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  • Dawson students become merit finalists

    Sarah Amirani, Special to the Courier|Apr 12, 2018

    Three Dawson School seniors recently earned the honor of becoming National Merit Finalists: Allie Blank, Ben Deitsch, and Ben Squarer. The National Merit Scholarship corporation administers the PSAT test each year to 11th-graders across the country, at Dawson and other schools; 10th-graders also take it as a 'trial run.' The top one-half of one percent of test-takers in each state go on to become semifinalists, who then go through a rigorous selection process to become finalists. "Dawson is...

  • Dawson teacher hits the high seas

    Sarah Amirani, Special to the Courier|Dec 2, 2017

    Dawson upper school biology teacher Melissa Barker was invited to participate in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Teacher at Sea program earlier this year. Barker spent two weeks aboard the NOAA fisheries research vessel Oregon II in the Gulf of Mexico, working on the SEAMAP (Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program) Summer Groundfish Survey. The objective was to monitor the size and distribution of shrimp and groundfish in the Gulf of Mexico. This survey is...

  • Dawson students contribute to global research

    Sarah Amirani, Special to the Courier|Apr 29, 2017

    Dawson middle school science teacher Bill Meyers has brought together students and scientific organizations such as NASA for many years. One such partnership is with GLOBE - Global Learning and Observation to Better the Environment (globe.gov) - a worldwide science and education program aimed at getting primary and secondary students involved in hands-on research that materially contributes to the understanding of researchers around the globe. Last September, eighth grade students Lindsey Bartol...