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February 08, 2008
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February 1, 2008
Fort Lauderdale, FL – Kimberly Sparling, a magnet student at Fort Lauderdale High School, may have a chance to win the “junior Nobel Prize.” Sparling is a semifinalist in the country’s premiere pre-college science competition – the Intel Science Talent Search Competition. The Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS) – often called the “junior Nobel Prize” – brings together the 40 best and brightest young scientific minds in America to compete for $1.25 million in scholarships.
Over the past 66 years, the Science Talent Search has produced winners of the world’s most prestigious academic honors. Six former finalists have gone on to win the Nobel Prize; others have been awarded the Fields Medal, the National Medal of Science and MacArthur Foundation Fellowships.
Sparling has also received notable distinction in other scientific competitions. She has been selected as a semifinalist in the Siemens-Westinghouse Science Competition, which recognizes remarkable talent early on and provides an opportunity to achieve national recognition for science research projects that are completed in high school. In addition, Sparling has been chosen to present her research at the Junior Science, Engineering and Humanities Symposium at the University of Florida.
For more information, contact Nancy Green, Magnet Coordinator, Fort Lauderdale High School at 754-322-1100.