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2010 List Now Available.  The only D.C. student candidate representatives were 2 from STA and NCS.

The list of the semi-finalists in this year’s Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS) is now available on the web. If you prefer, a downloadable brochure, is also available.

Probably America's most prestigious pre-college science competition, Intel STS alumni of STS have made extraordinary contributions to science and, according to the website, “hold more than 100 of the world's most coveted science and math honors, including seven Nobel Prizes and three National Medals of Science.”

Take a look at the list and you will notice local powerhouses like Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland, and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, in Alexandria, Virginia are well represented.

Shouldn’t we strive to have such a school in every one of our neighborhoods? It is not that the Washington, DC, metropolitan area lacks the talent to mentor students to rise to such heights. The National Institutes of Health, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology are but two of the myriad of institutions that harbor talent pools for schools to tap into.

Consequently, the surprise is not that just two schools fielded so many semi-finalists. Instead, it is that many more school didn’t appear on the list. Public school systems in the region need to recognize the opportunities in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, and create partnerships for developing and mentoring burgeoning talent.

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