MAINEVILLE, OH (FOX19) - A sharp beak, even sharper talons and strong wings aren't always enough to protect Ohio's birds of prey, students at Hamilton-Maineville Primary School recently learned.

RAPTOR, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of birds of prey, brought several birds to school recently in order for students to learn adaptations, habitat, and more about local raptors.

Each of the birds in the RAPTOR program came to the organization with some sort of injury. If it is able, the group rehabilitates the bird to be released back into the wild. But if the bird's injuries are such that it could not survive on its own, the group uses the bird as part of their educational program to teach the public more about these majestic creatures.

Students at Maineville learned about an owl, an otherwise healthy American kestrel who is blind in one eye, and a red-shouldered hawk with an injured wing. The visit was sponsored by the Maineville PTO.

BLANCHESTER, OH (FOX19) - Second grade students at Harlan-Butlerville Primary School got to live a piece of history as they took part in a famous American "wax museum" recently.

Students chose their favorite American, researched his or her life and then portrayed that person in the "museum."

Parents, family members and other students were able to stop by each "exhibit" and hear the student give a short speech about his or her character. Students portrayed everyone from Sacajawea to Henry Ford, in full costume.

MASON, OH (FOX19) - Mason High School senior, Peeyush Shrivastava's, was recently named a semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search, the nation’s most prestigious pre-college science competition, for Investigations Into CaMKII Regulation of Cardiac Excitability.  But he is quick to share that his journey started long ago, and was inspired by his ailing grandfather and hero.

“When I was in sixth grade my grandfather was diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmia, and other health complications. I felt like my innocence was stripped away as I saw how he was struggling, and I wanted to try to figure out exactly what was happening so that no other family would have to experience what ours was going through,” said Shrivastava.