Clarke Students to Compete In Science Competition Finals

W.T. Clarke Middle School students enrolled in the seventh-grade Honors Research Program will compete in the finalist round of the Christopher Columbus Foundation Competition in Orlando, Florida in June, according to the East Meadow School District.

The students will present their project “Mission Insaltable,” which studies the problem of too much sodium in the teenage diet.

This is the second year that the seventh-grade Honors Science Research Program has entered the nationwide competition that encourages students to  solve a community problem.

The students worked in groups of three or four, interviewed experts, conducted research and proposed solutions. Each group also submitted an entry that included a 10-page paper and visual presentation.

“We are extremely proud of both the effort and fine work of the students and staff,” Principal Stacy Breslin said. “The students problem-solved in the interest of their community.”