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Siemens winners do LI proud

(L-R) Hewlett High School seniors Allen Shin, 17,

Photo credit: handout | (L-R) Hewlett High School seniors Allen Shin, 17, William Gil, 17 and Jeremy Applebaum, 17, won the team category at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, the site of one of the six regional contests held this month across the country.

Congratulations Jeremy Appelbaum, William Gil, Allen Shin, science research teacher Terrence Bissoondial and the Hewlett community.

News of the students' extraordinary achievement Tuesday in the prestigious Siemens Foundation competition in math and science -- first place in the team category for research on a tumor-suppressing protein found in plants that has the potential for fighting cancer...

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