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| Datum | ThinkQuest Honors Web Savvy New York City Schoolchildren At ... | Alle Nachrichten |
 05.06. / 13:02 < zurück < > Archiv >  Druckversion | NEW YORK, June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- ThinkQuest New York City, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing Internet technology to local schoolchildren, announced the winners of its annual Internet Challenge at its Team Awards and Recognition Event at the McGraw Hill Building on June 3rd. More than 1,000 New York City schoolchildren and educators from over 50 city schools participated in this year''s competition, creating educational websites in categories including arts and literature, math and science, social sciences, interdisciplinary, and sports and health. Andy Senor, Darryl Ordell and Philip Dorian McAdoo, cast members from the Broadway hit Rent presented awards to teams of students in each division earning first-place, second-place, third-place and outstanding website distinctions, in addition to their respective teacher-coaches and schools. Students on teams awarded first-place honors each received a laptop computer, coaches received a $1,000 gift certificate and their school received a $2,000 gift certificate. Students on teams awarded second-place honors each received a digital camera, coaches received a $500 gift certificate and their school received a $1,000 gift certificate. Students on teams awarded third-place honors each received a $100 gift certificate, coaches received a $250 gift certificate and their school received a $500 gift certificate. Student on teams awarded outstanding website distinction received a $100 gift certificate. "This event marks the completion of a successful inaugural year for ThinkQuest in New York City," said Lisa Ernst, Executive Director of ThinkQuest New York City. "We are thrilled with the enthusiasm for learning that these local schoolchildren and educators have exhibited by participating in the ThinkQuest New York City Internet Challenge. We''d like to thank our generous supporters, especially the AOL/Time Warner Foundation, Mark and Anla Cheng Kingdon Family Foundation, and The Samberg Family Foundation for making this year''s event possible." The ThinkQuest New York City Internet Challenge is based upon the internationally acclaimed ThinkQuest Internet Challenge, which has brought online learning to over 100,000 children in more than 100 countries. ThinkQuest New York City''s annual competition invites teams comprised of a maximum of six students in grades 4-12 to work together to create an interactive, well-researched website on an educational topic of interest to them. Under the guidance of teacher-coaches, teams work to gather data, conduct research, and learn about the Internet as an educational medium as they build educationally rich sites. Upon completion, the entries become a permanent part of the ThinkQuest New York City Web Library (http://www.tqnyc.org/), and are available to teachers, students, and Internet users across the globe. About ThinkQuest ThinkQuest is the largest and fastest-growing Internet-based education program in the world, allowing students and teachers to work in teams to build high-quality educational websites on a variety of subjects. In the past six years, the ThinkQuest Library has grown to over 5,000 content-rich websites that are made freely available as learning tools via the ThinkQuest Library at http://www.thinkquest.org/. About ThinkQuest New York City ThinkQuest New York City, inspired by the success of the International ThinkQuest Challenge, brings together learning and technology for students and educators at New York City schools. The organization launched the ThinkQuest New York City Coach training program in 2002. By the end of the 2002-2003 academic year, the regional program has trained over 200 educators, who in turn will bring the ThinkQuest program to schoolchildren throughout New York City''s five boroughs. The program is supported in part with a grant from the AOL Time Warner Foundation and the Mark and Anla Cheng Kingdon Foundation. Additional information about ThinkQuest New York City can be found at http://www.tqnyc.org/. 