2020-2021 Updates

HAHS/HAAS Gifted Program

(Gifted Website updated 6-03-2021)


Brain Awareness Video Contest

Get your community excited about neuroscience and put your creative skills to the test by creating an educational video about the brain.

Closes Monday, June 28, 2021

Win $1,000 and a trip to Chicago.

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Reedsy Short Story Contest

1,000-3,000 Words

Win $50  This week's theme:  Spring

Due Friday, 3/26/2021




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National Space Settlement Contest

Design a Space Settlement

Contest opens December 2021

Due 2/15/2022


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University of Scranton Earth Day Essay Contest

300-500 Words limit

Due April 9, 2021
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Reedsy Writing Contest

Win $50 

1,000-3,000 Words

Theme: A Year Living with Covid

Prompt Suggestions

1. Write a story that spans exactly a year and takes place in a single room.
   
   
2. Write about someone who grew up in a bunker, and lockdown life is all they’ve ever known.
   
   
   
3. Set your story in a post-pandemic world, where the effects are still felt even as your character attempts to move on.
   
   
   
4. Write about someone who’s trying to accomplish a task that used to be easy but is now made complicated by a pandemic.
5. 
   
   Start your story with a character struggling to remember the date, because every day is like the last one.

Due Next Friday, 3/05/2021

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Start March

WVIA's Great Teachers Essay Contest:

Promote YOUR great teachers.

Seniors write essays about the teacher

who has made a difference in his or her life. 

Winners will receive a $500 award and

we'll post the winning essays online.

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Young Scholars Program at

King's College

take 100 Level College Courses for only $160.00

Dual Enrollment opportunity

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New Teen Entrepreneur Competition (PSU)

Turn Your Ideas into Cash!

Pitch your ideas & Compete for $1,500 in Prizes: 

Open to students in Grades 10-12

(Open to to the first 15 students that apply)

Topics Include:

Learn how to start a business, Earn money

Be a problem solver, Explore your passions

Engage your community

6:00-8:00 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays March 2 - April 15, 2021

Pitch Competition          April 22, 2021


FREE TO ENTER

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Humans of Dementia Storytelling (Written or Photo) contest

Win $500, $250, or $150

No more than 750 words for written contest

Or

No more than 3 Photos for the photo contest

Due 4/22/2021

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Dream, Learn, Pitch

Just like "Shark Tank"

Do you have business idea that you want to develop?

Newly-extended deadline is now March 5, 2021,

Win a top prize of $3,000

Enter your videos to both competitions to
increase your chances to win! 

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NEW Spring Stock Market Game and Budget Game 

Starts Monday, February 15, 2021

Ends April 23, 2021

Ten Week Contest

Win Prizes

You can compete in both contests, even if you competed in them before.

Mrs. Billet will email you your passwords this weekend.
 

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Upcoming BrainBee Virtual Competition will be held on Feb/27/2021.

Registration is now open.

 
Open to students age 13 - 18


The event and registration info can be found in the following website.

https://samyuravi.wixsite.com/centralpabrainbee

The registration is free and it's a great opportunity to test knowledge in neuroscience.

The special keynote speaker for this year is Dr. Patricia Grigson, is the 

Chair of the Neuroscience Department at Penn State University College of Medicine.  
 
Prizes will be awarded to the top three contestants.

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Project Management

Free Online Course for 9-12th graders

Limit to only 50 students

Registration is open now,

Starts March 3,

3:30-4:45 pm (Upd 1/28/2021)


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Online Stock Market Competitions   

https://www.penncfl.org/rulesofthegame

GAME RULES:  

• Starting Cash: $100,000.00 

• Minimum Buy Price: $10.00

• Commission Fee: $10.00 
  
  

• Two Stocks Minimum – 50%
  
  

• Interest on Cash Balance: 1%
  
  

• Short Selling and Margin Trading Allowed 
  
  

• Margin Trading Allowed
  
  

• Interest on Margin Accounts (borrowing) - 8%
  
  

Updated 9-20-2020 

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The Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers

Open to 10th & 11th graders

Win a Week at The Kenyon Review

Young Writers Workshop

Due 11/30/2021


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Princeton University Ten Minute Play Contest- 

