Former East Sunflower Elementary School honor student and Ruleville Central High School ninth grader Emmanuel Clark, has been nominated to The Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders
Clark will join other honor students in Lowell, Mass. from June 29 until July 1 in celebration.
The Congress is an honors only program for high school students who are passionate about science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM).
“I am so elated that God has blessed me to achieve academically,” Clark said.
In addition to his academic achievements, Clark spends his time playing the organ, playing basketball, hunting, and spending time with family. He attends Revival Center Church in Sunflower, and his parents are District 4 Supervisor Anthony Clark and his wife Hermenia Clark.
According to a release from the institute, the purpose of the gathering is to honor, inspire, motivate and direct these top students who aspire to be scientists and technologists, to stay true to their dream.
After the event is over, they hope to provide a path, plan and resources to help the students reach their goal.
Clark was nominated by Dr. John C. Mather, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics and Science and Director of the National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists. He was chosen to represent Ruleville Central based on his academic achievement, leadership potential and passion for science and technology.
During the three-day Congress, Clark will join students from across the country and hear Nobel Laureates and National Medal of Science recipients talk about leading scientific research. The students will receive advice from deans of the world's top tech universities, be inspired by fellow teen science prodigies and learn about cutting edge advances and the future of science and technology.
"This is a crucial time in America when we need more nimble-minded and creative scientists and technologists who are even better prepared for a future that is changing exponentially,” said Richard Rossi, Executive Director, National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists. “Focused, bright and determined students like Emmanuel Clark are our future and he deserves all the mentoring and guidance we can give him.”
Clark attended East Sunflower Elementary School from kindergarten to sixth grade. Clark said his grades classified him as the top student during his sixth grade promotional ceremony in May 2015. He then attended Ruleville Middle School from August 2015, through May 2017, where he graduated as valedictorian of his eighth grade class. He is now attending Ruleville Central High School.
The Academy offers free services and programs to students who have the desire to learn more about their future in science or technology. Some of the services and programs it offers include online social networks through which future scientists and technologists can communicate and opportunities for students to be guided and mentored by tech and science leaders.
In addition, communications for parents and students on college acceptance and finances, skills acquisition, internships and career guidance are also provided.
The release touts the Academy as being founded on the belief that science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education plays a critical role in enabling the United States to remain the economic and technological leader of the global marketplace of the 21st century.
