By Michael Ganci, Local Media Editor, Syntax, for The Bronxville School

Jan. 13, 2016:  Bronxville High School students presented a variety of topics at the 25th Annual Science and Mathematics Division and Community Partnership Semiannual Poster Symposium at Sarah Lawrence College on December 10.

The symposium featured about 120 students, both college and high school, including 27 Bronxville High School students who took the Humanities Research Seminar offered at The Bronxville School.          

The students presented on such topics as sleep deprivation among adolescents, Waldorf schools, and modern-day schools and classrooms. The symposium is the culmination of the high school students' research and allows them to refine their presentation skills.

"The symposium really touches on the aspect of engagement within the Bronxville Promise," social studies teacher Bill Meyer said. "The students took on issues and problems connected to the community, connected them to their own lives, and then explored these issues. Then they were motivated to find interventions and recommendations to resolve the issues."

Junior Maggie McKelvy, who researched the effects of rural women's education on population growth in India, said she wanted to educate people on a topic that is relevant in today's world. "Going to the symposium was a great opportunity to share our research with people we don't normally interact with, as well as present our research to friends and family," she said. "Everyone conducted their research on topics related to education. We spent a couple of months doing research and taking notes from various science journals. We really wanted to inform people about the different opportunities for education."

In the spring semester, Meyer said, the students will be required to complete a service component that addresses the issues they explored in their research project.

The following students presented at the symposium:  Sophia Anagnostakis, Henry Anderson, Andrew Babyak, Mallory Bates, Ellie Briskin, Timmy Caruso, Caroline Castano, Isabel Caton, Emily Conway, Brian DePaul, Gianna DiMinno, Allison Dowe, Beth Finley, Kevin Formato, Morgan Frayne, Niko Goutakolis, Jillian Jiampietro, Jessica Kelly, Caroline Langhoff, Maggie McKelvy, Francesca Ribka, Nicholas Saluti, Taylor Sears, Liam Siegal, Catherine Sullivan, Alekzandra Thoms, and Dylan Weber.

To watch a video about the students’ research, go to http://www.bronxvilleschool.org/about/news/high-school-students-present-research-symposium-watch-video/.

Pictured here: Bronxville High School's Timmy Caruso, who presented at the 25th Science and Mathematics Division and Community Partnership Semiannual Poster Symposium at Sarah Lawrence College.

Photo courtesy The Bronxville School