School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt Announces Students Accepted for 2011-2012 School Year NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 17, 2011) – Twenty‐six students from fourteen area middle schools have been selected for the School for Science and Math Class of 2015. Students were selected on the basis of test scores, grades, personal essays, teacher recommendations, and in‐person interviews. These students are the fifth cohort to begin the program.   The School for Science and Math Class of 2015:   Ethan Carr, Croft Middle School, Overton High School   Zhanlin Chen, West End Middle School, Hillsboro High School   Virginia Cruz, Goodlettsville Middle School, Hunters Lane High School   Fenan Debesai, Meigs Middle Magnet School, Hume‐Fogg Academic Magnet School   Kelsey Driscoll, Meigs Middle Magnet School, Hume‐Fogg Academic Magnet School   Catherine English, Oliver Middle School, Overton High School   Valeria Garcia, Wright Middle School, Hume‐Fogg Academic Magnet School   Evan Gordon, John Early Middle School, Hume‐Fogg Academic Magnet School   Varik Harris, John Early Middle School, Hume‐Fogg Academic Magnet School   Mayra Hernandez, Creswell Arts Middle School, Nashville School of the Arts   Jacob Hill, Dupont‐Hadley Middle School, McGavock High School   Nhung Hoang, Oliver Middle School, Overton High School   Isaac Ige, Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet School   Andriana Johnson, Head Middle Magnet School, Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet School   Alex Jolly, Moore Middle School, Hillsboro High School   Liza MacPherson, Moore Middle School, Hillsboro High School   Konstantin McKenna, Moore Middle School, Hillsboro High School   Daniel Mehus, Croft Middle School, Overton High School   Dheeraj Namburu, Head Middle Magnet School, Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet School   Susannah Price, Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet School   Samuel Rafter, Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet School   Warner Raulston, John Early Middle School, Hume‐Fogg Academic Magnet School   Efrain Salazar, Dupont‐Tyler Middle School, McGavock High School   Camron Shirkhodaie, Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet School   Gray Tettleton, Meigs Middle Magnet School, Hume‐Fogg Academic Magnet School   Yenny Yang, Merrol Hyde Magnet School, Hume‐Fogg Academic Magnet School   The School for Science and Math (SSMV) at Vanderbilt is a joint venture between Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools. The SSMV offers high school students a four‐year, inter-disciplinary, research-centered learning experience at one of the nation's most prestigious universities, where internationally recognized faculty are leading the way in diverse fields of scientific study. The School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt is supported in part by a National Institutes of Health NCRR Science Education Partnership Award, by Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and by the Nashville Alliance for Public Education. For more information, please visit http://theschool.vanderbilt.edu.