New Canaan: Twenty-one St. Luke’s seniors gave their Scholars program presentations during the school’s annual Scholars Symposium. Students represented the three fields of scholarship: Classical Scholars (an enriched study of Latin and Greek), Global Scholars (analysis of a global issue and extensive language study), and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math).
“St. Luke’s Scholars are the School’s mission come to life,” said Head of School Mark Davis. In his blog he wrote: “These students develop a topic, execute a research plan, put forth a thesis, draft an extensive research paper and present their findings in public. They become experts and that’s learning that lasts.”
Faculty advisors work one-on-one with scholars throughout the year and as they prepare for their final presentations. Eight of the St. Luke’s Scholars are New Canaan residents: Natalie Bachman, Brittany Barton, Mark Forese, Jack Hobbs, Alexa Karp, Luke Martocchio, Alexa Vogel, and Lily Williams. On April 20, Director of Studies Jim Yavenditti welcomed parents to the Scholars Symposium and kicked off the evening of presentations:
Kelly Adams, STEM Scholar:
Psychological Cause and Effect: The Correlation Between Self Esteem and Risk of Panic Attacks
Natalie Bachman
Global Scholar:
A Catching Problem: Infectious Disease Prevention and Control in West Africa
David Ball
Global Scholar:
The Future of Energy: The Economic and Environmental Potential of Solar Power
Brittany Barton
STEM Scholar:
Using Pixy Camera for Robotic Object Recognition
Porter Bowman
Global Scholar:
Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Renewed Push for Scottish Independence in a Post-Brexit Europe
Gabriella Finley
STEM Scholar:
Psychological Cause and Effect: The Correlation Between Self Esteem and Risk of Panic Attacks
Mark Forese
Classical Scholar:
The Classical Crusade: A Quest for the Legend of the Holy Grail
Jack Hobbs
Global Scholar:
Hollywood v. Hengdian: The Closing Cinematic Schism between Occident and Orient
Colette Juran
STEM Scholar:
Investigating Galaxy Formation Throughout the Evolution of the Universe
Alexa Karp
STEM Scholar:
Optimizing Spherification Through Chemical Tuning
Luke Martocchio
STEM Scholar:
Machine Learning: Creating a Self-Programmed Board Game Expert
Paul Mercedes
Classical Scholar:
From Temples to Camps: Roman Military Medicine
Ryan Murphy
Global Scholar:
From JV to Jihad’s MVP: An Analysis of the Rise, Ideology, and Future of the Islamic State
Georgia Nelson
Classical Scholar:
Institutionalized Sexism in Roman Rhetoric
Ella Pepper
Global Scholar:
Who’s Watching Whom: The International Effects of Hacking and Data Breaches Post 9/11
Zoe Smith
Global Scholar:
Acting as a Cure: Therapeutic Theatre for Victims of Trauma and War
Ian Smith
STEM Scholar:
Discovering Vulnerabilities in Deeper Software Logic with a Hybrid Approach
Jared Soltys
STEM Scholar:
Determining and Controlling Genetic Luminescence via CRIPSR/Cas9
Alexa Vogel
Global Scholar:
Skewing our View: How the Lense of Social Media Changes our Internal Field of Vision
Lily Williams
Classical Scholar:
An Examination of Damnatio Memoriae in the Roman Empire
Paul Woodberry
Global Scholar:
China: The Transition from Coal to Renewable Energy
Back row: Alexa Vogel, Gabriella Finley, Alexa Karp, Georgia Nelson, Ella Pepper, Natalie Bachman, Brittany Barton, Lily Williams, Kelly Adams, Zoe Smith, Colette Juran. Front Row: Ryan Murphy, Jared Soltys, Mark Forese, David Ball, Porter Bowan, Luke Martocchio, Paul Woodberry, Paul Mercedes, Ian Smith, and Jack Hobbs. — Contributed photo by Desiree Smock. New Canaan: eight residents are St. Luke’s Scholars.
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