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ESM Students Show Off Their SMARTs

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AP Biology teacher Robert Bolen with his Students Modeling A Research Topic (SMART) Team at the Eastport South Manor Junior-Senior High School.

AP Biology teacher Robert Bolen with his Students Modeling A Research Topic (SMART) Team at the Eastport South Manor Junior-Senior High School.

authorErin McKinley on May 18, 2012
High school can be a busy time for some students with all the college applications, Advanced Placement and Regent exams, and work researching a cure for cancer. That, at least,... more

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