High School Senior wins Breakthrough Junior Challenge



Ryan Chester wins challenge with ‘The Special Theory of Relativity”


High school senior Ryan Chester was awarded the first-ever Breakthrough Junior Challenge prize. Chester attends North Royalton High School had won $250,000 in educational prizes, the teacher who inspired Chester student will win $50,000 and Chester’s school will receive a state-of-the art science lab. Read full article

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