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On Campus
Saratogan recognized as a top California scholar
The Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University held an awards ceremony on May 7, at San Jose State University to recognize students in grades five through eight for outstanding academics in the Center's talent search. The students must score in the 97th percentile on school standardized tests and take additional exams considered above grade level. Thomas Dutra, a seventh grade student at Redwood Middle School, was one of the award recipients.
SHS drama presents 'Women and Wallace'
The SHS drama department presents an independent, student-directed production of Women and Wallace, a one-act play written by Jonathan Marc Sherman.
Performances will be held in the SHS Little Theater on May 24, at 8 p.m. and May 26, at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 408.867.3411 extension 382 or visit www.angelfire.com/indie/wallace on the Internet.
Saratogan takes first in math competition
Tiankai Liu, a Saratoga resident and eighth-grader at the Harker School, placed first in the written portion and second in the oral portion of the National MathCounts Competition in Washington D.C. on May 12.
The MathCounts Competition started at a school-wide level in January. From there, winners went on to the statewide competition at UC-Davis. The state winners then spent six weeks training to compete in the National competition. Liu placed first at the national competition against 216 students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and a team from overseas armed forces bases.
Liu will return to Washington, D.C., to receive an award for his performance and has an opportunity to attend a summer math camp in Nebraska. Liu will be one of six students to represent the United States in the International Math Olympiad contest. Most of the international team members are in the 12th grade, while Liu is only in the eighth grade. Liu plans to attend Phillips Exeter School in Massachusetts next fall.
SHS student earns a trip to Washington, D.C.
Saratoga High School student Tammy Ku will travel to the White House for a behind-the-scenes look at federal government July 1-8. She is a participant in the Presidential Classroom Scholars Program.
Ku will join hundreds of other students from across the country and abroad to take part in seminars presented by leaders representing each branch of the government, the military, the media and business. The students will also participate in small group workshops that focus on issues such as immigration and juvenile justice.
Ku will have an opportunity to take a private tour of the White House, meet with senators and representatives, visit a foreign embassy, tour the Smithsonian museums and attend an evening of political satire on the steps of the Capitol.
To be chosen for the program, students must be juniors or seniors in high school with a B average or better, or rank in the top 25 percent of their class. Students must also be involved in community or school activities.
For more information on the Presidential Classroom Scholars Program, call 1.800.441.6533, or visit www.presidentialclassroom.org on the Internet.
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