Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 October 2004 — Page 9
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2004
THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER
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Inner city students excel in science
Students participate in the archaeological dig during the reguired summer workshop on the campus of Purdue University.
By ERICKA C. WHEELER Staff Writer A host of Indianapolis business organizations have joined together to offer inner city high school students a chance to excel in the science, technology and engineering fields of study. Science Bound, a Purdue University and Indianapolis Public Schools creation, has experienced another successful year in educating high school students. “Science Bound has enjoyed a tremendous year, thanks to the generosity of the Indianapolis business community,” Science Bound director Wesley Campbell said. “Career Day, the parent retreat, the archaeological dig, company tours, field trips to the symphony and a slew of other activities would never happen without their support.” Nearly 400 students around the state are excelling in the Science Bound program. To be eligible, a student must be nominated from their middle school teacher, counselor or principal. Once selected into the program, students will undergo a five-year science, math or engineering program, beginning in the eighth grade, and must successfully be accepted into a science, engineering and technol-
ogy program at their IPS high school. And after five years of successfully maintaining a positive grade point average, students may be eligible to receive a four-year scholarship to attend Purdue University. • “In particular, we want to recognize students who are academically bright and who, at the same time, may have disadvantages that might prevent them from attendingcollege. We are pleased to be able to provide the ftinding to secure their futures and, hopefully, keep some of our best and brightest minds in Indiana,” said Dennis Oklak president and CEO of Duke Realty, a company that supports the Science Bound program. Amber Spradley, a freshman at Arlington High School is in her third year with the program. I n order to successfully complete the program, she must attend summer workshops on the campus of Purdue U niversity in West Lafayette. Spradley agreed that the programs help her excel in high school. “The programs are hands on, which helps me to learn and grasp what is being taught,” Spradley said. “The summer programs are fun and I enjoy going to them every year.”
Upon her graduation in 2008 she plans to study engineering in the field of aerospace and hoping to obtain a job with NASA. Along with participating in the summer programs, Summer Bound organizers supply a mentorship program with university students who currently ma-
jor in science, engineering and technology to assist their high school students in the area of educational development. Other supplement programs offered by the program are internship leadership, and fund raiser opportunities. The Science Bound program
was created in 2000. Currently, there are 63 Indianapolis inner city students from 11 IPS schools participating in the program. “We chose Science Bound because of their goals of encouraging I PS students to pursue higher education and careers in science, technology', engineering and
math/science education,” said Cheryl Watson, chief communications officer for Nelnet. “We want to assist educators in providing support to students and supporting Science Bound is in complete alignment with Nelnet’s vision of making educational dreams possible.”
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