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Monday, February 6, 2012

West Grove boy White House-bound

A 14-year-old West Grove boy will be joining other accomplished, young scholars from across the country tomorrow at the White House.

Benjamin Hylak, who attends Salesianum High School in Wilmington will be among the students feted during the second White House Science Fair.

According to a White House news release, Hylak was concerned with the loneliness of seniors at his grandmother's senior living center. So he built an interactive robot. His telepresence robot moves around the center and allows seniors to connect via Skype with their family and friends when they are unable to visit in person. It earned him second place in the BROADCOM Masters Engineering Category and an opportunity for presidential recognition.

“When students excel in math and science, they help America compete for the jobs and industries of the future,” said President Obama in a prepared statement. “That’s why I’m proud to celebrate outstanding students at the White House Science Fair, and to announce new steps my administration and its partners are taking to help more young people succeed in these critical subjects."
Posted by kathleen brady shea @ 6:51 PM  Permalink | 1 comment
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:11 PM, 02/06/2012
    another beer summit?
    — OhOkay


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About Kathleen Brady Shea
Kathleen Brady Shea has been reporting on Chester County for the Philadelphia Inquirer since 2001 – and has helped the Inquirer chronicle the county even longer. In the late 1990s, she served as the news editor for The Inquirer’s Chester County edition. She is a nearly lifelong Chester County resident, who can often be found enjoying the area’s scenic vistas, tending flowers and vegetables in her yard or admiring the ones at Longwood Gardens. She lives in a historic home outside West Chester with her husband, daughter, two sheep, two goats and a dozen fish.

E-mail Kathy at kbrady@phillynews.com.

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