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Prestigious scholarships will take 3 local students to Colorado BY EVA JACOB BARKOFF Contributing writer
Kyron Walker said he was in elementary school when he found his love for computers. STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER “I would go with my dad all the time Kyron Walker, a student at Morris Jeff Community School in and watch him fix computers,” said Walker, a student at Morris Jeff ComNew Orleans, has won a scholarship to spend one month munity School. “I think computers will each summer for the next three years in Colorado learning always be a big part of my life regardmore about STEM. less of my career path.”
math and technology. Angela Amador, a “I’m really good at student at the New Ormath,” said Smith, a leans Charter Science student at The Willow & Math High School, School. “Technology said there is one acais very important and demic area of study will continue to be in that she finds very inthe future.” triguing. Amador Smith Walker, Amador and “I am focused on, I am drawn to science because I want Smith are recipients of the highly to go to medical school,” Amador said. ä See STUDY, page 2G And Janiyah Smith is curious about
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Summer volunteers are needed at area animal shelters
As the school year winds down, with college students preparing for exams and high school students finishing up their service hours, there’s a sharp decline in volunteers at our local shelters and rescues. Just a couple of Traci weeks ago, there Howerton was a waiting list ANIMAL for time slots at RESCUE Animal Rescue New Orleans as so many students were trying to get those last-minute service hours completed. Now, it’s crickets in my inbox. Yet, the need for help at animal shelters doesn’t stop when last school bell rings. ARNO is a volunteer-based organization and could not run its daily operations without them. Volunteers provide much-needed assistance to shelter staff and help contribute to the mental health, socialization and overall happiness of the animals waiting for forever homes. During the school year, high school and college students fulfilling community service requirements by volunteering at animal shelters and rescues play a critical role in helping to meet the day-to-day needs of shelter pets, in addition to giving homeless animals extra attention, playtime and exercise. Caring for shelter pets is a 365-days-a-year job. The animals need to be fed, walked and socialized, and kennels need to be cleaned every single day, sometimes multiple times a day. Giving time to help these animals while they wait for a home is a very rewarding experience and it makes a world of difference for the pets. The summer months, however, are especially hard for shelters and rescues since even volunteers who aren’t students often get out of their normal routines. Folks go on vacation, the kids are home from school. This leads to a sharp decline in the day-to-day help animal shelters depend on.
10 are finalists in the Rau for Art Foundation scholarship competition From among nearly 200 local high schoolers from
different parishes, 10 finalists have been named in PROVIDED PHOTOS
‘Bubba’ by Madison Howard
the annual art scholarship competition sponsored by the Rau for Art Foundation. Using the theme “Inanimate Inspirations,” the high schoolers were challenged to create an original piece that infused inanimate subjects with a rich, emotional and personal narrative. The finalists, selected by a panel of guest judges, will be granted a total of $13,000 in college scholarship funds and have their work exhibited through May 31 in the M.S. Rau Gallery, 622 Royal St.
‘Doll Dreams’ by Serina Lu
in New Orleans.
‘Glass Bottles,’ by Sophia Aveton
On May 31, the winner will be announced at a luncheon. The winner will be presented with $700 and an opportunity to study art in Italy. The winner’s high school art department will receive $500. The finalists are Hannah Wen, junior, Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies; Marelis Semper,
‘Fragments’ by Eshita Lahiry
senior, Haynes; Sophia Aveton, sophomore, Haynes; Eshita Lahiry, junior, Haynes; Serina Lu, senior, Haynes; Madison Howard, senior, Haynes; Elise Landry, senior, Mount Carmel Academy; Gracie Eckstein,
‘Portrait of a Mother and Her Son’ by Jack sophomore, Benjamin Franklin High School/NOCCA; Eva Martinez, Anderson ä Photos of finalists’
artwork. PAGE 2G
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