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Third annual "Reach for Dalhousie" kicks off next Friday

Friday, November 10, 2006 : Halifax, Nova Scotia

Dalhousie will stage the third annual "Reach for Dalhousie" event Friday, November 17th. Reach for Dalhousie is a contest that owes its origins to the CBC's old Reach for the Top, but has developed in new directions with new teaching technology. Preliminary competitions begin at 10:00 a.m. The semi finals begin at 1:00 p.m. and will be held in rooms 1014 and 1016 of the Kenneth Rowe Management Building.

The stakes are high: first prize The Reach for Dalhousie Full Scholarship for each of the three members of the winning team. Second prize is The Reach for Dalhousie $3,000 Award for each of the three members of the team. Third and fourth place prizes are The Reach for Dalhousie $1,000 Award for each of the members of those teams.

At the 2005 competition, more than 40 high schools from across Atlantic Canada sent teams. Once again, this year the teams hail from across the region:

Armbrae Academy, Nova Scotia
Auburn Drive High School, Nova Scotia
Baddeck Academy, Nova Scotia
Barrington Municipal High School, Nova Scotia
Bathurst High School, New Brunswick
Carleton North Senior High School, New Brunswick
Charlottetown Rural High School, Prince Edward Island
Cobequid Education Centre, Nova Scotia
Cole Harbour District High School, Nova Scotia
Corner Brook High School, Newfoundland
Dalbrae Academy, Nova Scotia
Dr  J H Gillis Regional High, Nova Scotia
Forest Heights, Nova Scotia
Fredericton High School, New Brunswick
Glace Bay High School, Nova Scotia
Halifax Grammar School, Nova Scotia
Hants East Rural High School, Nova Scotia
Hants North Rural High School, Nova Scotia
Holy Angels High School, Nova Scotia
Kennebecasis Valley High School, New Brunswick
Miramichi Valley High School, New Brunswick
Moncton High School, New Brunswick
Nackawic Senior High School, New Brunswick
North Nova Education Centre, Nova Scotia
Northeast Kings Educ.Centre, Nova Scotia
Northumberland Regional High School, Nova Scotia
Oromocto High School, New Brunswick
Parrsboro Regional High School, Nova Scotia
Pugwash District High School, Nova Scotia
Rothesay Netherwood School, New Brunswick
Sackville High School, Nova Scotia
Saint John High School, New Brunswick
Shelburne Regional High School, Nova Scotia
St Patrick's High School, Nova Scotia

About Dalhousie: Dalhousie is a comprehensive, research-intensive university with more than 15,500 students. In The Scientist magazine, it was recently named one of the best non-commercial places to work as a scientific researcher outside the United States.

Media inquiries, contact:
Charles Crosby
Charles.Crosby@dal.ca
Phone: (902) 494-1269
Fax: (902) 494-1472