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High School Science Academy (Applications Open Now!)

Applications for the 2022-2023 School Year are now OPEN! Fill out the 'Student Interest Form', AND have a teacher, counselor or mentor fill out the 'Teacher/Counselor Referral Form'. Selections will be chosen by September 2022 with programming to begin later that month.

NWR's High School Science Academy aims to give Omaha metro area high school students the opportunity to participate in college-level lectures and field/lab work, and nurture their interest in the biological sciences before leaving high school. Sessions will occur once monthly during the school year on a Tuesday and Saturday. Tuesday is dedicated to lecture and discussion and Saturday will consist of a corresponding lab or field work activity. 

All materials are provided and students are served meals and snacks at every session. If students and their families do not have access to transportation to and from sessions, it can be provided from school pick-up points at no charge in most cases

 

High School Science Academy in Action

  • Students 'suit up' to learn about apiary techniques from Dr. Carol Fassbinder-Orth from University of Nebraska-Omaha

  • The Nature Conservancy's Director of Science, Chris Helzer, gathers students to study prairie plants in the Nebraska sandhills.

  • Dr. Jeremy White of University of Nebraska-Omaha shows our academy students how to trap and study small mammals in the field.

  • Students who join us to Cedar Point Biological Station in Ogallala get to stay for 5 days on this beautiful campus!

  • Students study small invertebrates through microscopes at Creighton University.

  • Students from the summer 2021 Cedar Point trip take a moment to watch the sun set over Lake Ogallala.

  • Canoeing in Lake Ogallala!

  • Students get hands-on experience with native wildlife under the direction of wildlife professionals.

  • Students gather round for University of Nebraska- Lincoln's Dennis Ferrero- herpetology extraordinaire, to learn about local turtle species.

  • Jon Garbisch of UNL takes students on a hike focused on local geology.

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2022-2023 School Year Schedule

Month & Dates Topic
September HSSA Welcome Picnic, Dr. James Wilson | 'Critical Thinking in Science: Debunking the Paranormal'
October TBA
November TBA
December Holiday Break!
January TBA
February TBA
March Overnight Field Trip to view Sandhill Crane Migration
April Dr. Amanda Roe | 'The Magic of Maggots & Entomology'
May Dr. Jeremy White | 'Bats of Nebraska & Field Mist Netting Techniques'
May 30th-June 4th Cedar Point Biological Station- Visit UNL's CPBS for 5 days to explore ornithology, herpetology, geology and much more!
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