Education
OSSM sponsors research program
Twelve students from the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics spent a portion of their summer at the Oklahoma Health Center, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and Tinker Air Force Base conducting intensive research and participating in hands-on projects with scientific mentors during the Investigative Research Scholars Program, which concluded on Friday.
Local OSSM students who were accepted into the IRSP program include Jasmine Htoon, Zach Stanley, Andrew Stewart and Matthew Stewart, all of Edmond.
IRSP was started in 2005 by the Kerr Foundation and Lou Kerr, a board member of the OSSM Foundation. Kerr spearheaded the program and secured funding for the students’ research.
The program has become an extension of the OSSM Mentorship Program, which is designed to give seniors the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with scientists, physicists, biologists, doctors, researchers and this year, aeronautical engineers, as well as establish professional relationships with mentors.
The students attend lectures featuring a variety of subjects and speakers and take part in discussions about ethical and cultural issues.
Dr. Brent Richards, a biology professor at OSSM and also a graduate of the school, coordinates matching students with mentors in their areas of interest. IRSP participants are selected by the OSSM faculty.
For more information, visit the school’s Web site, www.ossm.edu.
IRSP speakers include Teresa Weber, president of Dracon Energy; Brandy Reese, senior criminalist with the OSBI Forensic Science Center and a graduate of OSSM; Hemanth Parasuram, managing director of Virgo Capital and also an OSSM graduate; Frieda Deskin, CEO and founder of Advanced Science and Technology Education Center; Art and Sandy Cotton, vice president of University Advancement and Director of Development respectively, Oklahoma City University; Reta Strubhar, a retired judge of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; John Armitage, president and chief executive officer of the Oklahoma Blood Institute and a graduate of the North Carolina School of Science and Math; Ben Robinson, retired Boeing executive now working with OSSM and the Oklahoma Aerospace Institute, and Ken Miller, a professor at the Oklahoma State University Medical School Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology in Tulsa.
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2-27 This Week: school calendar
Edmond Memorial
Saturday
8-9 a.m.: TBA Orchestra OSSAA Spring Contest (Santa Fe)
8 a.m.-5 p.m.: Choir District Vocal Solo/Ensemble Contest (Southern Nazarene)
8 a.m.-7 p.m.: Band District Solo and Ensemble Contest (Santa FE)
9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Pom/Cheer Clinic for Swine Week (Doghouse Pom/Cheer Rooms)
9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Academic Team Tournament (EMHS 9th Academy)
9 a.m.-7 p.m.: Musical Work Day (Auditorium) -
2-27 Lunchtime: school menus
Edmond School District
Elementary Schools
Milk is served with all meals.
Monday
Steak fingers, texas toast, crispy baked fries, apple wedges or toasted cheese sandwich
Tuesday
Hot dog, broccoli w/cheese, banana or fresh salad of the day -
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2-20 Lunchtime: school menus
Edmond School District
Elementary Schools
Milk is served with all meals.
Monday
Cheese quesadilla, chips & salsa and peaches or BBQ turkey sandwich
Tuesday
Cheeseburger, potato wedges and grapes or Fresh Salad of the Day -
2-20 This Week: school calendar
Edmond Memorial High School
Sunday
1:30-5:30 p.m.: Swine Week 3v3 Basketball, Volleyball & Ping Pong (All Gyms)
Monday
7:30-8 a.m.: Enroll Sophomores (during English Class) (Counseling Office)
3:30-10 p.m.: Musical Rehearsals (Auditorium & Choir Room)
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