Secondary
District Science Fair Winners Headed to Regional
Event
March 17,
2006
Plano ISD science students in grades
7-12 participated in the 2006 Secondary District Science
Fair on March 15 at Plano Centre. Congratulations to the following
students who placed at the event...During the awards ceremony,
students selected to participate in the UTD Science Research Institute
during the summer of 2006 were also
announced.
Awards
- Jeff Nanney,
Plano East (senior division grand prize)
- Teddy Garber, Andrew Rubinett and Justin
Fu -
Frankford
Middle School Team (junior division grand prize)
- Junior & Senior
Division Awards List
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 Senior valedictorian indulges
in more than just books
Leigh Coggiola, Staff Writer
"Panther Prints"
He does spend time on preparing for classes doing homework, but
that’s not what he does in all of his spare time. Waking
up 15 minutes late and rushing to class isn’t what typically
comes to mind when thinking how the valedictorian of the senior
class spends
his or her morning.
As for senior Jeff Nanney, who happens to be the PESH valedictorian,
he usually spends his mornings waking
up late. Nanney does not fall under the stereotypical category
of a ‘smart guy,’ spending all waking moments studying
and working on school projects.
“I would consider myself to be a procrastinator, but I am
sure to have everything done for my classes before it is due,” Nanney
said.
Nanney and his dad spend time together watching games on ESPN.
They frequently discuss sports at the dinner table. According to
Radha Patel, one of Nanney’s friends, Nanney can be just
like anyone else. “I don’t think of him as that really
smart guy, he’s just like everyone else and likes to have
fun,” Patel said.
Nanney is a part of many organizations at PESH, including the
IB program, the Math Club, Quiz Bowl, Spanish Club and co-president
of the National Honor Society. Nanney feels very grateful for his
parents’ support.
“They do a great job at giving me opportunities and I am
extremely appreciative,” Nanney said.
After graduating, Nanney
plans to attend Harvard and major in math to pursue a career as
a professor of mathematics. “I may change my mind four or
five times but for right now and for a while now, this is what
I have wanted to do,” Nanney said.
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