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Science Honors
Science Kudos 2007-2008
Honors-Students
Southwest High School-First Place Nebraska High School Science Olympiad-coached by Sara Yendra, Mark Shearer, and Greg Cooper-will represent Nebraska at the National Science Olympiad in Washington D.C. in May
East High School A Team-First Place Nebraska High School Science Bowl and Team Civility Award-coached by Marcus Schmidt-invited to represent Nebraska in the national finals in Chevy Chase, MD in May
East High School B Team-Third Place Nebraska High School Science Bowl-coached by Karl Lautenschlager
East High School-Fifth Place Nebraska High School Science Olympiad- coached by Karl Lautenschlager and Marcus Schmidt
Southeast High School-Fourth Place Nebraska High School Science Olympiad-coached by Randy Emry
Irving Middle School-Fifth Place Nebraska Middle School Science Olympiad-coached by Tom Kay and Sean Clough
North Star High School B team-First Place Consolation Bracket Nebraska High School Science Bowl-coached by Chanda Small
Lux Middle School-First Place Nebraska Middle School Science Bowl- coached by Rich Powers-will represent Nebraska in the national finals in Golden, Colorado in June
Culler Middle School-Third Place Nebraska Middle School Science Bowl -coached by Larry Peterson
Goodrich Middle School-Team Civility Award Nebraska Middle School Science Bowl-coached by Craig Little and Jodie Jantz
Honors-Teachers
Randy Emry (LSE)-Sigma Xi Outstanding High School Science Teacher Award
Kirsten Smith (Pound)-Russwood Chrysler Outstanding Science Educator Award; Teach Award from Best Buy Co, Inc; State Farm Educator Award; NSTA Middle Level Committee and Science Scope Committee (2008-11); NATS Board Member (2006-09)
Sean Putnam (LHS)-NE Heart Institute Outstanding Science Educator Award
Anica Brown (Pound)-Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools 2008 Gold Star
Krista Hight (Cavett)-State Farm Educator Awardon
Bob Curtright (LNE)-Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools 2008 Gold Star
Suzanne Kelley (Lefler)-Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools 2008 Gold Star
Tracy Mullen (Scott)-Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools 2008 Gold Star
Ted Koehn (East)-NSTA High School Committee (2008-11)
Malinda Burk (LHS)-National Science Teachers Association New Science Teacher Academy
Mary Logsdon (Eastridge)-Lincoln East Rotary Club Teacher of the Month
Jim Rynearson (LHS)-NE Academy of Sciences President
Publications
Randy Emry (LSE), co-author, "Developing Web-Based Pedagogical Content Coursework for High School Chemistry Teachers," Journal of Chemical Education, 2007, 1861-1865
Presentations
Eugene Kirianov (LSW)-"Effect of Ferroelectric Polarization on Tunneling Current"-Material Research Society Conference in San Francisco (March 2008)
Tim Golden (LSW)-"Whale of a Tail;"Karen Heafer (Hartley-"Run Around -Spare the Air;" Mary Logan (Elliott)-Water or Land;" Teresa Stehlik (Dawes)-"Wildlife CSI;" Kirsten Smith (Pound)-"Sum of the Parts;" Diane Swartzlander (Goodrich)-"Sum of the Parts;" Laura Tegtmeier (Prescott)-"Bubbles Away!" Earth Wellness Festival at Southeast Community College (March 2008)
Kimi Stanley (Hawthorne)-"Focus on SOIL,"-Lincoln Public Schools Professional Development (February 2008)
Cindy Karel (LSE) and Mary (Burke) Morrow (LNE)-"Focus on Microbes"-Lincoln Public Schools (November 2007)
Ted Koehn (East)-"No or Small Budget-You Can Still Do Labs"-NATS Fall Conference at Camp Calvin Crest in Fremont (October 2007)
Dan Carpenter (LSW)-"Biotechnology, From Kits to Inquiry"-Lincoln Public Schools Professional Development (October 2007)
Tracie Chapo (LNS)-"Another Endangered species: Children in the Wetlands/Woods"-Wachiska Audubon Society in Lincoln (September 2007)
Natalie Shepard (Cavett)-"Focus on Ecosystems"-Lincoln Public Schools Professional Development (September 2007)
Kirstin Smith (Pound)-"Recipe for Sustainable Science: Green Chemistry Crayon Module"-Lincoln Public Schools Professional Development (September 2007)
Steve Quiring (LHS)-"eZedia ZT1 Immersion for Science Teachers"-Lincoln Public Schools Professional Development (September 2007)
Rich Powers (Lux)-"Focus on Astronomy, Light, and Sound"-Lincoln Public Schools Professional Development (August 2007)
Workshops/Conferences
Bob Curtright (LNE), Kirsten Smith (Pound)-K-16 Teacher Preparation Task Force Meeting, ESU 3 (May, 2008)
Malinda Burk (LHS), Ted Koehn (East), Kirsten Smith (Pound)-National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Conference, Boston, MA (March 2008)