Due on or before March 31, 2019

Open to 11th Grade Students

$500 Top Prize, $250 Second Place, $100 Third Place


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Ocean Awareness Contest

Theme:  Water Rising

Enter Visual Art, Creative Writing, Film,

Interactive Multimedia, Performing Arts

(Music & Dance), Poetry & Spoken Word 

Multiple Prizes: $1,500, $1,000, $500, $250

Due June 14, 2021 

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LENS ON LITTER PHOTO CONTEST

Win $500, $250, $100

Entries (limit five per person, no smaller than 4x6
and no larger than 8x10)

Deadline October 31, 2021

(Updated 1-21-2021)

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Due: Friday, February 26, 2021

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Rotary HS Essay Contest

Win $1,000, $500, $250, $50

400-600 Words Max

Due 2/19/2021 

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Summer Discovery Online Program for Gifted Students

Online courses, world-class academics, community, college + career readiness

Variety of Courses

Instruction provided by UCLA

Summer 2021 Courses with Community and College Readiness = $2,699

For students in grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Apply by 3/1/21

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On the Premises Short Story Contest

Win $250, $200, $150, $75

1,000-5,000 Words

Theme:  Repairs

Due 03/05/21(Upd 1/12/2021)
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American Banker's Association

2021 "Lights, Camera, Save Video Contest"

30 Second Video

Win $5,000, $2,500, $1,000

Ideas for Video Topics

Automatic Savings

Budgeting

Credit Score


Debt


Direct Deposit

Emergency Fund

Paying for College

Protecting Your Identity

Retirement

Due 3/01/21
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Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness College Scholarship Essay Contest

Win $5,000 Top Prize, multiple prizes

Due 2/15/2021

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Spring Poetry Contest

Creative Communication

Open to 9th graders

Win $25

Due April 8, 2021

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Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest 

Deadline: 1st April 2021

Length: 250 Lines or less

Entry fees: There are no entry fees.

Prizes
• 1st prize: $2,000 

• 2nd prize: $500

Deadline: 1st April 2021

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Project Yellow Light Radio Ad

Open to 11th/12th graders

Win $2,000  (Only 20 seconds)

Due April 1, 2020

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Project Yellow Light Video (25 secs max)

Promote Safe Driving

Win $8,000

Open to 11th and 12th Graders

Due April 1, 2021

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Project Yellow Light Billboard=

Create a design for a billboard advertisement to encourage safe driving.

Open to 11th and 12th graders

High School 
1ST Place Prize: $2,000 

Due on March 1, 2021

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Virtual Career Fair

March 9th and 11th, 2021

• More than 50 local career exhibits
• Downloadable career information and job videos
• Virtual swag bag allow students to save what interests them
• Online software is compatible with multiple devices; computers, tablets and mobile
• Gamification which increases student engagement including a leaderboard and scavenger hunt
• Asynchronous self-guided or teacher-led pre-event curriculum
• Extended student access- 8 hours on event day, plus 24/7 access for 3 additional months!

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"We The Student Essay Contest"

What is the relationship between Equality and Justice?

500-800 Words

Win $7,500,  $1,500, $500

Due April 15, 2021

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International Comic Manga Schools Contest

Opens 1-12-2021

Enter 4-8 pages Comic Manga Book

Deadline 4-29-2021

Cash Win $3,300 top prize, Software, Tablet 

Multiple prizes - multiple categories

Updated 12/09/2020

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2021 STUDENT FOREIGN POLICY ESSAY CONTEST

Sponsored by The John Quincy Adams Society

Win $2,000, $500 (1,100 Word Limit)

Due by February 28, 2021  (Updated 12-3-2020)

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Flip the Lens on Mental Health Stigma Youth Video Contest

Create a video only 30 seconds

Win $770, $385

Due 01/31/2021

(Updated 12-8-2020)
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PA Shakespearean Festival (PSF) Competition

Present a timed Shakespearean monologue or a DuoTrio scene

$15,000 Scholarships awarded
Register by Feb 7, 020
Entrance Fee Required
Online Event is Sat, March 6, 2021
Updated 11-24-2020

