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AAPT High‐School Awards

OCT 01, 1962
Physics Today

For the fourth consecutive year, the American Association of Physics Teachers has presented certificates of commendation for outstanding physics programs to ten American secondary schools. Punahou School, Honolulu, Hawaii; South High School, Denver, Colo.; Wichita High School East, Wichita, Kan.; Clayton High School, Clayton, Mo.; Central High School, St. Paul, Minn.; Milwaukee University School, Milwaukee, Wise; McLean High School, McLean, Va.; North Miami Senior High School, North Miami, Fla.; Winchester High School, Winchester, Mass.; and Irondequoit High School, Rochester, N.Y., were selected by the AAPT High School Awards Committee, headed by Stanley S. Ballard, chairman of the physics department at the University of Florida, with consideration given to differences in size and geographical location. Selections were made with the understanding that not more than one school in any single size category would be chosen in any one geographical region.

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