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51 Schools Named State Winners in Samsung's $2 Million* National STEAM Contest
Samsung (News - Alert) Electronics America, Inc. has announced the 51 state winners in
the Samsung
Solve for Tomorrow Contest - a
nationwide competition that challenges students to creatively use STEAM
(science, technology, engineering, arts and math) skills to address
real-world issues and inspire change in their local communities. This
year's projects include everything from apps promoting kindness and
empathy, to automatic wildfire extinguishing systems, and technology to
address the opioid epidemic.
The 51 state winners were selected from thousands of schools
representing communities across the country. The winning classrooms were
selected from the outstanding lesson plans submitted by teachers,
outlining the projects students will undertake to solve a local issue
using STEAM skills. As state winners, each of the 51 schools will
receive a minimum of a $25,000* in Samsung technology for their
achievement, and the 10 that progress to the national finalist stage
will compete for the next round of prizes.
"This year's Solve for Tomorrow state winners chose to tackle some of
the most daunting obstacles and issues facing our planet and society
today," said Ann Woo, Senior Director of Corporate Citizenship, Samsung
Electronics America. "I am truly awed by the thoughtfulness and
originality behind the ideas put forth by these students and teachers to
take on issues ranging from the environment to health and
community-building. The proposed solutions use complex technologies and
systems, like connected technologies, virtual reality and augmented
reality, in unexpected and creative ways. Through a contest that
inspires collaboration and creativity, these kids are showing that with
imagination and empathy, the sky is the limit when it comes to making an
impact."
At this phase of the contest, the state winners will work on their STEAM
projects in the classroom and, with a Samsung-provided video kit, each
school will create a video of their project in action and how it
addresses the real-world issue they're aiming to solve.
Schools have until February 13, 2018 to work on their projects and
submit their video, in hopes of advancing in the contest to proceed
through the following remaining phases:
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National finalists: 10 national finalists will be selected to attend a
Pitch Event where they will present their project to a panel of
judges. For achieving national finalist status, 7 schools will receive
a $50,000* Samsung technology package. The other three will progress
to the national winner stage.
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National grand prize winners: 3 national winners will be selected and
each will receive a $150,000* Samsung technology package.
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Community Choice Award: All of the 10 national finalists will be
eligible to win an additional $20,000* Samsung technology package
based on social media voting.
The state winners are:
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Alaska
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Tanana Middle School
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Fairbanks
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Alabama
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Winfield Middle School
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Winfield
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Arkansas
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eStem Junior High
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Little Rock
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Arizona
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The STAR (News - Alert) School
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Flagstaff
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California
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Santiago High School
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Corona
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Colorado
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Arvada West High School
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Arvada
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Connecticut
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Engineering and Science University Magnet School
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West Haven
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Washington D.C.
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Washington Mathematics Science Technology Public Charter High School
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Washington
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Delaware
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Millsboro Middle School
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Millsboro
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Florida
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Niceville High School
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Niceville
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Georgia
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Lee County Middle School West Campus
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Leesburg
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Hawaii
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Kalani High School
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Honolulu
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Iowa
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Wilton Community School District
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Wilton
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Idaho
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Another Choice Virtual Charter School
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Nampa
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Illinois
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Edison Middle School
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Wheaton
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Indiana
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South Adams Schools
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Berne
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Kansas
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Frontier Trail Middle School
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Olathe
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Kentucky
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Ashland Middle School
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Ashland
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Louisiana
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Sulphur High School
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Sulphur
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Massachusetts
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Old Rochester High School
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Mattapoisett
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Maryland
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Hereford High School
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Parkton
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Maine
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Noble High School
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North Berwick
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Michigan
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Kent Career Tech Center
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Grand Rapids
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Minnesota
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Shakopee Senior High School
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Shakopee
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Missouri
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Carthage Junior High School
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Carthage
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Mississippi
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Moss Point Technical Education Center
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Moss Point
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Montana
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Lewistown Junior High School
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Lewistown
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North Carolina
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Thomas Jefferson Middle School
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Winston-Salem
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North Dakota
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Richland #44
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Colfax
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Nebraska
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Gering High School
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Gering
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New Hampshire
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Windham High School
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Windham
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New Jersey
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Cavallini Middle School
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Upper Saddle River
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New Mexico
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Thoreau High School
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Thoreau
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Nevada
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Hyde Park Middle School
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Las Vegas
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New York
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Thomas A. Edison CTE High School
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Jamaica
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Ohio
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Canfield High School
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Canfield
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Oklahoma
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Gracemont High School
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Gracemont
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Oregon
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Clear Creek Middle School
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Gresham
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Pennsylvania
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Halifax High School
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Halifax
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Rhode Island
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West Warwick High School
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West Warwick
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South Carolina
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Ten Oak Middle
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Myrtle Beach
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South Dakota
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Oldham-Ramona School District
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Ramona
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Tennessee
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Central Magnet School
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Murfreesboro
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Texas
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Briarhill Middle School
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Highland Village
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Utah
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Sunrise Ridge Intermediate School
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St. George
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Virginia
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Deep Creek Middle School
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Chesapeake
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Vermont
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St. Albans City School
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St. Albans
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Washington
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Waterville High School
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Waterville
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Wisconsin
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Omro High School
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Omro
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West Virginia
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Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center
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Grantsville
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Wyoming
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Newcastle High School
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Newcastle
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For Official Rules and judging criteria, click
here.
The Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest was created in 2010 to encourage
innovation among young students while addressing the technology gap in
classrooms across the country. Since 2001, Samsung has provided more
than $60 million to more than 1,200 public schools and community
organizations in the United States through its many citizenship
initiatives.
To learn more, please visit www.samsung.com/solve
or follow the contest on Instagram @SolveForTomorrow.
*Prize is based on an estimated retail value.
About Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
Headquartered in Ridgefield Park, N.J., Samsung Electronics America,
Inc. (SEA), is a recognized innovative leader in consumer electronics,
mobile devices and enterprise solutions. A wholly owned subsidiary of
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SEA is pushing beyond the limits of
today's technology and providing consumers and organizations with a
portfolio of groundbreaking products in appliances, home entertainment,
Internet of Things, mobile computing, smartphones, virtual reality,
wireless infrastructure and wearables, in addition to offering leading
content and services related to mobile payments, 360-degree VR video,
customer support and more. Samsung is a pioneering leader in smartphones
and HDTVs in the U.S. and one of America's fastest growing home
appliance brands. To discover more about Samsung, please visit www.samsung.com.
For the latest Samsung news, please visit news.samsung.com/us and follow
us @SamsungNewsUS.
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