Heritage Youth Researcher Summer Program
2003 Competition Results
Response to the third year of the Heritage Youth Researcher Summer (HYRS) Program was excellent with submissions from 170 applicants, representing 96 schools throughout the province. We are especially grateful to all teachers who were references for the students. We truly appreciate your efforts and look forward to meeting you at Teachers' Day later on in the summer (invitations will be sent to all refereeing teachers).
On May 27 the five HYRS adjudication committee members, made up of two science teachers in Edmonton public school system, a science teacher from Red Deer's separate school system, and the two HYRS Managers, met to select the 45 applicants for HYRS 2003. Twenty HYRS positions are at the University of Alberta, 20 are at the University of Calgary, and five students are at the University of Lethbridge. The HYRS particpants come from 39 high schools in total.
Four criteria helped them with their selection:
- applicants had to have taken required math and science subjects and have achieved at least an 85% average
- two teacher references
- an external reference from someone in their community
- a well thought-out essay that answered the essay questions clearly, compellingly and creatively.
The Grade 11 students are returning to their high school in the fall and will be on-site ambassadors for the program for other students in their school, thus fulfilling one of the main goals of the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research in developing the HYRS Program. Another guideline for the HYRS adjudication committee was to have proportional representation of rural and urban kids to reflect the overall submissions.
Twenty-one students are from schools outside Edmonton, Calgary and Lethbridge. The following students are the HYRS participants for Summer 2003:
HYRS Program at the University of Calgary
| Community |
Name |
School |
Mentor |
| Calgary |
Christopher Evans |
Strathcona Tweedsmuir |
Dr. Wayne Chen |
| Calgary |
Nathanael Wu |
Western Canada HS |
Dr. Jens Coorssen |
| Calgary |
Lori Anne Archer |
Bishop Carroll HS |
Dr. Pere Santamaria |
| Calgary |
Gwynivere Davies |
Bishop O'Byrne |
Dr. Francine Smith |
| Calgary |
Ann Leung |
Sir Winston Churchill HS |
Dr. Anne Gillis |
| Calgary |
Wendy Vu |
Bishop Carroll HS |
Dr. Jan Braun |
| Calgary |
Lawrence Lee |
Bishop Grandin HS |
Dr. Richard Frayne |
| Calgary |
Marya Cokar |
William Aberhart HS |
Dr. Michael Surette |
| Calgary |
Jinglan Han |
John G. Diefenbaker HS |
Dr. Julie Deans |
| Calgary |
Neil Burnside |
St. Francis HS |
Dr. Andrew Braun |
| Calgary |
Jordan Engbers |
Airdrie Koinonia Christian |
Dr. Naweed Syed |
| Coaldale |
Christa King |
Catholic Central HS |
Dr. Cairine Logan |
| Cochrane |
Corynn Robertson |
Bow Valley HS |
Dr. Kamala Patel |
| Innisfail |
Ory Stewart |
Bowden Grandview School |
Dr. Ken Lukowiak |
| Okotoks |
Jeffrey Schoon |
Holy Trinity Academy |
Dr. Cerrick Rancourt |
| Olds |
Amber Jorgensen |
Olds Jr / Sr High School |
Dr. Derek Exner |
| Oyen |
Matthew Polk |
South Central HS |
Dr. Mark Swain |
| Red Deer |
Geoffrey Lampard |
Lindsay Thurber HS |
Dr. Frank Jirik |
| R. Mtn. Hse |
Diana Zalasky |
Will Sinclair HS |
Dr. Susan Lees-Miller |
| Three Hills |
Lindsay Lovstrom |
Three Hills HS |
Dr. Chris Mody |
HYRS Program at the University of Lethbridge
| Community |
Name |
School |
Mentor |
| Lethbridge |
Sharmeen Zahir |
Lethbridge Collegiate Inst. |
Dr. Jeff Kleim |
| Lethbridge |
Jeffrey Waldner |
Catholic Central HS |
Dr. Rob Sutherland |
| Lethbridge |
Meagan Auger |
Winston Churchill HS |
Dr. Glen Prusky |
| Lethbridge |
Scott Travis |
Lethbridge Collegiate Inst. |
Dr. Ian Whishaw |
| Lethbridge |
Lily Liu |
Winston Churchill HS |
Dr. Gerlinde Metz |
HYRS Program at the University of Alberta
| Community |
Name |
School |
Mentor |
| Edmonton |
Heather Archibald |
J.H. Picard HS |
Dr. Linda Reha-Krantz |
| Edmonton |
Peter Ao |
Harry Ainlay HS |
Dr. Paige Lacy |
| Edmonton |
Phil Bach |
Old Scona Academic HS |
Dr. Karen Madsen |
| Edmonton |
Daniel Brewster |
Austin O'Brien HS |
Dr. Peter Light |
| Edmonton |
James Chevalier |
Old Scona Academic HS |
Dr. Dennis Vance |
| Edmonton |
Paul Freund |
Strathcona Composite |
Dr. Fred Colbourne |
| Edmonton |
Krystle Hong |
McNally CHS |
Dr. Rhonda Rosychuk |
| Edmonton |
Prakash Jayaraman |
Harry Ainlay HS |
Dr. Charlie Hao |
| Edmonton |
Naeem Ladhani |
McNally CHS |
Dr. Gary Lopaschuk |
| Edmonton |
Michelle Morrow |
Archbishop MacDonald |
Dr. Charles Putman |
| Edmonton |
Jasmine Pullukatt |
Austin O'Brien HS |
Dr. Tapio Videman |
| Barrhead |
Christa Preuss |
Barrhead Composite HS |
Dr. Kathleen Hegadoren |
| Beaumont |
Krista Zeman |
Beaumont CHS |
Dr. Tessa Gordon |
| Falun |
Matthew Bye |
Pigeon Lake Regional HS |
Dr. Babita Agrawal |
| Ft. McMurray |
Arvin Kapoor |
Westwood Community HS |
Dr. Klaus Ballanyi |
| Sherwood Pk. |
Sabira Suleman |
Salisbury CHS |
Dr. Ronald Moore |
| St. Albert |
Nicholas Kalogirou |
Bellrose CHS |
Dr. Christian Beaulieu |
| St. Albert |
Erin Sinclair |
Bellrose CHS |
Dr. Don Sin |
| Two Hills |
Laura-Anne Kutryk |
Two Hills HS |
Dr. Susan Andrew |
| Wetaskiwin |
Daniel Sperber |
Wetaskiwin Composite HS |
Dr. Bernard Thebaud |
Archive of HYRS from Previous Years
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