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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

The Rubicon

The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

The Rubicon

On Mar. 1, junior Bora Mandic and sophomore Huxley Westemeier advanced to the International Science and Engineering Fair from the Advanced Technology Projects class.

Westemeier and Mandic qualify for International Science and Engineering Fair

Rita Li, Creative Design Manager April 1, 2024
Sophomore Huxley Westemeier and junior Bora Mandic will compete in ISEF in early May.
PROJECT IN ACTION. Murad and Bhargava turned their small self-sustaining plant pot into a much larger scale project involving a greenhouse.

Murad and Bhargava cultivate sustainability through a greenhouse

McKinley Garner, The Rubicon December 21, 2023
The greenhouse utilizes a system that allows plants to grow without added water or sunlight.
STUDENT SCIENTISTS. (FRONT) Aryun Nemani, Rita Li, Calvin He, Becca Richman, Julia Colbert. (BACK) Rishi Bhargava, Henry Choi, Humza Murad, Aaron Lindeman, Will Richardson, Gabriel Bangoura, Cassandra Zirps, Maryeva Gonzalez, Yash Kshirsagar.

Scientists find success at Twin Cities Science Fair

Nelson Wodarz, RubicOnline March 13, 2023
A number of students will move on to spring competitions, beginning with state on Mar. 24.
Junior Maya Choi presenting her project at her poster. "“We’re pretty shocked because we didn’t think our projects were up to this caliber. We worked hard on them, obviously, but it’s not what we expected,” Choi said.

Students recognized for research at TCRSF

Melissa Nie, Director of RubicOnline March 3, 2020
On Feb. 28, 12 students competed at the Twin Cities Regional Science Fair, winning a variety of awards.
Alumnus Sam McVeety gives a talk about digital redlining.

Speaker Day educates students about ethics in science

Melissa Nie, RubicOnline Editor April 24, 2019
Students learned about issues from digital redlining to the debate over including pregnant women in scientific research during Speaker Day.
Three SPA ASR students (Ethan Dincer, Nitya Thakkar, and Melissa Nie) qualified for ISEF on Mar. 30-31.

Three students named ISEF finalists, many more win individual awards

Emma Sampson, RubicOnline Editor April 5, 2019
On Mar. 30-31, 11 students competed in the Minnesota State Science Fair. Of those 11, three qualified for ISEF.
The students from the Advanced Science Research and Technology classes competed at the Twin Cities Regional Science Fair in March. Enneking-Norton, Hall, and Ellis qualified for ISEF at the regional fair. They will compete in Pittsburgh in May.

Ellis, Hall, and Enneking-Norton add a scientific twist to senior projects

Jake Adams, RubicOnline Editor April 23, 2018
Three seniors will be competing at the International Science and Engineering Fair in May.
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