Tag: #Student

 Alexander W Dreyfoos School of the Arts high school student Byron Matysek, 18, creates innovative solution to reduce the spread of COVID-19 at gas stations. Disposable gloves mount in a small pouch on vehicle fuel doors to protect gas station patrons. Gas stations, convenience stores, employers, and branding specialists pick up innovative product solution, “Fuel Door Gloves.” Byron Matysek, 18, a high school senior, along with his father, Christopher Matysek, have developed a unique concept to protect patrons at gas stations from COVID-19. It is now possible to safely pump gas without touching potentially contaminated gas nozzles or electric car ... Read more

Three Student Health Service Centres to resume service ******************************************************      The Department of Health (DH) today (August 30) announced that starting from September 1, three of its Student Health Service Centres (SHSCs), namely Shek Wu Hui SHSC, Tai Po SHSC and Tsz Wan Shan Wu York Yu SHSC, will resume operation to provide annual health assessment services for Primary One, Primary Two and Secondary One students in the school year 2020/21.       Apart from the three aforementioned SHSCs, the services are also provided at Chai Wan SHSC, Kowloon Bay SHSC, Kowloon City Lions Clubs SHSC, Lam Tin SHSC, Sha Tin SHSC, South Kwai ... Read more

CE visits student intern with disabilities at government department (with photo) ********************************************************************************      The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, today (August 24) visited Miss Josy Chow, who is on a short-term internship at the Labour Department at Harbour Building, Sheung Wan, to show her care for her.      Miss Chow, though suffering from spinal muscular atrophy, has been working very hard with the support of her family and is in the fourth year of her undergraduate programme at the University of Hong Kong. During this summer holiday, she has participated in the Civil Service Bureau’s internship scheme for students with ... Read more

Battle Ground, Wash. – Two school districts in Washington state are trusting First Student to provide safe and reliable transportation for thousands of students and their families. Battle Ground Public Schools and the Hockinson School District will partner with the company to enhance the bus-riding experience beginning in the 2021-2022 school year. Students in both districts will ride brand-new school buses with industry-leading technology. All 170 buses in the fleet will be equipped with GPS tracking systems, digital cameras and DriverHubTM onboard driver tablets. The tablets provide advanced views of bus routes and turn-by-turn directions, as well as a real-time ... Read more

 With estimates that nearly half of students attending colleges and universities do not have the financial means to afford balanced meals, a new organization, Student LunchBox (SLB), was formed to deliver meals and boarding essentials to low-income college students to reduce the hardships of hunger. The startup Los Angeles-based Student LunchBox, a 501(c) approved nonprofit charity, is currently seeking grants. “We aim to build a one-of-a-kind organization that specifically serves the low-income college population,” the founder, Karlen Nurijanyan, reported. “Too often, students are forced to skip meals, take hunger naps, sleep in their cars, or find themselves in a state ... Read more