Registration Deadline Extended for Summer Science Contest; Free Study Session June 14

Looking for something both fun and stimulating for your middle school student to do this summer? The 2015 S^4-Super Summer Science Search™ Contest, is a free community program open to all outgoing 6th, 7th and 8th graders living in the Cupertino Union School District (CUSD). The deadline to register was recently extended to June 14.

Registration is available through a direct link to an online form on the CLF website, cupertinolibraryfoundation.org, using the S^4 Contest tab. The website includes complete rules, answers to frequently asked questions, and other helpful tips and links. Project entries are due no later than 11:59 p.m. PDT, August 1.

The S^4 Contest includes four free optional Study Sessions, and Study Session #2 is also on June 14, from 3 to 5 p.m., in Community Hall, next to the Cupertino Library. Reference librarians will give an interactive presentation demonstrating the best ways to use the Santa Clara County Library databases for research. Using the databases is a requirement of the contest, and the skills learned will benefit students long into their academic and professional careers.

Besides gaining valuable experience, there are prizes: the first place team will receive iPad minis; second place receives $100 each; third place receives $50 each. All participants will receive a digital recognition letter, and up to 20 teams will receive certificates, and invitations to the celebration event in August.

For more information, see the CLF website, or email S^4 Program Manager Pam Marino at s4@cupertinolibraryfoundation.org.

The S^4-Super Summer Science Search™ Contest is sponsored by the Cupertino Library Foundation in partnership with the Cupertino Library and the CUSD. It is a free to the community thanks to a generous grant from the Peter Likhachev Family Foundation.