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High School Submissions Research Emphasis Week
La Sierra University has recently decided to expand their traditional Research Emphasis Week to include a High School Humanities Paper Division. By opening up a category in the competition to include high school students, La Sierra University hopes to encourage and support academic rigor in secondary education while also providing high school students with a space in which to share the results of their hard work.
Students who submit their paper along with all the applicable documentation will be entered into the High School Division competition. The committee will not score them against the undergraduate students; rather, they will be competing among other high school students’ submissions.
Depending on the number and quality of submissions, the committee may choose to:
- Provide constructive feedback on the paper
- Select the submission to be showcased at REW for either a poster spot, presentation slot or as a participant in a roundtable discussion
- Award the student(s) with scholarship to La Sierra University and/or cash prizes
- Invite the high school applicant to have an in-person or Zoom conversation with a faculty member from the field in which he/she is interested
High School Student ApplicationHigh School Teacher Recommendation
Please read the instructions below before completing the forms above.
Contact Us
For any questions about Research Emphasis Week or the poster session, please contact:
Aimee Leukert
rew@lasierra.edu
951-785-2270
High School Paper Submissions Due by April 4, 2025
Papers submitted for La Sierra University’s Research Emphasis Week, High School Division must:
- Be authored by a high school junior or senior in fulfillment of a class requirement
- Have a clear thesis
- Should be either a literature review or an expository paper
- Include a title and reference page
- Involve a teacher mentor
- Include a teacher recommendation
Submissions must include
- Paper (4-7 pages; exclusive of title page, references, tables, graphs, etc)
- Student Application
- Teacher Recommendation
After submitting the student application and having a teacher submit the teacher recommendation, please send paper to:
rew@lasierra.edu
Subject heading: REW HS Paper_(your initials)
Papers must be received by April 4, 2025.