2003 THINKQUEST NEW YORK CITY INTERNET CHALLENGE WINNERS The website finalists for the 2003 ThinkQuest New York City Internet Challenge can be viewed at http://www.tqnyc.org/finalists2003.php. All entries can be viewed in the ThinkQuest New York City Library at http://www.tqnyc.org/library/index.php. DIVISION I - 4th through 6th grades First Place Award New Rockets for NASA School: Harry Eichler School Coach: Mrs. Neme Alperstein Students: Heman Howard, Manjinder Kandola, Singh Sandeep Second Place Award (tie) Poetry for All Ages School: Harry Eichler School Coach: Mrs. Neme Alperstein Students: Kritika Chand, Kimberly David, Emilija Landsbergis, Jessica Lebron, Mariel Mejia, Ashley Newman Second Place Award (tie) Aviation During the Vietnam War School: Harry Eichler School Coach: Mrs. Neme Alperstein Students: Eric Chen, Davindra Lall, Andrew Polyak Third Place Award Gods and Goddesses of Greek Mythology School: East Village Community School Coach: Mr. Bradley Goodman Students: Josh Ashmall-Liversidge, Star Cotman, Yollyn DelaCruz, Daniel Mota, Arjuna Routte Prieur DIVISION II - 7th and 8th grades First Place Award CON < - > TEXTS: ''Reading'' Migrations Through Art School: Manhattan Academy Of Technology Coaches: Mrs. Yadeline Dargenson-Lynch, Mr. Christopher S. Walsh Students: Diana Chen, Jennifer Huang, Jack Lo, Xiu Mei Wu, Yuan Yuan Second Place Award Discovering Atlantis School: Acsenion School Coach: Ms. Antoinette Di Stasi Students: Dino Butron, Camela Cruz, Marylle Pacina, Mary Perez, Stephen Silva, Gretchen Ty Third Place Award Surrounded by the Solar System School: High School of Telecomm Arts and Tech Coach: Ms. Talia Nochumson Students: Sean Hallett, Steven Strong DIVISION III - 9th through 12th grades First Place Award Using The Conflict Resolution Approach to Analyze Literature School: Murry Bergtraum High School for Business Coach: Mrs. Bo Wu Students: Alana Beck, Alexandra Beica, Monica Hernandez, Julia Ho, Rebecca Tisbe, Robin Yee Second Place Award New York Landmarks School: Lower East Side Prep Coach: Mr. Henry Ruan Students: Guan Jinyu, Fanrong Kong, Guangye Liu,Yudong Qiu Third Place Award Laser Zone School: Franklin D. Roosevelt High School Coach: Nadine Bower Students: Eva Csengeri, Leonid Mernenko, Boris Peck, Mohammad A. Shabbir, Mohammad U. Shabbir, Andrew Vanette ALL DIVISIONS - OUTSTANDING WEBSITE AWARD WINNERS Outstanding Website Award Mythology: The Facts of Fiction School: Collegiate School Coaches: Mr. Raymond Chambers, Mrs. Pamela Fitzgerald Students: Daniel Rattner, Todd, Alex, Harrison, Paul Outstanding Website Award NYC4Kids School: James M. Smith CS 200 Coaches: Mr. Michael Collins, Mrs. Veronica Wilson Students: Thay Brown, Natalie Carr, Dalifet Hernandez, Terrell Holmes, Jaid Jones, Treneisha Morgan Outstanding Website Award Olde England School: Sarah Anderson Coaches: Ms. Rena Schklowsky, Dr. Brian Maci Students: Anais DelSol, Emma Hartman, Diana Tive Outstanding Website Award Food Fest: A Cultural Adventure in Food School: The Dalton School Coach: Mrs. Roxanne Feldman Students: Allison Flamberg, Katie Kornman, Parijat Samant, Cynthia Silverman Outstanding Website Award The Giver School: The Dalton School Coaches: Mr. Ben Lesch, Dr. Martha Edelson Students: Elly Brinkley, Hannah Ehrenberg, Julia Cherston, Claudia Gelfond, Genevieve Nierman, Sophie Rouhandeh Outstanding Website Award Do you see what you think you see School: Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Coaches: Mrs. Carol Chrusz, Miss Antoinette Di Stasi Students: Erica Coston, Thomas Flores, Allen Fok, Cristina Iacobelli Outstanding Website Award Recipes from Home- A Culinary Visit to Guyana School: Harry Eichler School Coach: Mrs. Neme Alperstein Students: Rickie Harripersaud, Brandon Sanichar Outstanding Website Award The African American Birthday Calendar School: The Ralph Bunche School Coach: Ms. Maureen Hughes Student: Gatling Toyan, Jamel Gauthier, Roudeline Monestime, Natalie Stone Outstanding Website Award L.E.G.O. (Learning and building, Educational and entertaining, Games and Gadgets Our Way) School: ECFS Coach: Ms. Lan Heng Students: Adam Cohen, David Cummings, Jonah Feingold, Jayant Gandhi, Noah Kleinberg, Jono Naito Outstanding Website Award Reading Chris Van Allusburg School: Hary T. Stewart, Sr. School Coach: Mrs. Arlene Laverde Students: Sadier, Alexandra, Valerie, Stephanie, Ines, Henesis Outstanding Website Award XtremeSportsCenter School: Curtis High School Coach: Mrs. Debra Butera Students: Irosh Colombage, Damon Humphrey, Matthew Synan, Marvin Wilson, Costas Zaharakis, Robert Ludacer Outstanding Website Award Calendar Studies School: Walton High School Coaches: Ms. Pamela Randall, Mr. Jack Israel Students: Ernest Agyemang, Alhusain Ahmed, Bernard Ayisi Outstanding Website Award Tang Dynasty School: Lower East Side Prep Coach: Mr. Henry Ruan Students: Ziliang Liu, WeiPing Wang, GuangLiang Xiao, Guizhen Zhang Outstanding Website Award Museum of World Wonders School: High School of Telecomm Arts and Tech Coach: Ms. Rachael Monaco Students: Alberto Chang, Moy Fabian, Shifat Noor, Dmitriy Prokofyev, Eric Tang Outstanding Website Award George Westinghouse Cert Prep School: George Westinghouse High School Coaches: Wayne Lippold, Robert Izzo Students: Melissa Caraballo, Richard Hayden, Anthony McKoy, Kayon Pryce, Melicia Roache, Giviline Thoby ThinkQuest © PR Newswire |
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