Jim Rynearson (LHS)-NE Academy of Sciences, NE Wesleyan University (April 2008); American Junior Academy of Sciences Conference, Boston, MA (February 2008)
Bob Curtright (LNE), Karl Lautenschlager (East), Jim Rynearson (LHS), Kirsten Smith (Pound)-NE 9-12 Science Curriculum Task Force-Omaha, NE (July, December 2007)
Karla Bachman (Pyrtle), Sean Porter (Hartley), William Smith (LSE), David Szabat (Arnold), Jake Winemiller (LSE)-NE Educators Aerospace Training (N.E.A.T.) Program-Strategic Air & Space Museum, Ashland, NE (07-08 school year), Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX (summer 2008)
Randy Emry (LSE), Ted Koehn (East), Carol Moravec (LSE), Jennifer Northouse (Bryan), Jim Rynearson (LHS), Natalie Shepard (Cavett), Kirsten Smith (Pound), Sara Yendra (LSW)-Nebraska Association of Science Teachers (NATS) Fall Conference-Camp Calvin Crest, Fremont, Nebraska (October 2007)
Anica Brown (Pound)-Project Circle-Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL (September 2007)
Dawn Schmitt (LNS) and Sara Yendra (LSW)-Forensic Science & Toxicology and Forensic Biology & DNA-Meriden and Groton, Connecticut (July/August 2007)
Brad Niimi (LSE) and Mark Shearer (LSW)-Global Nuclear Energy Partnership-Idaho Falls, Idaho (July 2007)
Greg Cooper (LSW)-Forensic Crime Scene Reconstruction-Meridan and Groton Connecticut (July 2007)
Susan Frack (LNS)-McDonald Observatory Teacher Professional Development Program "Age of the Milky Way"-Fort Davis, Texas (July 2007)
Science Grants
Hugo Aspegren Trust (Prairie Immersion Project)-LPS Science and Social Studies Departments
State Farm National Youth Advisory Board (Science Day)-Science Focus Program
NE Wildlife Federation Adopt A Stream-Lincoln Southwest High School
Pfizer Grant of Excellence (Equipment Purchase)-Lincoln Northeast High School, Culler Middle School, Mickle Middle School
Mathematics and Science Partnerships (MSP) Grant Program (Differentiating Science PLC)-Connie Arends (East), Dick Caster (LSE), Sue Harvey (LPSDO, Everett), Wendy Martin (LNE), Carol Moravec (LSE), Sean Putnam (LHS), Mark Shearer (LSW), Adam Skoda (LNE), Chanda Small (LNS)
Mathematics and Science Partnerships (MSP) Grant Program (Chair Leadership PLC)-Bob Curtright (LNE), Floyd Doughty (LNS), Randy Emry (LSE), Tim Golden (LSW), Karl Lautenschlager (East), Sara LeRoy-Toren (SFP), Jennifer Northouse (Bryan), Jim Rynearson (LHS)
District Science Committees
Science Safety Committee
Randy Emry, Chair (LSE), Lisa Bennett (LNS), Michael Geist (LSW), Karl Lautenschlager (East), Theresa Rippe (Park)
Science CCIP Committee
Dan Carpenter (LSW), Brad Niimi (LSE), Rich Powers (Lux), Joe Rousseau (Mickle), Kirsten Smith (Pound), Jeff Soucie (LNE), Juli Steen (LNS), Theresa Stehlik (Dawes)
earth wellness festival steering committee
Krista Hight (Cavett), Linda Splichal (Humann)
Mayor's Water Conservation Task Force
Heather Poore (Holmes)
STARBASE Nebraska Advisory Board
Natalie Shepard (Cavett)
Pfizer-LPS Science Fair Steering Committee
Curtis Mann, Chair (Meadow Lane), Diane Bartels (Brownell, retired), Renae Chavira (MDS Pharma Services), Ann Jablonski (Pyrtle), Tommi Foy Jones (UNL), Betsy Miller (Irving), Ardis Moody (Meadow Lane, retired), Robbie Robison (Pfizer), Natalie Shepard (Cavett), Bill Smith (Novartis), Mary Ann Stallings (Mickle), Susan Streich (Zeman, retired), Laura Tegtmeier (Prescott)
Biology Textbook Review Committee
Dan Carpenter (LSW), Jackie Clifford (LNE), Tim Golden (LSW), Sue Harvey (LPSDO), Kris Jarnagin (EHS), Cindy Karel (LSE), Carol Moravec (LSE), Burke Morrow (LNE), Barry Schmoker (LNS), Dan Shafer (EHS), Juli Steen (LNS)
Geoscience Textbook Review Committee
Malinda Burk (LHS), Sue Harvey (LPSDO), Karl Lautenschlager (EHS), Wendy Martin (LNE), Brad Niimi (LSE), Emily Rose Seifferlein (LNS), Sara Yendra (LSW)
Science Competition Coaches
High School NE Science Olympiad
Jackie Clifford (LNE), Randy Emry (LSE), Mark James (SFP), Karl Lautenschlager and Marcus Schmidt (East), Jim Rynearson (LHS), Juli Steen and Lisa Bennett (LNS), Sara Yendra, Mark Shearer, and Greg Cooper (LSW)
Middle School NE Science Olympiad
Alex Deabler and Theresa Rippe (Park), Alysa Haack, Ramesh Laungani, and Natalie Umphlett (Culler), Tom Kay and Sean Clough (Irving), Lindsey Koenig (Lux)
High School NE Science Bowl
Jeff Hansen (LNE), Karl Lautenschlager and Marcus Schmidt (East), Chanda Small (LNS)
Middle School NE Science Bowl
Craig Little and Jodie Jantz (Goodrich), Lee Fuhrer (Lefler), Larry Peterson (Culler), Rich Powers (Lux), Joe Rousseau and Elizabeth Bockman (Mickle)
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