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North student wins geography bee
Vivek Kolli, a sixth-grader at Coppell Middle School North, won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee on Dec. 15 and a chance at a $25,000 college scholarship. The school-level bee, at which students answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the 19th annual National Geographic Bee. The bee is sponsored by the National Geographic Society.The kickoff for this year's bee was the week of Nov. 13, with thousands of schools around the U.S. and in the five U.S. territories participating. The school winners, including Vivek Kolli, will now take a written test and up to 100 of the top scorers in each state will be eligible to compete in their state bee on March 30.The National Geographic Society will provide an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for state champions and teacher-escorts to participate in the National Geographic Bee national championship on May 22 and 23.
Teens flying high following graduation
LIVERMORE The future is up in the air for Livermore High School seniors Michael Hollis and Samantha Ringhand. It's not that the two don't have plans for after graduation. But in addition to working and preparing for college, the 17-year-olds, through a new all-expenses-paid scholarship, will spend the summer learning a skill most only dream of. They will learn to fly. "It's something so different," Ringhand said Wednesday after taking the controls during takeoff and landing for the first time on a short flight around Livermore Municipal Airport. She had planned on working somewhere this summer while looking for scholarships. Last summer, the Livermore native took a demonstration flight at the school and was able to touch the controls a bit. No one else in her family flies, and her dad says he feels safer on the ground.
Exceptional achievers of the year 2006
NEW YORK: Spectacular achievements, unprecedented levels of mainstream presence and all-round success marked the year that went by for the Indian American community.
Indra Nooyi, Shashi Tharoor, Zubin Mehta and Kiran Desai are the names that headlined the list of exceptional achievers during the year.
As in the past, this year too saw some stellar achievements among Indian Americans, which won them accolades not just from within the community, but from the whole of America.
Few persons in the world can take on a position thats responsible for handling a $100 billion multinational behemoth like PepsiCo. Among those few is Indra Nooyi. Already the Chief Financial Officer of the food and beverage giant, Nooyi was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the company, in August this year, making her the fourth most powerful woman in the world (Forbes listing of 100 most powerful women of the year).
Deadline for BTCO scholarship 2007/08 to close on Dec. 15
The British Trade and Cultural Office (BTCO) scholarship provides funding for Taiwanese residents who have never studied in the United Kingdom before to conduct a year of postgraduate study in Britain. The applications for the 2007/08 academic year will close on Dec. 15. This scheme is targeted at individuals who demonstrate the potential to rise to become future leaders of their professions, decision makers and opinion formers in Taiwan. BTCO mainly sponsor Taiwanese students who wish to study in our priority subject areas, including political science/international relations, economics and finance, environmental studies, science and technology, human rights/law, journalism/media studies, public/business administration. Applications for other related subjects are also welcome. Michael Reilly, Director of the BTCO, said, "This scheme is a strong example of the U.K.
Foundation announces essay contest
The New York Press Association Foundation is sponsoring a First Amendment essay contest for 11th- and 12th-grade high school students in New York state. Designed to foster knowledge and understanding of the First Amendment, the statewide competition offers entrants the chance to win a first-place $10,000 college scholarship, $250 second-place, or $100 third-place prize. The tiered contest requires entrants to submit an essay (maximum 500 words) to their local, participating weekly, daily, or monthly newspaper. First-place winners at the local level will have their essays printed in their local newspaper and each newspaper will then forward the winner's essay and cover application for entry into the statewide competition. Press Association Foundation board members and staff will select the statewide winners.
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