Westminster High School named state winner in STEM competition
A Westminster High School team was selected as the state winner for California in the 14th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM competition. Each state winner gets a package of $12,000 in technology for their school.
State winners were selected from among 300 state finalist public middle and high schools that submitted detailed lesson plans outlining how their students propose using STEM to address an important community issue.
Sustainability, public health and accessibility featured prominently in the solutions outlined by the state winners, as were projects that had cultural significance, such as those dedicated to preserving endangered crops of cultural importance to communities and safeguarding endangered indigenous languages.
Westminster High School students are developing a wearable wrist device that can display braille characters from written detected words to help the visually impaired conveniently read any words/characters into braille in an ergonomic way to provide more accessibility, independence and safety.
As state winners, the students will receive a Samsung video production kit to document their project and create a three-minute video showcasing their STEM solution. If they become one of the national finalists, they will receive a $50,000 prize package. They will then compete for the national winner title, which comes with $100,000 in prize packages consisting of Samsung tech and classroom supplies.
Samsung Solve for Tomorrow launched in 2010 as a way to boost interest, proficiency and diversity in STEM. To date, Solve for Tomorrow has awarded $27 million in Samsung technology and classroom supplies to 3,500-plus public schools across the United States.
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