$15,000 Scholarships awarded
Register by Feb 7, 020
Entrance Fee Required
Online Event is Sat, March 6, 2021
Updated 11-24-2020

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Chapman University Holocaust Contest

Essay, Art, Film, Poetry or Prose Contest

Win $$$ mulitple prizes

Top prize win a trip to California for you and your parent and money

Limit 3 entries per school

(Updated 11-5-2020)

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Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research Poster Contest 

"Biomedical Research Saves Lives" 2021 PSBR Poster Contest  

A Total of $2,000 Cash Prizes (Multiple Awards)

TOPIC: “BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND MY LIFE” Do you know someone who

has benefited from vaccinations, pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices,

surgery, or transplants? How does animal research help advance medicine

and science? How have these life-saving technologies been developed? How

has biomedical research affected the health of your dog, cat, or other pet?

Due March 14, 2021

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Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research Poster Contest 

"Biomedical Research Saves Lives" 2021 PSBR Poster Contest  

Win $75 

Contest Themes:

• 3 R's: Replacement, Reduction, Refinement
  
  
• Advancements in Biotechnology
  
  
• Animal Research Saves Lives
  
  
• Careers in Biomedical Research
  
  
• Veterinary Advancements: Animal Research Helping Animals

Due March 14, 2021

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Create a Business Plan & Film your pitch like Shark Tank Win $3,000 Due 2-1-2021

New Entrepreneurship Program
Dream, Learn, Pitch
Win $3,000 top prize

Do you like the TV Show--Shark Tank?

Create a Business Plan and film your pitch and you could win $3,000

Deadline 2-01-2021
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Princeton University Poetry Contest

Open to 11th graders only

You can submit up to 3 poems

Win $500, $250, $100

Deadline November 27, 2020

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The Hazleton Art Art League

is seeking artwork for their Autumn Art Show

All artists are welcome to submit their fall themed art for the upcoming Harvest Dream Invitational.

This exhibit will run from November 6th - 27th.

Art drop off is November 1st from 1:00 - 5:00 PM at the
Hazleton Art League. (Updated 10/15/2020)

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John Stossel's TV Personality Annual Student Video Contest

PRIVATE FRONTIER Video Contest!

We want to know what your

students think about entrepreneurship

and innovation. (Elon Musk)

Win $2,500, $1,000, $200

Create a video (1-3 Minutes)

Due March 8, 2020
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2020-2021 World of 7 Billion Student Video

– about human population growth that highlights

one of this year's global challenges: 

Promoting Environmental Justice, 

Strengthening Global Health, 

Re-Imagining Industrial Systems

60 Seconds Max

Cash Prizes - Top Prize $1,200

Due February 25, 2021 (Upd 9-30-20) 

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Upcoming Contest 

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ASHG DNA Day Essay Contest

Win $1,000, $600, $400, $100

(750 Words Max)

Deadline March 3, 2021
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Brain Bee

at the University of Scranton

will be held either February or March 2021

Start preparing --now

Open to grades 9-12

Students must be registered

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National Academy of Engineering presents

Salute engineering’s role

in meeting and defeating COVID-19 challenges

& win up to $500

Open to Boys and Girls (Grades 9-12)

700 Word Limit

Due 2-1-2021 (Updated 9-20-2020)
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Northeast Pennsylvania Regional Bridge Building Competition

Saturday, FEBRUARY 27, 2021 (Tentative Date)
2021 Rules have not been posted yet, rules change every year. 

Schools/Students must be registered by January 15, 2021. 

(Updated 9-20-2020)
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Math Question of the Day Website 

All Types of Math Problems

https://www.mathopolis.com/questions/day.php

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WVIA Scholastic Scrimmage 2021

TV shows will be taped in Early Spring  

(Updated 1-25-2021) 
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Benjamin Franklin Scholar Award
 
(Only for 11th graders)

-Write an essay of no more than 750 words 

The prompt will be announced.

The essay deadline is February 2021

 www.franklinpapers.org.

Win $6,000

Due: February __, 2021

(Updated 9-20-2020)

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AMERICA IN THE MIDDLE EAST/WAR POWERS

Sponsored by the John Quincy Adams Society 

(Seniors can only participate).

