JSHS-Europe 2021 Regional Event
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Oral presentations begin at 0820 on 04 MAR.
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Event Program
Awards Form
Evaluation

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What's this JSHS thing???

DoDEA-EUROPE JSHS...

IMPORTANT DATES

​JSHS Regional Paper Submission
26 JAN 2021
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Regional Dates: 04 MAR 2021
Virtual, DoDEA-Europe

National Dates: 14-17 APR 2021
Virtual, JSHS Nationals

The Junior Science and Humanities Symposia (JSHS) Program invites high school students to submit a paper on an original research investigation in STEM fields. By connecting talented students, their teachers, and research professionals at affiliated symposia and by rewarding research excellence, JSHS aims to widen the pool of trained talent prepared to conduct research and development vital to our nation.
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All 9-12 students in DoDEA-Europe are eligible to participate.

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TESTIMONIALS from our 2019 JSHS Nationals attendees

I have been doing JSHS for four years and it has completely changed my future life decisions. I have realized the potential benefits of entering complex STEM fields and while researching for my Junior Year project, I have of my new great interest: genetic engineering. It is because of JSHS that I had the opportunity to present my research and gather advice for moving forward in this field.
I actually performed my research on fields of Hydroponics and genetic engineering outside of JSHS, but the competition was very critical for testing my understanding of these concepts and where l lacked great knowledge. It is for this reason that I recommend doing JSHS for more than one year because of its ability to show improvement over a certain field once a student has been shown where to improve and advance on a single idea/project type.
Every year, the regional judges should provide insightful advice and ideas for altering your presentation for nationals. This information is very useful for holding better communication to your audience and for ensuring overall better performance. If possible, it is also nice if more trials for the shown experiment can be completed. Otherwise simply focus on perfecting your speech presentation/poster for nationals.

​Munro, Sigonella HS

JSHS is great. I met some of the coolest and amazing people that I’m hoping to keep in contact with in the future! We went to Albuquerque this year, and you get to choose a tour to go on, and I chose to go to Kirtland which I at first thought was a poor decision compared to the other options available, but it was in fact the perfect option. During the trip, I met other amazing students, and I was able to see the items  they use to service satellites. Plus, at the end we got pins and a slap bracelet. On the downside, the food at the hotel that hosted us was not the best, but our chaperone Ms. McCauley had us covered. She took us out to eat New Mexican food and to Red Robin as well as Avengers Endgame. Also, I already miss how much we played UNO amongst ourselves during our free time — we even one time got a poster judge to play with us! If you enjoy good food and a good time and are passionate about STEM, you should definitely do JSHS because you will surely love the experience and benefit from it a thousand times more than you think. Plus, what is there to lose (other than your watch when going through Brussels airport security)?

​Annette, Brussels HS

I gained understanding of paleontology in terms of species identification and radiological dating of fossils.  Going through the research process changed me because I had to solve problems related to my methodology on my own.  My expert advisor was very hands off so I had to solve the problems on my own. I appreciated that my expert advisor was not overly involved in my project since it let me do things my way since it is my project.  My research was conducted in my AP Research class and in the Naturkunde Museum in Stuttgart so I was only semi-independent of my school. I found Regionals impressive as it was interesting to learn about the other projects that had been conducted by DoDDS students.  Preparation for Nationals consisted of finishing my project, sending it to some teachers to review and utilizing the judge’s feedback from Regionals. National was fun because I got to see my grandparents and fly back to the states as well as tour a medical facility.  JSHS impacted me by creating an interest in research, even in fields that I do not have a degree or extensive qualification for.

​Robert, Stuttgart HS

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I have participated in JSHS for 3 years and it has been a life changing event! I’ve competed/participated in all levels from the Starter program, to Oral and Poster presenter, and represented DODEA-Europe in Nationals this year as a Poster presenter. The drive for JSHS was on me, but I couldn’t have done anything without a mentor and an idea. As a Starter, my freshman year, I came in with a proposed idea to have judges critique and give feedback.  I also got to see how the process of JSHS works for both Oral and Poster presenters. I worked on project my sophomore year and presented Orally. I did not place or win any awards, but the experience I gained was worth it and helped me prepare for this year. This year, I selected to go back as a Poster presenter, knowing what JSHS was expecting. At 2019 JSHS Regionals, I was excited to place first, even though everyone in the poster competition had really interesting projects. Then, after a month I went to go to Nationals JSHS, which was a completely different caliber. At Nationals, I saw so many amazing projects from students across the United States and I met so many new people to help me with next years project! Some valuable things I learned:  you need to know your project well to answer the questions (lots of research) and have statistics to back up your claims!
So the verdict? JSHS requires you to learn not only about the research of a project or the scientific method, but it makes you learn more about yourself and your personality. As an Oral presenter, you have to be comfortable with speaking to a large crowd, not too fast, while also keeping the enthusiasm behind the project in the 12 minutes of presenting. The judges ask questions that can make simple ideas into really deep topics. As a Poster presenter, you have to “Crash-Course” your project in 3 minutes (which isn’t really easy), cover the topics and entertain questions from the guest judges. I recommend any student interested in JSHS to be open minded and be able to see how your project will be conducted, then learn from those who place to see what can be done better or different.  
To sum it all up, JSHS is an experience that can only be done in high school. If this doesn’t convince you, then maybe a free trip back to the states with tons of American Fast-Food chain restaurants will!

​Signing off,
​Logan, Ramstein HS

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JSHS was a wonderful experience, filled to the brim with refreshing new ideas and innovations. Accommodating all kinds of different people from all over the U.S and more. With exciting tours and museum visits to all kinds of interesting places. With plenty of guest speakers talking about their fields of expertise and what path technology is going towards in the future. JSHS gave me more motivation to work individually on my research with so many unique projects to draw inspiration from. It has developed my curiosity and need for further understanding in  different fields. It was an amazing overall experience with all the exposure to new ideas and innovations along with meeting new people. Altogether JSHS is a not-to-miss event.

​Nick, Sigonella HS

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GET INVOLVED TODAY!!  CONTACT:

Galen Tate
Phone: (DSN) 368-9937
Email: galen.tate@dodea.edu
Web: www.jshseurope.org

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