Next Generation Scientists Go M.A.D.

JUPITER, FL – January 31, 2017 – On March 10, Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast will recognize the best and brightest of the next generation of local student scientists.

At the (M.A.D.) Making A Difference Scientists Reception, students and teachers from Palm Beach and Martin counties, who are leading the field with experimental and theoretical research in different fields, will celebrate their achievements with their family, colleagues and public. The reception is generously hosted by David Nicholson of the Stiles-Nicholson Foundation and Clare O’Keeffe of The Esther B. O’Keeffe Foundation.

The reception will be held at 6 p.m. at the Scripps Research Institute, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, FL 33458.

Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast, together with the School District of Palm Beach County, the School of District of Martin County and The Stiles-Nicholson Foundation, are proud to recognize the top students and their dedicated teachers from the Palm Beach and Martin Regional Science & Engineering Fairs, as they prepare for the 2017 State Science & Engineering Fair.

Last year, students from A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, Palm Beach Central High School and Suncoast High School took top honors at the School District of Palm Beach County’s 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

About the Stiles-Nicholson Foundation: The primary mission of the Stiles?Nicholson Foundation is to enhance the understanding and appreciation of the benefits of our American free enterprise system through local and national educational initiatives. The foundation is the one of the largest private funders of Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast during the past 13 years. JA teaches over 20,000 local children each year about the American way of life, business, financial responsibility, ethics, free enterprise, and entrepreneurship in an effort to better prepare them for the real world of employment and jobs.

About Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast (JA): Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast (JA) is a nonprofit organization that focuses on preparing young people to succeed in a global economy through programs that center on work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy. JA programs are taught by volunteers in the classroom and after school in over 120 schools and organizations throughout Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, and Hendry counties. Junior Achievement builds partnership between the business and education communities to provide the curriculum and the volunteers who serve as role models to students to help prepare them for their future. Junior Achievement programs are funded through contributions from businesses, individuals, foundations, and special event fundraisers. For more information please visitwww.JuniorAchievement.com.

If You Go:

What: At the Making A Difference Scientists Reception; refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

When: 6 p.m., Friday, March 10, 2017

Where: Scripps Research Institute, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, FL 33458

Contact: To learn more, call 561-242-9468 or visit http://juniorachievement.com/event/making-a-difference-scientists-reception