Eileen Rowe (Science Chairperson), Ilana Selli, Samantha Mellone, Maria Trinkle (East Research Coordinator)
Smithtown East research program is pleased to announce that Samantha Mellone has placed first in Bodies…The Exhibition Essay Contest. Students from the tri-state area were challenged to write an essay where an analogy was made of a human body system to a mechanical system. Students had to succinctly describe the functions of the body system, the invention of the mechanical system, and then compare the necessity of the mechanical system with that of the body system. An added difficulty was accomplishing the task within a 600 word limit.
Bodies…The Exhibition awarded one First Place and two Honorable Mentions. In addition to Samantha, Ilana Selli also in the research program, placed Honorable Mention garnering two of the top three spots for Smithtown East. The prize is a trip for Samantha and her classmates to Bodies…The Exhibition complete with audio guides, a staff docent, as well as lunch courtesy of South Street Seaport. According to Ms. Trinkle, High School East research program coordinator, “both Samantha and Ilana produced excellent essays. The essays involved multiple steps and they each stayed diligent and truthful to the writing process. Scientific literacy is an important goal for all students, and it continues to be a focal point in our classroom.” Richard Hinojoso, education coordinator for Bodies …The Exhibition, commented that “the essays were creative in addition to being well-written, which was exactly what they were looking for.”
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