Samsung - U.S.News - Press Releases - March 11, 2013
Five Grand Prize Winners Announced in SAMSUNG’s $1 Million Solve for Tomorrow National Education Contest
Public schools from California, Florida, Minnesota, New Mexico, and New York to each receive more than $100,000 in technology at a celebration in Washington, D.C.
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J., March 11, 2013 – Samsung announced today the five grand prize winners in its nationwide Solve for Tomorrow contest, a competition to raise enthusiasm for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education among U.S. public school students. The five grand prize winners were chosen from the 15 finalists selected in February to receive $40,000* in technology from Samsung, Adobe Foundation, and DIRECTV. The five grand prize winners are:
Franklin High School, Los Angeles, CA | http://tinyb.it/1D52C1EBC8AD | |
Leewood K-8 Center, Miami, FL. | http://tinyb.it/5052C1ED3E14 | |
Forestview Middle School, Baxter, MN. | http://tinyb.it/5852C306FBA | |
Arrowhead Park Early College, Las Cruces, NM. | http://tinyb.it/152C1F6680E | |
MS 88/Peter Rouget Middle School, Brooklyn, NY. | http://tinyb.it/3D52C1F98CBA |
“The excitement this contest creates is wonderful,” said David Steel, Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy of Samsung Electronics North America. “The public voting portion of the contest received a strong response from the online community. That kind of support is fantastic.Congratulations to all the winning schools as well as the other 10 finalists. We hope that the challenge of this contest, together with the technology for winning schools, will help spark students’ passion to pursue careers that help improve the world through STEM.”
All five winners will be honored in a special Washington, D.C. ceremony on April 17. As part of their prize package, the five winning schools also have the option to host a community e-waste recycling day through Samsung Recycling Direct, an e-waste program which has recycled more than 250 million pounds of electronic waste in the United States since the 2008.
The Solve for Tomorrow contest is part of Samsung Hope for Children, the company’s philanthropic initiative focused on helping children lead healthier, smarter, and more sustainable lives.
More than 1,600 schools from across the country entered the contest that kicked off in August with an essay submission on how STEM can help the environment in their community. Seventy-five classrooms - 25 from each of the following three categories: rural, suburban, urban**– were selected as semi-finalists and received a Samsung camcorder, laptop, and Adobe editing software to create videos to compete in the video phase of the contest that answered the challenge: How can STEM help improve the environment in your community?
Five finalists were chosen from each of the three categories. The prize package for the 15 finalists includes a special service plan with a dedicated school support contact, on-site product training and maintenance service, online training, and an extended warranty plan.
The 15 finalist videos can be seen at www.samsung.com/solvefortomorrow .
Sound bites from David Steel and B-roll for the Solve for Tomorrow program can be downloaded:
Franklin High School, Los Angeles, CA | http://tinyb.it/833FE225E4C | |
Leewood K-8 Center, Miami, FL. | http://tinyb.it/2C33FE1598EFC | |
Forestview Middle School, Baxter, MN. | http://tinyb.it/433FE15B070D | |
Arrowhead Park Early College, Las Cruces, NM. | http://tinyb.it/C33FE15CACF8 | |
MS 88/Peter Rouget Middle School, Brooklyn, NY. | http://tinyb.it/5E33FE15F6859 |
** As categorized by the Department of Education with Town included in Suburban.
About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in consumer electronics and the core components that go into them. Through relentless innovation and discovery, we are transforming the worlds of televisions, smartphones, personal computers, printers, cameras, home appliances, medical devices, semiconductors and LED solutions. We employ 235,000 people across 75 countries with annual sales exceeding US$143 billion. Our goal is opening new possibilities for people everywhere. To discover more, please visitwww.samsung.com .
About Samsung Hope for Children
Samsung Hope for Children represents the company’s philanthropic commitment in the U.S. to help improve children’s health, education and sustainability. Since 2002, Samsung Electronics America and its retail and business partners have helped more than 400 schools, community-based foundations, and charities throughout the U.S. raise awareness of and funding for their causes. For more information please visit: www.samsung.com/hope .
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