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Friday, January 25, 2013

Five Students From Solon Named U.S. Presidential Scholar Candidates

Four Solon High School students and one Solon resident who attends University School were named U.S. Presidential Scholar candidates.

Four Solon High School students and one Solon resident who attends University School were named as 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar candidates, one of the nation's highest honors for graduating seniors. The four Solon High candidates are Rohan K. Achar, Aditya Nair, Stephen H. Tang and Thomas Y. Yi, according to a list of candidates posted on the U.S. Presidential Scholars web site. Solon resident Carlson Zou, who attends University School, was also named as a candidate. The five students were picked from a pool of thousands of students across the U.S. named as candidates in the annual Presidential Scholars Program, one of the nation's highest honors for graduating seniors. Application to the program is by invite only, and based on ACT and …

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Solon High Students Get Real-World Education at Kennametal

A team of 26 Solon High computer programming students got some real-world experience this fall when they teamed up with engineers at Solon's Kennametal

A team of 26 Solon High computer programming students got some real-world experience this fall when they teamed up with engineers at Solon's Kennametal. The Kennametal Foundation Young Engineers Program provides a hands-on experience in engineering careers and medern manufacturing. The students met with Kennametal's engineers and go a chance to work on design projects. The students will unveil their "workplace innovation" -- a desktop iPhone stand -- at a graduation ceremony Dec. 13. "The program gave our SHS students a great deal of information about what the role of an engineer actually entails in a manufacturing environment," said Daniel McKeen, the AP Computer Science teacher at Solon High . "The students saw the many different jobs …

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