Voorhees High School senior, Zachariah DeGiulio, has been selected to attend the 2013 National Youth Science Camp. Zach is one of only two delegates from New Jersey to be selected.
The Camp will run from June 26 through July 20. The National Youth Science Camp is a residential science education program that honors and challenges two graduating high school science students from each state and others from selected countries around the world. Scientists from across the nation present lectures and hands-on science seminars and stay to interact informally with student delegates. Opportunities are provided for delegates to present seminars covering their own areas of interest and research. A visit to Washington, D.C. permits delegates to visit some of the nation’s premier scientific, governmental, and cultural facilities.
The Camp experience also includes overnight excursions into the Monongahela National Forest, featuring backpacking, rock-climbing, caving, mountain biking and kayaking opportunities.
The National Youth Science Camp is offered at no cost to its participants so that selected delegates may attend regardless of their financial status. In order to qualify for the Camp, Zach had to demonstrate: superior academic proficiency including recognition in mathematics and/or sciences; an application of leadership abilities and social maturity through involvement in school and community activities; skills and achievements outside the realm of science and outside the realm of academic pursuits; and demonstrate a curiosity and an eagerness to explore many and varied topics.
For more information about the National Youth Science Camp, visit nysc.org.