SCIENCE VIDEO CONTEST OPEN TO NAPERVILLE-AREA STUDENTS
KidsMatter and the ThinkGlobal Arts Foundation are sponsoring a video contest, “Science in a Snap — From Curiosity to Connection: The Power of Science Storytelling.”
Students in 6th to 12th grades from Naperville District 203 and Indian Prairie District 204, Naperville private schools and homeschool students living in Naperville are invited to participate. Entries are due at midnight Sept. 30.
The video contest is being held in advance of an Oct. 7 keynote address by Emily Driscoll, an Emmy Award winning science video producer.
Five finalists and five honorable mentions will be chosen in divisions for junior high/middle school students and for high schoolers. Winners will receive a combination of cash prizes and gifts. The top three finalists will have their videos screened before Driscoll’s speech, which is part of KidsMatter’s 25th anniversary leadership series.
For contest details, go to ipsd.org/connect/community-event-flyers/post-details/~board/e-folder/post/science-in-a-snap-video-contest.
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP SEMIFINALISTS ANNOUNCED
The National Merit Scholarship Corp. has announced the names of more than 16,000 semifinalists nationwide who represent the top high school seniors, more than 80 of whom are from the Naperville area.
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The students have an opportunity to compete for about 6,700 National Merit Scholarships worth about $24 million in the spring, program organizers said.
The semifinalists, who represent less than 1% of high school seniors, now compete to be finalists by providing information on their academic record, school and community activities, leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards.
Naperville Central High School students include Jason Cheng, Estella K. Czech, Hazim S. Hasan, Ryan V. Kong, Kendall T. Nghiem, Aditi M. Patel, George Sbarboro, Zoey Tian, Ludovic Videau, Prakruthi A. Vijay, Davin F. Wang, Rina J. Xu and Mandy Yuan.
Naperville North High School students include Adi A. Bawiskar, Sidharth Brahmandam, Parker Z. Chen, Kyler H. Gao, Zoey C. Hemmeter, Kelly L. Hu, Melody O. Hu, Sean M. Hutchinson, Maya L. Kocourek, Brayden C. Lee, Raymond H. Park, Parikshit Puranam, Ethan Qin, Rui Qin, Vibhav V. Ragam, Alyssa R. Simpson, James X. Wu and Yikai W. Zhu.
Neuqua Valley High School students include Bhavleen K. Bamra, Sristi Barnwal, Sarit R. Bose, Yuna Chae, James K. Chen, Jayden Chiou, Miles A. Diorio, Ansh Gujarathi, Addison G. Guskey, Luna Han, Harshit R. Jain, Aaron Jin, Bryan R. Jing, Amulya R. Kandimalla, Ethan D. Lee, Aria Paladugula, Abigail E. Pierson, Idhant Ranjan, Ian M. Shao, Maya Sharma, Vishant Sharma, Anagha Sheethal, Kevin Yang, April M. Zhan, Christopher T. Zhang and James Zhou.
Metea Valley High School students include Ebrahim F. Ajmal, Aanika A. Bhatt, Nadia W. Bocher, Swapnoprotim Dey, Nikhith Doppalapudi, Aditi S. Gusain, Ravi M. Hickey, Pradhan Kanth, Pratham Kanth, John D. Manavalan, Aarav Mishra, Shresta Nibhanupudi, Raghav Prabakar, Sahil S. Rizvi, Ojas Sachan, Aayush V. Shah, Jia J. Shenai, Meghna Singh and William J. Wang.
Waubonsie Valley High School students include Mukil Dharanidharan, Benjamin H. Miroballi, Logan M. Moltumyr, Madhav Naduviledath, Kartika K. Palani, Aviya Pinto and Achyuth Randeep.
DUPAGE COUNTY OFFERING FUNDING FOR HOME ENERGY COSTS
The DuPage County Community Services Department will start accepting applications for help with natural gas, propane and electric bills, and furnace repairs Oct. 1.
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program provides one-time benefits to income-eligible homeowners and renters to help with energy bills and for reconnection of energy service, a news release said.
Applications open Oct. 1 for adults 60 and older, people with disabilities, families with children 5 and younger, and households disconnected from their utilities or in receipt of a disconnection notice or with less than 25% in their propane tank.
All other applications will open Nov. 1.
Applications will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis through Aug. 13, 2027, or until funding is exhausted, the release said. Homeowners who have a non-working heating system may be eligible for free repairs.
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Applications will be taken at DuPage County Community Services, 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, as well as at outreach locations in Naperville, including Loaves & Fishes, 1871 High Grove Lane; Naperville Township, 139 Water St.; and Xilin Association, 1163 E. Ogden Ave.
For more information, go to dupagecounty.gov/liheap or call community services at 630-407-6500 or 800-942-9412 to schedule an appointment starting Sept. 17.