Status 2007-2008 : Active
Contact: enloe@sciencedays.org

Chapter Directors: TBA

Chapter Founding Committee:

Shriram Alapaty, Class of 2008.
"I cannot remember a time in which I was not fully intrigued by science," says Shriram,  "I did once build baking soda and vinegar volcanoes, and still remember the feeling of total curiosity in the midst of a sea of knowledge.  I view ScienceDays as an
excellent opportunity for high school students to help expose younger kids to the plethora of fields in science. In every aspect, the children of today are indeed the future, and what better way to
prepare younger individuals than to expose them to educational
opportunities that they may not have in normal classroom settings?"  Shriram has been in multiple settings that have required him to tend to the needs of children. H e worked as an instructor at  a local camp. There, first and foremost, entertainment was a key priority to maintaining the groups interest.  Also, as a board member of the Red Cross Club at Enloe, his team came up with the
idea of teaching safety to the kids at this camp.  He personally taught fire safety, and through this experience, he learned how to work well with a group of young kids, how to keep their interest in the subject, and how to communicate effectively to the group as a whole.  In the summer of 2007,  he will be the assistant director of the camp. Furthermore, he tutors elementary and middle school kids for math in his  community, and this has led him  to gain valuable experience for working one-on-one with children.  He is Project Manager in the Red Cross Club at Enloe.  They have completed several service and community activities, such as a book drive, a canned food drive, and teaching Halloween safety at the Boys and Girls club.

Ranjan Banerjee, Class of 2008
"Education does not come naturally, it requires desire, commitment, and perhaps most importantly, a dedicated instructor," Ranjan says, "personally, I have my 6th grade science teacher to thank for arousing my interest in science. Prior to her class, I abhorred science, thinking of it as a waste of time. However, my teacher immersed my class and me into the fascinating complexities of science and its relationship to the world around us, and I have been hooked ever since."  Through his
volunteer work at the Poe Center for Health Education, he has seen
firsthand the disadvantages backgrounds from which many children come.    As he worked with these children he realized that most of them are exceptionally bright, but do not have the means to achieve their potential.  By helping to lead the ScienceDays chapter, Ranjan hopes to be able to provide those means to the disadvantaged to help them realize their potential, as his teacher did for him.  During the Poe Center program, he taught children from grades kindergarten through 6th grade about personal health and hygiene.  Ranjan is also a regular monthly volunteer at Playspace, a daycare center for children. He is also an after school Peer Tutor at Enloe and a member of the Enloe Medical
Bioscience Academy, an academy for students who are strongly driven towards a career in medicine and the biomedical sciences. He has volunteered at Rex Hospital since 2004. He also holds the position of project chair head as part of Key Club. In addition, he is
the vice president of the Enloe medical bioscience academy.

Jennifer Li, Class of 2010.
Jennifer is on Enloe's American Computer Science League in the Junior Division and is the 2007 ACSL Invitational All-Star Contest National Finalist for the Junior Division. In addition, she is a Junior Varsity member for Enloe's Science Olympiad.  Also, as a member of the North Carolina Natural Science Museum Junior Curator Program, she gained numerous experiences in teaching children.  For the North Carolina Natural Science Museums Special Events, which include BugFest and Chemistry Day, she taught children about science. For example, on Chemistry Day, she engaged the children in an exciting, educational, and hands-on activity about invisible ink.   Also, on BugFest, she taught children about the structure and types of bugs, and she afterwards presented live bugs, which included cockroaches. In addition, at Baucom Elementary Schools International Night, she gave a Powerpoint presentation and interactive lesson which taught the elementary students about Asian animals.  She has also volunteered at  PlaySpace, a museum dedicated to educate children through hands-on, creative, and interactive play.  She has also contributed to constructing the curriculum for the FreeFly Education English Early Literacy Program, which provides English literacy experience for children through its interactive play-based curricula.   Jennifer is also a member of the North Carolina Natural Science Museum Junior Curator Program.  In this program, she actively participated in bimonthly natural science seminars taught by natural science professionals from local universities, state agencies and Research Triangle Park about many topics such as arthropods, communal conservancies, and birds, monthly field experiences to natural areas around the state, and natural science service projects.

Connie Chu, Class of 2010.
Starting from when Connie was in 6th grade, she would give her little brother and his friends weekly "lessons" in English writing -- assigning assignments and essays, grading and editing and helping him to become a better writer--and she worked with many children of family friends as well as cousins, helping them with their art, piano, writing, or flute.  She had a great feeling of accomplishment of fostering their enthusiasm and felt that she, too, learned about being patient and effective communication with children.   At school, Connie is involved in her community flute choir.  She is a member of RACL, Beta Club, Music Club, and Key Club. Art and flute are two extracurricular activities that she loves. She is an appointed board member of Key Club, in which she tries to make a positive influence on the community with leadership in service projects.

Angela Ning, Class of 2010.
"I was really excited to hear about ScienceDays because I wanted to have a chance to teach children something in a fun and exciting way," says Angela, "Especially since we're older, and younger kids look up to us, it's a great chance to be a role model. I enjoy hands on activities and I want the children in elementary schools around me to enjoy them"  Angela regularly works with the children at her church, and she enjoys the experience of teaching and guiding them.  Angela is in a symphony orchestra in school and out of school. Last year at Junior High All-State Orchestra, she was
principal violist, thus she lead a group of 15 or so viola players. She is on the Science Olympiad team at her school.  She is also on Student Council. They plan major school events such as Homecoming, Winter Formal, and have service projects every year. Angela is also a teacher assistant for a SAT prep math class for 7th graders. Sometimes when the teacher is out, she teaches them, but most of the time she checks their homework and helps them with any problems they have.

Ashley Guo, Class of 2010.
Upon first hearing about ScienceDays, Ashley was "instantly hooked."  She remembers "back in elementary school, when guests would come and talk to entire grades at once, letting kids do simple hands-on experiments with plain materials."  Ashley has developed useful skills her experiences with kids. Volunteering experiences at Playspace have allowed her to develop patience when working with young children.  Ashley is also extremely involved in the school community.  She served on the Freshman Advisory Council of Student Council, in which she was responsible for getting opinions from the student body and communicating those ideas with the rest of the council.  She is also a member of the Science Olympiad team as well as a member of Key Club, through which she was able to reach out to the  community.  Ashley is also serving as the Concertmaster of the Orchestra.