• Regeneron Science Talent Search Finalist - Selected as one of the top 40 STEM students in the U.S., honored with the ability to ring the closing bell of NASDAQ • 2017 Student Leaders Exchange Honoree - Honored by the National Committee on
Be...A Mentor Be...A Cascian
U.S.-China Relations as a high school rep resentative of the U.S. this summer
Anthony BArBer ClAss of 2003
(will meet Chinese politicians, go on homestays, etc.) • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Ceres Connection Honoree Honored with a minor planet named in his honor by MIT's Lincoln Laboratory Ravitch’s
winning
project
is
titled,
“Evaluating the Effects of Probiotics on Neurology in the Model Organism Drosophila Melanogaster Adult Flies and Third Stage Instar
Larvae
Utilizing
Environmental
Stressors and Behavior Assays.” Ok … double wow. Ravitch has found that probiotics, the good bacteria we consume, can influence eaten or neurological stress in developing and mature flies. This suggests that probiotics could become a source for remediation of short term stress response in organisms. Ravitch plans to continue her research as she enters her senior year of high school this fall. “Cascia Hall has been extremely support-
“The great faculty at Cascia Hall prepared me to pursue a challenging Electrical Engineering degree in college, and I am very grateful to them. Now, I am able to give back by mentoring tomorrow’s future engineers and business leaders in the Cascia Hall Commando Robotics (Commandobots) program.” Anthony Barber
• Eagle Scout
ive in my research endeavors. I conducted all of my research in the high school lab under the supervision of my sponsor, Sally Fenska, who has been a research mentor for over 30 years,” said Ravitch. After graduation in 2018, Ravitch plans to double major in Biology and Spanish with a minor in medical business and eventually matriculate to medical school. Ravitch’s addition honors include: • Oklahoma State Science and Engineering Fair Scholarship • Society for Women Engineers Award
• M.S. Electrical Engineering The University of Tulsa • Masters in Education The University of Notre Dame • Served in AmeriCorps • Mentor, Cascia Hall Robotics Team
• Cascia Hall Science Research President • Key Club President • Bronze medal for the 2017 National Spanish Exam The impressive work of these science students will most certainly affect the field of medicine in the near future. For more information on Cascia Hall, visit CasciaHall.com.
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