Students from area schools were among the few in the state recognized by SUNY Poly for their bright minds in innovation. Reporter Jim Vasil has that story.

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ALBANY, N.Y. -- Apps and aquariums, math and science. They can go hand in hand, as these young minds have proved.

"Today's students think creatively and learn differently," said Lynne Lenhardt, President of the NY State School Boards Association. "The programs we honor today certainly embody that sentiment."

SUNY Poly's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering dished out $5,000 checks to three area schools whose students take their minds to the next level.

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By Jim Vasil Updated Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 06:58 PM EDT