Rochester City School District

City Students Complete Pre-College Programs Through University of Rochester’s Rochester Scholars Programs

NEWS RELEASE

Date: August 29, 2007

This summer, 27 Rochester City School District students took a break from vacation to continue their learning at the University of Rochester. These students attended Rochester Scholars and Rochester Scholars Jr., the University of Rochester's prestigious pre-college academic programs.

Rochester Scholars allows students in grades 6-12 to experience college first-hand by participating in mini-courses on the University’s River and Medical Center campuses. Classes are taught by UR faculty members, graduate students, and top local educators and include hands-on projects and field trips.

The following Rochester City School District students participated:

Roberto Clemente School No. 8

Iniabasi Ikpot, grade 6
· Science Explorations Camp: Forensics

James P.B. Duffy School No. 12

Aljaji Bah, grade 7
· The World of Magic

Children’s School of Rochester No. 15

Ryder Eaton, grade 6
· Build a Mobile Robot

John Walton Spencer School No. 16

Andrew Hylton, grade 6
· Up, Up and Away! The Science Behind Flight

Javaris Tramel, grade 6
· Build a Mobile Robot

Theodore Roosevelt School No. 43

Kyle Robinson, grade 7
· Build a Mobile Robot

Charles Carroll School No. 46

Sage Wayman, grade 7
· Innovations in Technology: Engineering in Everyday Life

Helen Barrett Montgomery School No. 50

Devin McHale, grade 6
· Science Explorations Camp: Forensics

World of Inquiry School No. 58

Danier Cooper, grade 6
· Lights, Camera, Action: Creative Drama

Ariana Highsmith, grade 6
· Authors of Tomorrow: A Course in Creative Writing

East High School

Aaron Swanson, grade 7
· Up, Up and Away! The Science Behind Flight

School of the Arts

Michael Silver, grade 12
· Argument & Debate: How to Argue and Win!

Ava White-Spraggins, grade 11
· Digital Art
· Psychology of Gender

Kiera Gates, grade 7
· Fashion 411

Emma Doeblin, grade 7
· Innovations in Technology: Engineering in Everyday Life

Xavier Weisenreder, grade 7
· Innovations in Technology: Engineering in Everyday Life

Lillie Suda, grade 7
· Science Explorations Camp: Forensics

Michael Silver, grade 12
· Argument & Debate: How to Argue and Win!
· Writing for College Preparation

School Without Walls

Krystal Fisher, grade 12
· Abnormal Psychology
· Natural Born Killers: Man, Microbes, and Diseases

Nicole Whitaker, grade 8
· Fashion 411

Awin Majok, grade 11
· Life Sciences Learning Academy

Thomas Jefferson High School

Mohamed Bah, grade 8
· Up, Up and Away! The Science Behind Flight

Wilson Magnet High School

Edward Schrader, grade 9
· Introduction to Elementary Japanese
· Clinical Psychology

William Taylor, grade 12
· Careers in Engineering: An Introduction to the Field of Engineering

Alex Huntley-Romanow, grade 10
· In Focus: Black & White Photography

Jeremy Dobner, grade 11
· What's Up Doc? Exploring the Pre-Med Experience

Jenna Hofmann, grade 7
· Science Explorations Camp: Forensics

The next session of Rochester Scholars will take place during February break, from February 18-22, 2008. Tuition assistance opportunities are available. For more information, call 275-2344 or visit www.rochester.edu/osp.