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Executive Director, Northshore Schools Foundation

Northshore Schools Foundation Hosts WHS BIOEXPO Symposium

In anticipation of the Northwest Association for Biomedical Research (NWABR) annual BIOEXPO, Woodinville High School teacher Sylvia Law had to make a decision. The Regional NWABR event only allows 35 participants from each school and her classes have more than 150 students enrolled.

 

"The NWABR BIOEXPO is such a positive experience for the students and we wanted to provide all of our students with that BIOEXPO experience," said Law. "Sharing their projects grew their confidence and helped them get real-world advice about their areas of interest."

 

The Northshore Schools Foundation teamed up with Law, her fellow teachers and Damen Schuneman, NSD director of Career and College Readiness, to sponsor a more local event that would serve the 123 students who would not otherwise get the opportunity to have an expo experience.

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The BIOEXPO Symposium was held May 22 in the Woodinville High School commons.

 

The Northshore Schools Foundation has identified the Biomedical pathway as a key element of its STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) priority that supports both students and local industry. "We think this is a fabulous opportunity to build a bridge between professionals and students, and help define a more direct pathway that will allow students to get the skills they need to be prepared to fill the jobs of the future" said Carmin Dalziel, Northshore Schools Foundation executive director.

Students demonstrated their understanding of Biomedical concepts through various media-art, web site, lab research, molecular modeling, multimedia, music, creative writing, journalistic writing and dance/drama.

 

Over 50 educators, industry professionals and community members were on site to judge the students' work with representatives from local businesses such as BIOLife Solutions, Seattle Genetics, Walgreens, NW Trophys, AMGEN, Evergreen and Swedish hospitals, Sundance Energy, several local chiropractors, doctors and dentists and professors from University of Washington, Cascadia Community College and Monroe and Northshore school districts.