At Portal Middle High School, pairing biology graduate students from Georgia Southern University with the school's energetic science teacher has resulted in students performing DNA experiments just like today's leading forensic scientists. "The kids are having fun, and they've realized science isn't just for geeks," said Anne Newell, who teaches biology and life science at Portal. Her students are benefitting from both a $2.3 million National Science Foundation GK-12 grant written by Dr. Laura Regassa, a molecular biology professor at GSU, and a $1,000 Foundation for Public Education Grant submitted by Newell.