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<\/a>Students from the 10 national finalist schools in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest celebrate while in Washington, DC on Wednesday, April 26.<\/p><\/div>\n
Students from the 10 national finalist schools in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest took the stage to pitch their STEAM-driven projects to a panel of judges at the National Union Building in Washington, D.C.\u00a0 From creating a vending machine that supplies free hygiene products to the homeless, to creating a robotic car seat that can detect if a child was left in a hot car, these remarkable young students united together to develop tangible solutions for their communities, which have the potential to benefit communities around the world.\u00a0 \u201cThis is much bigger than us. We wanted to be able to help our communities,\u201d said Gabriella F., a student at The Secondary School of Journalism and a Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest finalist.<\/p>\n
As part of our Samsung\u2019s commitment to advancing education and encouraging the next generation of innovators, Samsung hosts the Solve for Tomorrow Contest each school year to challenge 6th through 12th graders to solve an issue in their community using STEAM. Throughout the contest, Samsung recognizes the top projects on a local and national level, and awards more than $2 million* in technology to public schools nationwide.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur hope for Solve for Tomorrow is to instill confidence in today\u2019s youth and give them the tools to imagine and pursue a career in STEAM, and ultimately, take an active role in improving the world,\u201d said Ann Woo, Senior Director of Corporate Citizenship, Samsung Electronics America. \u201cI\u2019m in awe of the brilliant students, their boundless creativity and their visionary projects that foster a future of innovation, community and positive change.\u201d<\/p>\n
After advancing through multiple stages of the contest, the final three 2017 national winners are:<\/p>\n
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- Snowflake Junior High School <\/strong><\/a>from Snowflake, Ariz.<\/strong> \u2013 Created a low-cost wildlife detection system to alert drivers of animals crossing the road and mitigate accidents.<\/li>\n
- Gering High School<\/a> from Gering, Neb.<\/strong> \u2013 Developed a drone-powered spraying system to target weeds and use fewer chemicals on crops.<\/li>\n
- The Secondary School for Journalism <\/a>from Brooklyn, N.Y.<\/strong> \u2013 Created an app that helps fellow students in need get an after-school meal from local restaurants that might have otherwise gone to waste.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Gering High School<\/a> from Gering, Neb.<\/strong> \u2013 Developed a drone-powered spraying system to target weeds and use fewer chemicals on crops.<\/li>\n