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Pathfinder

Kumar presents his research to the board during the judging panel. The young computer programmer had to face two rounds of rigorous judging before being awarded second place. "I was surprised that I won. First they announced all of the finalists and when they skipped my name my mom started crying and somebody next to her said not to worry because I probably won something higher, but she was crying because she was happy," Kumar said.

Dinky data tables

Emily Dickson, Conceptual EiC Intern March 28, 2016
Evidently, Parkway doesn’t see its students like scientists in their science fair. The narrow judging rubric treats science like a one-size-fits-all equation, when in reality, the most successful and ground breaking projects often develop not as rigid experiments, but as ideas, inventions and cumulative research.
Clara Sun stands next to her mentor Dr. Blythe Janowiak, who guided Sun through the STARS program.

Student Spotlight: Clara Sun

Claire Martin, Staff Writer September 28, 2014
Participating in the STARS summer program, junior Clara Sun received the science research award.
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