A Clarke Road Secondary School student is in the running to become the ‘best brain’ in the country at the Canadian National Brain Bee.
That's what the Canadian Institutes of Health Research is calling the winner of the contest, which will bring together 13 high school science students from across the country at McMaster University on June 1st.
Grade 10 student Melanie Colvin will be among those competing, and to answer your question, no, she’s never gotten a grade lower than ‘A’ in high school.
She says “When I grow up, I want to be a neurosurgeon, that’s a big goal of mine, and so I thought this event would be really cool.”
So this weekend science will be both fun and serious stuff as she tests her knowledge of neuroscience.
Colvin, who is also a talented musician, is no stranger to studying and she’s been brushing up for the big competition.
“There’s a big book you look out of, then you look at basic neuroanatomy, then you look at all the disorders you can choose from and that’s how you study,” she says.
Colvin’s science teacher Christine Morris has taught her science and chemistry and says “She’s very quiet actually, but thorough, very thorough, [with] attention to detail very high.”
Learning support teacher Adrienne James encouraged Colvin to enter the contest.
“I just think it gives her a boost academically and gives her an opportunity to meet with like-minded peers and try their best.”
There's a lot on the line for the winning student - a chance to have a trophy for their school, $1,500 in prize money and the opportunity to represent Canada at the International Brain Bee in Austria.
