NASA Summer High School Program Celebrates Silver Anniversary

Dryden Flight Research Center
P.O. Box 273
Edwards, California 93523
Phone 661/276-3449
FAX 661/276-3566

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Beth Hagenauer
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Phone: 661/276-7960


Dwayne Brown / Renee Juhans
Headquarters, Washington
Phone: 202/358-1726 / 1712

RELEASE: 05-02

2005 APPLICATION PERIOD OPEN THROUGH FEB. 14 NASA SUMMER HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM
CELEBRATES SILVER ANNIVERSARY

The NASA Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program (NSHARP)
is celebrating 25 years of selecting high-achieving students to serve
as apprentices in a variety of NASA professions. All 10 NASA centers,
including the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force
Base, and several universities participate in NSHARP.

Students representing nearly every state, Puerto Rico and American
Samoa have participated in the education program. Created in 1980,
NSHARP is designed to attract and increase participation among
under-represented students in science, technology, engineering or
mathematics.

The apprenticeship runs approximately eight weeks during the summer.
It engages students in research opportunities and reinforces
educational excellence. The program also seeks to enrich and inspire
students by promoting interaction within their academic, workplace
and social environments. The program also includes an hourly stipend
for students.

NASA is committed to inspiring the next generation of explorers," said
NASA SHARP Program Manager Deborah Glasco. "NASA SHARP is a direct
extension of this commitment dedicated to academically and
professionally motivating a diverse group of youth that may one day
play a vital role in fulfilling the Vision for Space Exploration,"
she said.

There is a requirement that students interested in participating in
NASA SHARP reside within a 50-mile radius of a NASA center.
Applications for 2005 are available via the Internet and must be
submitted by Feb. 14, 2005.

To view the application on the Web, visit: http://www.nasasharp.com

For information about NASA education programs on the Web, visit:
http://www.education.nasa.gov


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