SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP, OH (FOX19) - Intel and Society for Science & the Public announced on Wednesday the 300 high school senior semifinalists for the Intel Science Talent Search 2012, America's oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competition. This year, one semifinalist is a student at Sycamore high school.

Sycamore senior Erik Lane Bao, 18, selected from 1,839 entrants, will receive a $1,000 award from the Intel Foundation with an additional $1,000 going to his high school.

On Jan. 25, 40 of the 300 semifinalists will be named as finalists. They will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. from March 8-13. There, they will compete for more than $630,000 in awards provided by the Intel Foundation.

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - For Joan, adding her signature to her mortgage papers was a huge milestone. Being able to move out of subsidized housing to raise her grandchildren in her own home was a monumental achievement. Now she is moving forward, reaching for more goals.

Beech Acres Parenting Center’s Power in Parenting Program empowered her to aim for the mountains. Through the Program, parents (and in Joan’s case – grandparents) in the Evanston and Walnut Hills neighborhoods are nurtured to self-sufficiency, to reach for their own potential and strengthen their ability to raise thriving children. Its holistic approach offers a circle of support from staff, volunteers, peers and resources in their own neighborhood.

SYMMES TOWNSHIP, OH (FOX19) - Lisa May Evans has been named to the new position of Director of Organizational Development & Legal Compliance at Cincinnati State. In this role, she will lead the college’s Human Resources team in the development of labor and employee relations initiatives that support the achievement of Cincinnati State’s strategic goals and objectives.

Ms. Evans comes to Cincinnati State with more than 16 years experience as a human resources executive and corporate labor and employment law attorney.  Her human resources experience includes serving as Vice President, Human Resources with d. e. Foxx & Associates, and Director, Supply Chain Human Resources with Sara Lee Corporation. 

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