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Whiz Kid: Kennedy Medical Careers Students

Gained 2nd Place in NIH-sponsored competition.

Students: Seniors Jhanet Chambergo, Emilio Garcia, Sarah Gizaw, Entset Tadesse, Rosa Vicente and Breauna Walker, and junior Meg Yirefu

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Accomplishment: The Medical Careers Team from Kennedy placed 2nd in the Patriots 2011 competition.

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Key to Awesomeness: Team members worked together after school to create the presentation on the career of Medical Laboratory Technician/Technologist and their role in diagnosing and preventing diseases that affect the human body. The full competition included a display board, web page, brochure, power point presentation and a research paper. The students said that teamwork and dedicating extra time made sure their presentation went smoothly when it came time for the competition.


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