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Local Students Prove To Be The Best In Neuroscience Competition

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Royal Palm Beach High School junior, Anastasia Colas was the winner of the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience’s 2013 Brain Bee Challenge. This oral competition is similar to a spelling bee in format and it’s designed to test students’ knowledge of neuroscience through a series of questions on topics such as memory, intelligence, stress, emotions, and brain disorders.

 

 

Two juniors from Suncoast High School took the second and third place prizes this year.  Sanjay Chandrasekhar came in second place and was awarded $125, and Anugya Sood came in third and received $75.  This was the second year that Colas and Sood competed in the Brain Bee.  In 2012, Anastasia earned second place and Anugya earned third. 

As first place winner, Anastacia received $200 and a trip to the 2013 National Brain Bee Competition.  She represented Palm Beach County well when she competed at the University of Maryland in Baltimore.  The national competition coincided with National Brain Awareness Week in March.

“Now that the Brain Bee is in its second year, it’s very exciting to see students return to compete again,” said Dr. Ana Fiallos, Max Planck Florida’s Head of Education Outreach.  “This is an important program for the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience and our mission to expand and enrich science education programs in our community.” 

Sponsored by the Mary and Robert Pew Public Education Fund, the event took place inside the Institute’s new 100,000 sq. ft. research center in Jupiter, and included high school students from Palm Beach and Martin counties. 

For details about the competition visit www.maxplanckflorida.org

For more information contact Greg Goebel, 6-12 Science Program Planner, at 561-357-1128 or via email at gregory.goebel@palmbeachschools.org.

 

 

 

 

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 Public Affairs Contact: Natalia Arenas – (561) 357-7662 – natalia.arenas@palmbeachschools.org


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