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2011 Telugu Presidential scholar

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Tuesday, May 03, 2011

Indian American Teja Alapati named U.S. Presidential Scholar

Indian American Teja Alapati has just been named a U.S. Presidential Scholar by the U.S. Department of Education out of 3.2 million graduating seniors nationwide. He is one of the three students in Alabama to receive this honor. He will be honored in Washington, D.C., from June 18-21.
The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964 to recognize and honor some of our nation's most distinguished graduating high school seniors. In 1979, the program was extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative and performing arts. Each year, up to 141 students are named as Presidential Scholars, one of the nation's highest honors for high school students.
“It is extremely gratifying to see the culmination of all of my hard work over the years and how much it has paid off,” said Teja. “I feel happy to be recognized for my achievements. It is my passion to compete interscholastically for my school, and I have relished representing Randolph in all arenas, academic and athletic.”
Teja is one of the Class of 2011's 12 National Merit Finalists from Randolph School. He had perfect scores in ACT as well as SAT’s Math and English sections.
It was a great week in academics, arts and athletics for senior Teja Alapati.
At the Senior Art Expo, Teja, an 8th year advanced concert pianist, gave two piano performances, one Bach solo and one accompanying singer Blake Murray.
As this year's tennis captain, Teja led the team to an area championship and is now competing in the state tournament. Teja has been playing tennis since 5th grade and has been on the varsity team throughout his four upper school years.  Teja is also captain of the Randolph Science Bowl, Scholar's Bowl, Science Olympiad, and the math team. He is looking forward to competing in the National Science Olympiad in May in Wisconsin for the third time in his upper school career.

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2012 Indian American president's scholar

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Monday, May 28, 2012

Alabama Indian American student named 2012 Presidential Scholar

By Kusum Singh

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Rakesh Goli of Birmingham is one of the two Alabama students named a 2012 U.S. Presidential Scholar, The U.S. Department of Education announced on May 2.
Goli is among 141 high school seniors nationwide chosen for the award, which is given to students for their outstanding academic achievements, artistic excellence, leadership, citizenship and service to their schools and communities.
Rakesh attends The Altamont School in Birmingham. He is the valedictorian for the graduating class. He plans to attend The University of Pennsylvania. He is the son of Drs. Vasu and Prameela Goli.
Each Presidential Scholar can invite his or her most inspiring and challenging teacher to accompany him or her and receive a Teacher Recognition Award from the U.S. Department of Education.  Rakesh named Ms. Pattie Bank, who teaches statistics, as his most influential teacher.
The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars, appointed by President Obama, selects honored scholars annually based on their academic success, artistic excellence, essays, school evaluations and transcripts, as well as evidence of community service, leadership, and demonstrated commitment to high ideals.
Of the three million students expected to graduate from high school this year, more than 3,300 candidates qualified for the 2012 awards determined by outstanding performance on the College Board SAT and ACT exams, and through nominations made by Chief State School Officers or the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts nationwide YoungArts™ competition.
The 2012 Presidential Scholars are comprised of one young man and one young woman from each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and from U.S. families living abroad, as well as 15 chosen at-large and 20 Presidential Scholars in the Arts.
The 2012 ceremony will be held June 16, when each honoree will receive a Presidential Scholar Medallion.

Rakesh Goli

College (Major): The University of Pennsylvania (Biology)

School Activities:

Varsity Tennis Team, Model United Nations, Spanish Club, Miree Leadership Center, Altamont Ambassador, National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, The Altamont School Table Tennis Federation, Altamont Robotics Team

Hobbies:

Tennis, Table Tennis, Flag Football

Community Service:

MIST Academy, Princeton Baptist Hospital, Altamont Ambassador

Work:

Research Intern at Microbiology Lab in UAB with Dr. Asim Bej, Research Intern in Division of Cardiovascular Disease at UAB with Dr. Himanshu Gupta

Inspirational Teacher:

Mrs. Pattie Bank – She taught me in the summer of 4^th grade before I came to Altamont, as well as statistics during my junior year. Mrs. Bank is unique in that after 10 years at Altamont, she still cares about each and every student. I was amazed at the time she would spend after school answering questions. In class, she commanded genuine respect from every student, and I found myself studying every night not for a quiz or test, but simply to understand the material.

Accomplishment you are most proud of:

I was most proud of being named one of two Siemens State Winners for the Advanced Placement Award. During my sophomore and junior year, I had the chance to take 7 APs in a variety of different science and math disciplines, and it has really helped focus my career outlook moving forward.

