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Vol. 5, No. 43
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Roslyn senior honored as Siemens finalist Austin Lee one of five North Shore students named in science contest BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I Five North Shore students were honored last week as regional ďŹ nalists in the 2017 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology. Regional ďŹ nalists in the competition include Austin Lee of Roslyn High School, Sahith Vadada of Herricks High School, Rushikesh Patel, also of Herricks, Vedant Singh of the Wheatley School and Baokun Gu of Manhasset High School. All regional ďŹ nalists receive a $1,000 prize. Students from Great Neck South High School, Herricks High School, Manhasset High School, North Shore Hebrew Academy High School, Roslyn High School and the Wheatley School were honored among the 56 Long Island students named as semiďŹ nalists. “It is a huge honor to be named a regional ďŹ nalist in such a competitive state with lots of talented researchers,â€? Lee said. “I had lots of people who helped me with the
entire experience — my partners who co-authored our paper, my 11th grade biology, physics, and English teachers, my research mentor and my parents — whom I’m all very thankful for. This past summer was deďŹ nitely a summer well spent.â€? Lee, a senior, was honored as part of a team, including Garden City senior Alan Jian and Caitlyn Chen of the Spence School in Manhattan, for a project called “Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Anti-Cancer Maleic Anhydride Derivatives for the Treatment of Cancers.â€? The team attempted to ďŹ nd the basis for a costeective treatment for colon cancer and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma by synthesizing derivatives of a compound known as maleic anhydride. Vincent Yao of Roslyn High School was also honored as a semiďŹ nalist. Herricks High School boasted four semiďŹ nalists, Shifa Ali, Ryan Hou, Christina Kim and Joanna Lau, and two regional ďŹ nalists. Vadada and Patel teamed up with Singh of the Wheatley School for their Continued on Page 77
PHOTO COURTESY OF NASSAU COUNTY FIRE SERVICE ACADEMY
A fire broke out around 5 a.m. Sunday on the Glen Oaks Club grounds in Old Westbury.
Blaze severely damages Glen Oaks Club home BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I A ďŹ re early Sunday morning at a greenskeeper’s home at Glen Oaks Club in Old Westbury was extinguished after
hours of work by eight ďŹ re departments. Everyone in the home was evacuated safely. The Nassau County Police Department said the ďŹ re at 175 Post Road on the Glen Oaks
Club grounds was reported at 5:06 a.m. Sunday. Investigators said the ďŹ re started outside the home, to the left of the front door, and the home suered severe damContinued on Page 67
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