Maximum 1,100 words.  Due February __, 2021.

Prizes  $2000, (one) $500 (two)

Updated 9-20-2020

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Wordstruck Micro Essay on Literature that Redefined You 

Only 200-350 Words WIn $250

• Write an essay – of a minimum of 200 and maximum of 350 words – describing how a piece of literature (fiction/nonfiction/poetry/play/graphic novel) redefined your behavior, attitude, worldview, and/or personal perspective. The piece of literature must be self-selected and not assigned, e.g. by an educator/guardian.

Describe how a written work has influenced you personally

Wordstruck contest is open to Pennsylvania students in Grades 10-12 during the current school year. 

Due date to be announced

 Updated 9-20-2020

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Bennington College Young Writers Award

Open to students Grades 9-12 submit one entry by the November 1 deadline:

> Poetry: a group of three poems. 
Poems must be typed. Each page must clearly show the author's name.

> Fiction: a short story or one-act play. 
Short stories must be typed, double-spaced, and fewer than 1500 words. Scripts must be typed, double-spaced, and run no more than 30 minutes (playing time). Each page must clearly show the author's name.

> Nonfiction: a personal or academic essay.
Stories and nonfiction must be typed, double-spaced, and fewer than 1500 words. Each page must clearly show the author's name.

Updated 9-20-2020

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World Historian Student Essay Competition

Contest sponsored by: Northeastern University

Length: approximately 1,000 words.

2020 Writing Prompt/THEME: 

In what way has the study of world history affected 

my understanding of the world in which I live?

Prize: $500.00  Due: May 1, 2021

Updated 9-20-2020

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Win $30,000 Scholarship

VFW Voice of Democracy

The 2020-2021 theme is:  Is This the Country the Founders Envisioned?

Students should record their reading of the draft to an

audio CD or flash drive. The recording can be
 
no shorter than three minutes and no longer than five

minutes (plus or minus five seconds).

Entries begin at the Post level. Once the student creates

their essay and completes burning the audio version

to an audio CD/flash drive, they can submit their

typed version, CD/flash drive and the 

Voice of Democracy entry form to to the

local VFW post in West Hazleton

by the October 31 deadline.

(Updated 9-20-2020) 

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Design a Space Settlement

Sponsored by the National Space Society

Win $5,000, work individually or in a group

Open to all students- all grades

Submission of 2021 contest entries will begin in December 2020 and will be due no later than February 15, 2021.

Updated 9-20-2020
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American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) Essay (US

State Department) 

Why Diplomacy & Peacebuilding Matter?

(Amazing Prizes- Win a Trip to Washington- meet the Secretary of

State, $2,500, and a Semester at Sea- Semester at Sea- is living on a

cruise ship for an entire semester and travel the world --taking

colleges classes onboard.)

Due: April 2021

2021 Essay Contest Topic  to be announced:

 In a 1,000-1,250 word essay

Updated 9-20-2020

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National Rifle ssociation (NRA)

Civil Rights Defense Fund Essay Contest

Win: $1,000, $600, $200, $100  

The NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund Youth Essay Contest is open to students in grades K through 12.

To be eligible, you must submit an essay of about 1,000 words on the following theme: "What Does The Second Amendment Mean to You?"

The theme for the essay is "What Does The Second Amendment Mean to You?"

Deadline 12-31-2020

Updated 9-20-2020

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Elks Student of the Month,

If you would like to be nominated
for this honor, please see Mrs. Billet (ASAP).

Limited slots are available.

Updated 9-20-2020

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"Talk To Your State Senator Video Contest"

4th Annual Contest

THEME:  To be announced


Win $2,500, $1,500, $1,000   (3 minutes max)

Due January __, 2021 


Updated 9-20-2020

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2020 NASA Langley Student Art Contest!

