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Last Updated on Monday, 04 July 2016 02:24

On June 4, 2016 at 1 p.m. at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit in Homestead, several students participated in the Pitt-Bridge STEM Research Symposium. Students from Clairton City High School, Steel Valley High School, and Gwen's Girls North Side students all presented on issues that impact their communities.

Pictured are Thomas Deliman, Jayla Hamlin, Nakiesha Cox, Madison Ramos, and Brandon Snowden

Students had been researching and collecting data for months on the topics that they believed are important for them and their communities. Students met weekly after school for a minimum of two hours per week and also collecting data after school in order to prepare their presentations. Students all completed an ethics certification that university researchers also complete, then they eagerly developed hypotheses to be explored.

Nine students in grades 9-11 of Clairton High School researched projects in the areas of Alzheimer's Disease and the Effects on Caregivers, Knowledge of STIs and Prevention, and How Crime Affects Businesses in Clairton.

The program will continue next year as future funding options are being investigated. Students are eager to continue their research. The possibility of college credits through the University of Pittsburgh is also being considered for these students. Clairton students are hoping that funding sources will see the value of a program like this to help students prepare for college and beyond so that students can reap the benefits this for many years to come.