Honoring the Intel Schools of Distinction Finalists
Intel Corporation named 18 U.S. schools as finalists in the 2012 Intel Schools of Distinction Awards. The winning schools, to be honored in September at an awards reception in Washington, D.C., serve as outstanding examples of leaders in preparing tomorrow’s innovators.
The 18 finalist schools are:
Mathematics – Elementary Schools: Dana Elementary School (Dana, N.C.), Forest Hills School (Florence, Ala.), George Hall Elementary (Mobile, Alabama)
Mathematics – Middle Schools: Dowell Middle School (McKinney, Texas), St. Therese Chinese Catholic School (Chicago, Ill.), Technology Access Foundation Academy (Kent, Wash.)
Mathematics – High Schools: Baruch College Campus High School (New York, N.Y.), Peachtree Ridge High School (Peachtree, Ga.), School of Science and Engineering (Dallas, Texas)
Science – Elementary Schools: Gary And Bobbye Jack Minshew Elementary School (McKinney, Texas), Legacy Elementary School (Madison, Ala.), W. Melbourne Elementary School for Science (West Melbourne, Fla.)
Science – Middle Schools: Edison Computech Middle School (Fresno, Calif.), Ni River Middle School (Spotsylvania, Va.), Penn Alexander School (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Science – High Schools: Boston Latin School (Boston, Mass.), Gatton Academy (Bowling, Ky.), Ossining High School (Ossining, N.Y.)
These finalists were chosen from public and private, urban, and suburban schools that participated in the application and judging process.