2014

Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation Announces Winners of the $25,000 Columbus Foundation Community Grant and Two Gold Medals in National Science/Community Service Competition Held at Walt Disney World®

Written by on December 8, 2014 in 2014, Press Releases

Winning teams develop public outreach effort to protect honey bee populations, device that helps prevent pipes from freezing, and hyperboloid-shaped house to withstand earthquakes. WASHINGTON, D.C.—June 17, 2014—Bright ideas, solid research, and teamwork won three teams of middle-school students top prizes in the Christopher Columbus Awards, a nationwide program of the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, […]

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Tyncastle Academy Students Win Top Award: The $25,000 Columbus Foundation Community Grant in National Science/Community Service Competition Held at Walt Disney World®

Written by on December 8, 2014 in 2014, Press Releases

Students develop a public outreach effort to protect honey bee populations WASHINGTON, D.C.—June 17, 2014—Bright ideas, solid research, and teamwork won three students from Tyncastle Academy, in Banner Elk, N.C., the top prize in the Christopher Columbus Awards, a nationwide program of the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, that challenges middle-school students to explore opportunities for […]

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Gahanna Middle School East Team Named Gold Medal Winner in National Science/Community Service Competition Held at Walt Disney World®

Written by on December 8, 2014 in 2014, Press Releases

Students develop a hyperboloid-shaped house to withstand earthquakes WASHINGTON, D.C.—June 17, 2014—Bright ideas, solid research, and teamwork won three students from Gahanna Middle School East, in Gahanna, Ohio, a top prize in the Christopher Columbus Awards, a nationwide program of the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, that challenges middle-school students to explore opportunities for positive change […]

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Hollis Student Team Named Gold Medal Winner in National Science/Community Service Competition

Written by on December 8, 2014 in 2014, Press Releases

Students develop a device that helps prevent pipes from freezing WASHINGTON, D.C.—June 17, 2014—Bright ideas, solid research, and teamwork won three students from STEM Enrichment, in Hollis, N.H., a top prize in the Christopher Columbus Awards, a nationwide program of the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, that challenges middle-school students to explore opportunities for positive change […]

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Delaware Middle School Team Continues Unbroken String of Participation by Christopher Columbus Foundation in Annual White House Science Fairs

Written by on May 27, 2014 in 2014, Press Releases

May 27, 2014 Washington, D.C. – A team of three middle school students from Hockessin, Delaware, that eased shrinking landfill space by devising a statewide, curbside composting plan was among select groups invited by President Barack Obama to exhibit today at the fourth annual White House Science Fair. Students Eric Long, Max Huhn and Aaron […]

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