Theme to be announced

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Contest will start Fall 2020

Princeton University's Leonard L. Milberg

’53 HIGH SCHOOL

POETRY CONTEST

Open to 11th graders only
Submit up to 3 poems online

PRIZES: First Prize: $500   Second Prize: $250   Third Prize: $100

Deadline: November __, 2020
Details to be announced
(Updated 9-20-2020)

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Pa Statistical Math Poster

Multiple Cash Prizes

See gifted website for rules and rubric

Deadline on or before February , 2021
postmark

(Information must be updated)

(Updated 9-20-2020

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Science Without Borders Art Competition


The theme for 2021 The theme for this year’s Challenge is

“Mangroves Matter.” Mangroves are extremely important

ecosystems providing many benefits. Participants should use

their artistic talents to create a piece of artwork that

illustrates

how mangroves are important.

Win $500, $350, $200

Deadline March 1, 2020 (Updated 9-22-2020

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2021 Sony World Youth Photo Contesst

FYI: in you are interested in joining HOSA

(Future Medical Workers Club)

You have a limited to join this club.

 Please listen for  the announcements.

or contact

Mrs. Malt and Mrs. Corrado .

**There is a limited time to sign-up for this club.

(This club is similar to FBLA but it is
for those interested in working in the medical field.
(Updated 9-20-2020)

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Brain Bee- Learn about the brain.

Students can learn brain facts with Haikus,

View the updated Brain Bee Web page. Updated 8-22-19 

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C-Span Student Resources

Early American History 1492-1780

Updated on 8-17-19


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Young Scholars Program at
King's College
take 100 Level College Courses for only $160.00
Dual Enrollment opportunity

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Are you interested in the law?

Do you like to do public speaking?

The Mock Trial Club is looking for new members.

What is Mock Trial?

A mock trial is an act or imitation trial. 
Mock trials simulate lower-court trials. 
Attorneys preparing for a real trial might use a mock trial 
consisting of volunteers as role players to 
test theories or experiment with each other.

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Brain Bee Newsletter,

Learn New Facts

See new webpage (4-17-19)

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C-SPAN AP History Review Prep
C-SPAN page has been updated with additional links (4-15-19)

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Steps/Instructions on how to build
your first mobile app from MIT

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Review Information on next year's
MIT Computer App Contest for Students

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100 Greatest Novels to Read

Time Magazine List

(Summer Reading Suggestions)

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myCollegeOptions Scholarship Search
New page added to the Gifted Website
Very easy to use search engine to find scholarships!
Freshmen to Seniors can use this site. 
Please let me know if receive any scholarships from this search engine. (Updated 9-21-2020)
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How to write a screenplay.
Step by Step Instructions
(Updated 9-21-20)

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Elks Student of the Month.
This opportunity is open only to seniors.
Do you want to be student of the month? Please complete the attached form on the gifted website and give to Mrs. Billet (ASAP). Only a limited number of slots. (This is open only to seniors.)
(Upd 9-21-20)

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Congratulations!

Tessah Sudziarski, 11th grader at HAAS,

was accepted in to 

 Reach Hei, Center of Excellence,

Medical Interns Program.

Congratulations!

Kiera Kupsho, 9th grader,


participated in the 2021

Virtual Mini Medical School on

April 29 and May 6.

The Mini Medical School offered in-depth,

current medical information

and it was presented by 

Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) experts.

Congratulations!


Jakob Narrow, a 10th grader at the Hazleton Area Academy of Sciences STEM School (HAAS), was awarded $400.00 from  the Freeland VFW. Jakob received this award for his entry for the Voice of Democracy Essay Contest. 

This year’s theme was: “Is This the Country the Founders Envisioned?”  

Jakob wrote and recorded a five-minute speech on this year's theme.   

Each year, nearly 64,500 9-12 grade students from across the country enter to win their share of more than $2 million in educational scholarships and incentives awarded through the program.

Congratulations!

Kyra Zabretsky,

a gifted 12th grader at HAAS,

will be attending

Syracuse University. 

Kyra has been accepted into

the honors program. 

Kyra will studying

Television, Radio, and Film and Pre-Law.

Congratulations!

Kittrick Danzeisen,

a gifted 12th grader at HAAS,

will be attending the

University of Pittsburgh.

Kittrick will be majoring

Computational Biology.

Congratulations!

Kayleigh Correll,

a gifted 12th grader at HAAS,

will be attending

Temple University.

Kayleigh will be studying 

Public Health. 

Congratulations!

