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Elizabeth Santiago, Voelcker Academy participant<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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“It was never enough for me. I needed to know more. I’m very passionate about cheerleading – and research,” she said. I love my cheerleading team. I think they’re great. But this is something I could see myself doing as a career.”<\/i> –Elizabeth Santiago<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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With a $750,000 grant, the Voelcker Fund established The Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Biomedical Research Academy at the Health Science Center in July 2009. Twenty-two local high school sophomores participated in biomedical research with sophisticated, hands-on laboratory workshops and field trips, and received mentoring from distinguished faculty. This was the inaugural phase of the three-year pilot program. The purpose of the Voelcker Academy is to prepare students for college while developing the next generation of biomedical scientists for San Antonio.<\/p>\n

Voelcker Academy participant, Elizabeth Santiago, (pictured above) will be a sophomore at the International School of the Americas this fall. She is a varsity cheerleader but chose the Voelcker Academy over cheerleading camp this past summer. She developed an interest in science at school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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