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Oak Park River Forest High School Hosts 16th Annual Percy Julian Symposium
About 20 OPRF students presented their research.
Submitted by Oak Park and River Forest High School.
Oak Park River Forest High School recently hosted the 16th Annual Percy Julian Symposium, a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) competition for Chicago-area students, with the top prize awarded to Marcelena Puc from Lane Tech High School.
Approximately 20 OPRF students presented their research, which included projects on marble sorters as a model for garbage separation, jet engine constructed models, and the lift of a star.
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Photo: (l to r) William Fillmore, board member of the Institute for Science Education and Technology (ISET), which sponsors the symposium, Norb Teclaw, president of ISET and a retired OPRF science teacher, and OPRF participant Kassandra Gonzalez. (Photo by Lee Balgemann)
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