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St. Luke’s 2017 Scholars Symposium
On April 20, twenty-one St. Luke’s seniors gave their Scholars program presentations during the school’s annual Scholars Symposium. Students represented the three fields of scholarship: Classical Scholars (an enriched study of Latin and Greek), Global Scholars (analysis of a global issue and extensive language study), and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math).
“St. Luke’s Scholars are the School’s mission come to life,” said Head of School Mark Davis. In his blog he wrote: “These students develop a topic, execute a research plan, put forth a thesis, draft an extensive research paper and present their findings in public. They become experts and that’s learning that lasts.”
Faculty advisors work one-on-one with scholars throughout the year and as they prepare for their final presentations. On April 20, Director of Studies Jim Yavenditti welcomed parents to the Scholars Symposium and kicked off the evening of presentations:
Kelly Adams, STEM Scholar:
Psychological Cause and Effect: The Correlation Between Self Esteem and Risk of Panic Attacks
Natalie Bachman, Global Scholar:
A Catching Problem: Infectious Disease Prevention and Control in West Africa
David Ball, Global Scholar:
The Future of Energy: The Economic and Environmental Potential of Solar Power
Brittany Barton, STEM Scholar:
Using Pixy Camera for Robotic Object Recognition
Porter Bowman, Global Scholar:
Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Renewed Push for Scottish Independence in a Post-Brexit Europe
Gabriella Finley, STEM Scholar:
Psychological Cause and Effect: The Correlation Between Self Esteem and Risk of Panic Attacks
Mark Forese, Classical Scholar:
The Classical Crusade: A Quest for the Legend of the Holy Grail
Jack Hobbs, Global Scholar:
Hollywood v. Hengdian: The Closing Cinematic Schism between Occident and Orient
Colette Juran, STEM Scholar:
Investigating Galaxy Formation Throughout the Evolution of the Universe
Alexa Karp, STEM Scholar:
Optimizing Spherification Through Chemical Tuning
Luke Martocchio, STEM Scholar:
Machine Learning: Creating a Self-Programmed Board Game Expert
Paul Mercedes, Classical Scholar:
From Temples to Camps: Roman Military Medicine
Ryan Murphy, Global Scholar:
From JV to Jihad's MVP: An Analysis of the Rise, Ideology, and Future of the Islamic State
Georgia Nelson, Classical Scholar:
Institutionalized Sexism in Roman Rhetoric
Ella Pepper, Global Scholar:
Who's Watching Whom: The International Effects of Hacking and Data Breaches Post 9/11
Zoe Smith, Global Scholar:
Acting as a Cure: Therapeutic Theatre for Victims of Trauma and War
Ian Smith, STEM Scholar:
Discovering Vulnerabilities in Deeper Software Logic with a Hybrid Approach
Jared Soltys, STEM Scholar:
Determining and Controlling Genetic Luminescence via CRIPSR/Cas9
Alexa Vogel, Global Scholar:
Skewing our View: How the Lense of Social Media Changes our Internal Field of Vision
Lily Williams, Classical Scholar:
An Examination of Damnatio Memoriae in the Roman Empire
Paul Woodberry, Global Scholar:
China: The Transition from Coal to Renewable Energy
PHOTO:
Back Row L to R: Alexa Vogel, Gabriella Finley, Alexa Karp, Georgia Nelson, Ella Pepper, Natalie Bachman, Brittany Barton, Lily Williams, Kelly Adams, Zoe Smith, Colette Juran Front Row L to R: Ryan Murphy, Jared Soltys, Mark Forese, David Ball, Porter Bowan, Luke Martocchio, Paul Woodberry, Paul Mercedes, Ian Smith, Jack Hobbs
(Photo by Desiree Smock)
St. Luke’s School is a secular (non-religious), private school in New Canaan, CT for grades 5 through 12 serving over 35 towns in Connecticut and New York. Our exceptional academics and diverse co-educational community foster students’ intellectual and ethical development and prepare them for top colleges. St. Luke’s Center for Leadership builds the commitment to serve and the confidence to lead.
