A student works on math problems in Keith Marquez's summer school geometry class at McAllum High School in Austin, Texas, Jul. 31, 2013.
A student works on math problems in Keith Marquez's summer school geometry class at McAllum High School in Austin, Texas, Jul. 31, 2013. Gabriel Cristóver Pérez

Students who excel in science classes during their first two years at Dallas’ Hillcrest High school may earn the chance to work in a real biomedical research lab on Saturdays, as part of a 15-year-old extracurricular program. The Biomedical Research Program is done through a partnership with UT Southwestern Medical Center and students work on research to be presented at a national meeting. (The Dallas Morning News)

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Madlin Mekelburg was a reporting fellow for the Tribune in 2015 and 2016. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied journalism and French. Madlin previously worked at the...