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North Carolina Teacher, Steve Ahn, wins Vernier Award
 The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and Vernier Software & Technology announced Steve Ahn, Science Teacher at Watagua High School in Boone, NC as a winner of the 2008 NSTA/Vernier Technology Award, where creativity and innovation lead the charge. Steve’s students will study the microclimates found on the Watagua High School property. Each winner received $1,000 in cash, $1,000 in Vernier products, and up to $1,000 toward expenses to attend the 2008 NSTA National Convention in Boston, MA, March 27-30, 2008. They were formally recognized during the convention’s NSTA Awards Banquet.
Michael Bowman wins the North Carolina PAEMST
 Michael J Bowman has taught chemistry, physics and physical science at Madison High School in Marshall, NC, for 14 years. The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) is administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on behalf of the White House. In the citation from the president, winners are commended "for embodying excellence in teaching, for devotion to the learning needs of the students, and for upholding the high standards that exemplify American education at its finest."
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