IMPETUS for Career Success
The IMPETUS program is a cooperation between the St. Lawrence-Lewis County BOCES, The STEM Partnership, and Clarkson University and is funded through NY State Education Department's STEP (Science Technology Entry Progam). IMPETUS stands for Integrated Math and Physics for Entry to Undergraduate STEM (Science, Technology Engineering, Mathematics). The program consists of our After-School Program and Summer Roller Coaster Camp. Through these programs, students receive academic support and mentoring, career planning and awareness, and college and other leadership recruitment opportunities.
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News
Here is the Pi-DAY Video from March 13, 2013 and we were in the Newspaper!
You asked for it! Here is the Roller Coaster Competition Video
The 2012-2013 IMPETUS Program's Kick-Off Clarkson event will be the North Country Science and Engineering Festival held on October 10th. More details coming soon!
Forty-five St. Lawrence County Students attend the Math-Physics Roller Coaster Camp in July! At the trip to Six-Flags Great Escape, the rain held out while students collected data and learned about the engineering behind The Comet from Frank Hardick.
St. Lawrence County Teams Win Research Awards
IMPETUS students from St. Lawrence County have presented their research project at the annual STEP conference, competing with students from all across New York State. At the STEP conference, students attend workshops, eat great meals, dance in the evenings, present their research to lots of judges, and make friends with students from all over New York State. For the past five years, local students have won top honors.
- In 2008, Canton Central students received third place with "An Investigation of Floor Characteristics and Exposure Time on Bacterial Transfer"
- In 2009, Norwood-Norfolk Central students won first place with "Facial Features and the Human Response"
- In 2010, Norwood-Norfolk Central students placed third for their research power, "Effects of Magnetic Fields on Living Organisms"
- In 2011, Canton Central received second place for "Where's the Body?"
- In 2012, Harrisville won the second place trophy for their project "Who Actually Spends More Time on Cell Phones, Boys or Girls?"
