​White Plains Science Students Recognized

WHITE PLAINS, NY — Four Science Research students at White Plains High School won awards at the Westchester Rockland Junior Science & Humanities Symposium held Saturday, Feb. 9 at John Jay High School in Cross River. More than 650 students from 39 local high schools participated in the event.

The students from White Plains and their awards are as follows:

• Jillian Pope, 11th grader, Most Promising Display Poster: "The Effects of Large Late Sodium Currents on the Diastolic Function of the Heart in Young Mice"
• Melanie Collana, 12th grader, 3rd Place Behavior 3 Competitive Poster: "The Differences of Executive Functioning Between Athletes and Musicians in a High School Population"
• Pilar Ceron, 12th grader, 2nd Place Behavior 3 Competitive Poster: "Can Children Become Multiculturally Accepting Through Exposure to Diversity? An Exploration Using My Family Builders"
• Kristina Radulovic, 12th grader, 3rd Place Behavior II PPT Speaker: "The Relationship Between Music Listening and Social Anxiety Levels in College Students"

Radulovic has qualified to move on to the next round of the JSHS Science Fair to be held at SUNY Albany March 27-28. She will be presenting a poster of her research and competing against students from several different counties from around the state.

The teacher of the Science Research Program at White Plains High School is Kimberly Fleming.

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