One thing you hope to accomplish by age 30:

Regardless of what field I am pursuing by age 30, I hope that I will be able to help better the lives of those around me and make a true difference for future generations.
- Kusum Singh

Kusum Singh Chief Editor kusum.singh@pravasiherald.com

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Anwesh's chess lesson

Day 1
 
We learnt three strategies. They are:

1. King and Queen checkmate strategy
http://www.chessstrategiesblog.com/chess-strategies-how-to-checkmate-with-king-and-queen-vs-king/

2. The shuffling rooks checkmate strategy
http://www.chesscorner.com/tutorial/basic/r_mate/r_mate.htm

3. One rook strategy
http://www.chessstrategiesblog.com/checkmate-patterns-king-and-rook-v-king/

Good Links

http://chess.about.com/od/tipsforbeginners/ss/BasicCheckmates.htm

Day 2 

     Two draws:
     a) Stalemate - When opponents king cannot move, but it's not in check.
     b) Three reputation draw: When you and your opponent make the same move three times each

Day 3,4

  Chess notations :writing down each chess move on paper

 Day 5
  
     4 move checkmate
                                 
                                   Attacking :First you take your pawn blocking your king forward 2 spaces.then you move your queen so it is attacking the pawn protecting

Creative play

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/10/24/smarter-kids-and-how-they-got-that-way.html

Brain Rules for smart and happy kid

brain rules for baby how to raise a smart and happy child
from zero to five
by John Medina
www.brainrules.net
the brain rules
pregnancy
Healthy mom, healthy baby
relationship
Start with empathy
smart baby
Feeling safe enables learning
Face time, not screen time
happy baby
Make new friends but keep the old
Labeling emotions calms big feelings
moral baby
Firm discipline with a warm heart

What makes kids successful

In one famous study, children were told they could eat two cookies if they delayed eating the first one. Those who could wait 15 minutes before eating the first cookie scored 210 points higher on their SATs than those who couldn’t wait more than one minute. Impulse control is a crucial factor in executive function. “Scientists know now that being a brainiac is not so much about IQ but about executive function,” Golinkoff asserts. “The ability to switch between tasks, hold things in your working memory, and inhibit impulses is much more connected with success than IQ.”

How to raise smart kids

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/10/24/smarter-kids-and-how-they-got-that-way.html

Kids and TV watching.

http://newyork.ibtimes.com/articles/212362/20110912/spongebob-cartoon-children-brain-memory-function.htm

Monday, September 12, 2011 10:41 AM EDT

SpongeBob Could Impair Kids' Brain Power: Study

Fast-paced cartoons such as SpongeBob may be damaging your children's brain power, according to a new study.
It finds that watching television not only has negative effect on executive function of kids over the long term, but also exercises immediate impact.
Psychologists Angeline Lillard and Jennifer Peterson from the University of Virginia's department of psychology conducted a study on the immediate impact of fast-paced television on preschoolers' executive function, like attention, working memory, problem solving and delay of gratification.
Their research, published in Monday's issue of Pediatrics, finds that children who watched "SpongeBob SquarePants" for 9 minutes had "significantly impaired" executive function compared to others who watched a slow-spaced PBS cartoon "Caillou" or were told to draw with markers and crayons.
After viewing cartoons or drawing for 9 minutes, 60 4-year-old children in the study received a variety of tests for executive function. While 15% of those who watched SpongeBob passed the problem-solving task, where they were asked to move disks from one peg to another, 35% of Caillou viewers and 70% of those who drew did. Another test measured the delay of gratification through how long the kids could endure before eating snacks presented in front of them. SpongeBob viewers waited about 2.5 minutes on average, while other two groups could wait at least four minutes.
The researchers pointed out that fast-paced programs affect different parts of the brain than slower ones.
"Connecting fast-paced television viewing to deficits in executive function ... has profound impacts for children's cognitive and social development that need to be considered and reacted to," wrote University of Washington pediatrics professor Dr. Dimitri A. Christakis, an authority on children and the media, in an editorial accompanying the study.
"It's not just about turning off your TV but about changing the channel. What kids watch is as important as how much they watch."
Christakis further noted, "What if too much of a fast-paced cartoon makes children highly distractible? Distractibility is all relative. Executives of the future (if not the present) will not focus on a single task but on many concurrently while updating their Facebook status. In the 21st century, distractibility is not a liability, some argue, but an asset. It is hard for me to see (let alone acknowledge) that this is the case. Focus seems too central to wise decision-making."
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How to be emotionally secure

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