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Area students honored as STEM scholars

February 18, 2015
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Two area students are among STEM Florida's highest-achieving scholars. Peyton Parra of Washington High School, and Jessica Laenger of Gulf Breeze High School, on Thursday and Friday will join students from around the state at the 2015 Sunshine State Scholars program in Orlando. The two-awards and recruitment event recognizes the accomplishments of high school juniors in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, and provides a chance for Florida’s colleges and universities to recruit them. Local school districts, Florida Virtual School, Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, and Florida’s developmental research schools choose their top 11^th-grade STEM scholar to participate in the conference. The two-day awards and recruitment event celebrates the accomplishments of these elite students and provides a unique venue for Florida's colleges and universities to recruit their talents. Local school districts, Florida Virtual School, Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, and Florida’s developmental research schools choose their top 11th-grade STEM scholar to participate in the conference. The Sunshine State Scholars program is supported by a partnership among the Florida Education Foundation, the Division of Florida Colleges, the State University System of Florida and the Florida Department of Education. Event sponsors of this year's program include AT&T, Helios Education Foundation, Universal Orlando Resort, Blue Man Group Orlando, Atkins, Gulf Power Co., The Florida Lottery and Nestlé Waters North America. For more information about the event, visit Sunshine State Scholars or follow the event activities live on Twitter using the hashtag #FLSTEMScholars.

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