them.