Tommy Ziegler,

a gifted 12th grader at HAAS,

will be attending

Kutztown University.

Tommy will be studying 

Supply Chain Management. 

Congratulations!

Mosiah Bennett,

a gifted 12th grader at HAAS,

will be attending the

University of Pittsburgh.

Mosiah will be studying Civil Engineering. 

Congratulations!

Alex Schell,

a gifted 12th grader at HAAS,
 

will be attending

Villanova University.

Alex will be studying

mechanical engineering.

Congratulations!

Megan Novak,

a gifted 12^th grader at HAAS,

placed third in the

Pennsylvania- Council on Financial Literacy

(PennCFL)

Luzerne County Spring 2021 Budget Game. 

Megan finished the game with the

Net Worth of $8469.37 and a

Credit Score of 840.

 
Congratulations!

Landon Wolk,

a gifted twelfth-grader at HAAS, has


committed to the University of Florida.

Landon will study Finance.

Good Luck!


Bryce Greco (11th grader),


has submitted an essay,


"Our Country, a Collapsing Cake"

to the

2021 Benjamin Franklin Scholar Award

Congratulations

Kittrick Danzeisen (12th)

won Best Attorney.

and the Mock Trial team

for their competition at the

District Tournament.

Hazleton Area finished

undefeated beating

every team in the district

tournament.

The team will compete in the state tournament in March.

Good Luck to

Megan Kernis (10th)

Megan entered

the Hazleton Jewish Community Center

Annual Holocaust Essay Contest.

Congratulations

to Julia Brobrowski (9th)

Julia placed second in the

PennCFL Luzerne County

Stock Market Game

for Week 1 of the ten-week 

contest. 

Congratulations to

Kiera Kupsho (9th)

Her poem "Coming Together"

has been selected to be

published in an anthology.

 Kiera entered her poem in

the Fall Creative

Communication Contest. 

This is the same contest

Taylor Swift won when she

was in the fifth grade.

Congratulations

to the top scorers in the

February Math League.

Good Luck

to Megan Kernis (10th).

She entered the UNIGO $10,000

Scholarship.

Megan wrote an essay on 

"Imagine a historical figure is brought to

life.  Who is it?  And what is his or her

favorite mobile app?

Megan wrote about Galileo.

Congratulations

to

Ian Kramer (11th),

he placed 9th out of

thousands of students in the

statewide Fall 2020

Stock Market Game.

Ian was awarded a

$10.00 Amazon Gift Card.


Ian earned $201,671.68. 

Ian started with a $100,000.

Ian earned an amazing return

on his investment of 100.67%

Congratulations

to the top scorers in the

January Math League Question Series

Congratulations

to Tessah Sudziarki (11th)

for placing 14th in statewide

PennCFL Fall 2020

Budget Game.

Congratulations

to the top scorers in the

December Math League Question Series.

Congratulations to the

students that participated in

the Fall 2020 Statewide Budget Game:


Julia Mrochko (12th)

Megan Novak (12th)

Molly Znachko (12th)

Tessah Sudziarski (11th)

Perla Villegas (11th)

Ryan Coghill (10th),

and Kiera Kupsho (9th)

Congratulations

to the top scorers in the

November Math League

Series.

Congratulations to

Jakob Narrow (10th)

he was accepted in to the

"Civics Unlimited" Online Program.


"Civics Unlimited is a 5-month civic

leadership program that empowers

students represent every region of the U.S.

with tools, training and community to build

the future of American democracy.

Jakob was selected from students

from the US, as well as, students from 47

different countries that applied to the

program.

North & South America,

Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Good Luck to

Megan Kernis (10th),

she entered the

Jane Austen 

Video Contest.

Congratulations

to the top

scorers in the October Math

League Question Series.

Congratulations

to the top students in the

November Gifted Trivia Challenge

Landon Wolk (12th)

Isabelle Ritz(12th)

Donald Veglia (12th)

Curt CJ Gammer (10th)

Bryce Greco

Gianna Labert (11th)

Ian Kramer (11th)

Good Luck to

Jakob Narrow (10th grader)

for entering the

VFW Voice of Democracy

The 2020-2021 theme wass:  Is This the

Country the Founders Envisioned?