School Board Honors Intel Finalist [VIDEO]

 senior Juli Coraor and science teacher Lori Kenny were honored by the Huntington School Board Monday.

At a regular meeting at Jack Abrams Intermediate School, Coraor, a national Intel Science Talent Search Contest finalist was recognized as the first Huntington student in 62 years to reach the final round of the prestigious competition.

"It's no small feat," said School Superintendent Jim Polansky. 

Polansky also recognized the efforts of science teacher Lori Kenny and the research program at the school which began as a fledgling program with nine students participating.

"At this point there are over 50 students involved and we need to give a great deal of credit to the opportunities that are provided by Mrs. Kenny," said Polansky.

Kenny said Coraor is an amazing student.

"She's involved in all clubs, she helps every student in our school district and she's such an asset, I'm so proud," said Kenny. 

One of 40 remaining finalists , Coraor will head to Washington, D.C., March 8-13 to compete for more than $630,000 in awards provided by the Intel Foundation.

The top winner receives a scholarship valued at $100,000. Curaor's project, "The Impact of Compressive Misfit Strain on Improper Ferroelectricity in Lead Titanate/Strontium Titanate Superlattices," was chosen out of 1,839 entrants from 497 high schools in 44 states, the District of Columbia, and three overseas schools.