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Kennedy High School’s Intel Science Talent Search badge winners were, from left, Kristiana Hanna, Rachel Abramowitz, Ben November, Dean Ostrofsky and Rebecca Jellinek.

Five Kennedy High School seniors were recently selected for special recognition in the annual Intel Science Talent Search, which honors the top research projects across the country. The five students received badges to reward the extra effort that they put into their research projects. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/14/14

Three Kennedy seniors were named Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists on Wednesday. Joined by their research mentor, Barbi Frank, at left, they were, from left, Rachel Abramowitz, Ben November and Rebecca Jellinek.

Intel honors three Kennedy seniors

Kennedy High senior Rebecca Jellinek, who played the lead in the school play, “Twelfth Night,” in mid-November, set up a mini-office backstage when she was rehearsing for the play, furiously tapping away at her laptop whenever her presence wasn’t required onstage. In addition to prepping for her performance in this modern version of the Shakespearean classic, Jellinek was also writing her senior science research thesis for submission to the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search. The paper was due Nov. 13. Opening night was Nov. 15. more

By Scott Brinton | 1/9/14

Kennedy High School senior Rachel Abramowitz, right, with her adviser, Barbi Frank, studied false criminal confessions for her senior science project. She will present her research paper at the American Psychology Law Society’s conference in New Orleans in March.

Debunking confessions: Kennedy science researcher's paper accepted at national conference

Why would people in their right minds confess to crimes they did not commit? Falsely confessing to misdeeds as horrible as murder seems implausible, impossible even. But, according to research conducted by one Kennedy High School senior, it happens more often than you might think. more

By Scott Brinton | 12/18/13

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