Los Gatan takes science honors
Los Gatos resident Joseph Dickerson, an eighth-grader at St. Mary's Catholic School, took first prize in the Santa Clara County Science Fair this summer. Dickerson then went on to win a thirdplace award in zoology in the California State Science Fair for his project on snails, titled "Snail Trails: The Effect of Environment on the Color of a Snail's Shell."
Dickerson had noticed a white snail and wondered why its coloring was different from most snails he had previously seen. With the help of Neil Fahy of the California Academy of Sciences, Dickerson determined that soil affects the strength of snail shells but not their color. He discovered that white snails are actually a different species than the normal garden variety.
Locals honored at Arkansas
The University of Arkansas Alumni Association's San Francisco Bay Area chapter has awarded two Los Gatos residents scholarships to attend the university.
The chapter chose Arkansas students Andy Housley and Marcis Riedel based on their academic achievement, leadership and community service.
Dye, Holmes are U of O grads
Abigail Dye of Los Gatos has graduated from the University of Oregon with a bachelor of arts degree in journalism and public relations. Sarah Holmes of Los Gatos has graduated from the University of Oregon with a bachelor of fine arts degree in multimedia design. The two were among 700 undergraduates to participate in the commencement ceremonies.
Los Gatans earn academic honors
Los Gatos resident Farzam Kamel has been named on the dean's list at Washington University in St. Louis for maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher while enrolled full time in the school's college of arts and sciences.
Amalia Zacher of Los Gatos was named to the UC-Santa Cruz chancellor's list for maintaining a GPA of 3.8 or higher this past academic year.
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